After superstardom with Miles Davis, Chick has maintained a high profile with his own groups.
This is a 60th birthday project, two super-audio CDs distilled from 60 hours recording, which immaculately captures the live ambience of New York's Blue Note, with nine different ensembles. The Yamaha concert grand piano is glorious on duets with Bobby McFerrin and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
Corea tackles Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez and his own classic, Spain, with both of them, ensuring that the fiendishly syncopated last eight bars of Spain stick in your brain for days.
Terence Blanchard and Joshua Redman rip through Bud Powell's Glass Enclosure and Tempus Fugit, with 77-years-old drummer Roy Haynes flying as high and fast as the youngsters. A sextet version of Armando's Tango features the emotive bass clarinet of Britain's Tim Garland and the old warhorse Autumn Leaves gets some creative re-shaping by the Akoustic Band.
Michael Brecker is a final birthday guest and this Rendezvous demonstrates Corea is still a long way from old git status.
Updated: 09:14 Thursday, September 11, 2003
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