Inner Space (album)
| Inner Space | |
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| Compilation album by Chick Corea | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | August 10-December 1, 1966 |
| Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 75:08 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Inner Space is a compilation album of Chick Corea music released by Atlantic Records in 1973. The album contains all 4 tracks from Corea's 1967 debut album, Tones for Joan's Bones as well as 2 previously unreleased tracks from the same recording session and 2 tracks recorded later.
Release history
The album was first released as a double LP by Atlantic Records in 1973. Early CD re-issues omit two tracks, "Tones for Joan's Bones" and "This Is New", but the 2008 release on the Collectables label restores them.
"Windows" was recorded August 10, 1966 and originally released on Hubert Laws' 1969 LP "Laws' Cause".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chick Corea except where noted.
Original double LP release
Side A
- "Straight Up and Down" – 12:32
- "This Is New" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 7:36
Side B
- "Tones for Joan's Bones" – 6:03
- "Litha" – 13:28
Side C
- "Inner Space" – 9:18
- "Windows" – 8:45
Side D
- "Guijira" – 12:19
- "Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano" – 5:07
Abridged CD re-issue
- "Straight Up and Down" – 12:32
- "Litha" – 13:28
- "Inner Space" – 9:18
- "Windows" – 8:45
- "Guijira" – 12:19
- "Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano" – 5:07
The 2008 release on the Collectables label restores "This Is New" and "Tones for Joan's Bones".
Personnel
- Chick Corea – piano
- Steve Swallow – bass (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
- Joe Chambers – drums (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
- Woody Shaw – trumpet (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
on "Windows"
- Hubert Laws – flute[3]
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
on "Trio for Flute,..."
- Karl Porter – bassoon
- Hubert Laws – flute
References
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Inner Space". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ http://vancouverjazz.com/inview/hubertlaws.shtml
- Atlantic Records SD 2-305 / K 60081
- Atlantic Jazz (Germany) 7567-81304-2 (1988 CD)
- Inner Space discogs.com (US double LP)
- Inner Space at discogs.com (1988 abridged CD re-issue)