The Leprechaun (Chick Corea album)

The Leprechaun is the ninth solo album by Chick Corea recorded and released in 1976. It features horn and string sections, and vocals from Corea’s wife Gayle Moran, formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra.

The Leprechaun
Studio album by
Chick Corea
Released1976
GenreJazz
Length37:48
LabelPolydor
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Piano Improvisations Vol. 2
(1971)		 The Leprechaun
(1976)		 My Spanish Heart
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The album was recorded during Corea's time with his jazz fusion group Return to Forever. Though the album is more jazz oriented than anything Return to Forever had produced up to that time, the fusion edge still rings through quite clearly. Corea was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group for the album and the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Leprechaun's Dream, Pt. 1" at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977.[3]

Track listing

All pieces composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted.

Side one
  1. "Imp's Welcome" – 2:56
  2. "Lenore" – 3:26
  3. "Reverie" – 2:01
  4. "Looking at the World" (Lyrics: Neville Potter) – 5:29
  5. "Nite Sprite" – 4:33

Side two
  1. "Soft and Gentle" (Gayle Moran) – 5:09
  2. "Pixiland Rag" – 1:11
  3. "Leprechaun's Dream Part 1" – 6:29
  4. "Leprechaun's Dream Part 2" – 6:34

Personnel

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
1976 Billboard 200 42 [3]
1976 Billboard R&B Albums 32 [3]
1976 Billboard Jazz Albums 1 [3]

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.



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