The Chick Corea Elektric Band (album)

The Chick Corea Elektric Band is an album by jazz and fusion keyboard player Chick Corea, released in 1986. It is the eponymous debut album of the Chick Corea Elektric Band, which at that time also featured drummer Dave Weckl, bass player John Patitucci and guitarists Scott Henderson and Carlos Rios.[1]

The Chick Corea Elektric Band
Studio album by
Chick Corea
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreJazz, Jazz-fusion
Length57:38 (CD)
LabelGRP Records
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Septet
(1985)		 The Chick Corea Elektric Band
(1986)		 Light Years
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

This album can be described as "jazz-rock", though it is much closer to traditional jazz than the jazz-rock albums of the 1970s. The keyboard sounds on the album are typical for the mid-1980s. The drums played by Dave Weckl dominate the album's sound, with the guitar duties split between Scott Henderson and Carlos Rios.

The album features a heavy use of FM synthesis, MIDI and drum programming, expanding on Corea's previous work in later lineups of Return to Forever and reflecting the technology of the time when it was conceived and recorded.

Track listing

All songs by Chick Corea except where noted otherwise.

  1. "City Gate" – 0:54
  2. "Rumble" – 4:04
  3. "Side Walk" (Chick Corea / Dave Weckl / John Patitucci) – 3:48
  4. "Cool Weasel Boogie" – 6:43
  5. "Got a Match?" – 5:38
  6. "Elektric City" – 4:07
  7. "No Zone" – 5:29
  8. "King Cockroach" – 6:56
  9. "India Town" – 5:06
  10. "All Love" – 5:45
  11. "Silver Temple" – 8:32

(Tracks #1, #10 & #11 were not included in the original issue of the album)

Personnel

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
1986 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 6[2]

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea Elektric Band - The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. "The Elektric Band - Chick Corea's Elektric Band | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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