The Ultimate Adventure

The Ultimate Adventure is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released in 2006.

This article is about the album. For the Doctor Who stage play, see Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure.

The Ultimate Adventure
Studio album by
Chick Corea
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2006
Recorded2005
StudioMad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
GenreJazz, World fusion, Jazz fusion
Length73:01
LabelStretch
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
To the Stars
(2004)		 The Ultimate Adventure
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]

Like his 2004 album To the Stars, The Ultimate Adventure is a musical tribute to the work of science fiction author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.[3] The album draws heavily upon the rhythmic and melodic traditions of African, Spanish, and Arabian music.[4]

The Ultimate Adventure peaked number 7 in the Billboard Top Jazz albums[5] and also won two Grammy awards in 2007 for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group) and Best Instrumental Arrangement.[6]

Track listing
  1. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 1" – 1:38
  2. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 2" – 4:02
  3. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 3" – 3:11
  4. "City of Brass" – 6:38
  5. "Queen Tedmur" – 5:15
  6. "El Stephen, Pt. 1" – 6:39
  7. "El Stephen, Pt. 2" – 1:47
  8. "King & Queen" – 6:06
  9. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 1" – 1:39
  10. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 2" – 2:20
  11. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 3" – 1:54
  12. "North Africa" – 6:24
  13. "Flight from Karoof, Pt. 1" – 6:11
  14. "Flight from Karoof, Pt. 2" – 1:36
  15. "Planes of Existence, Pt. 1" – 5:25
  16. "Arabian Nights, Pt. 1" – 4:30
  17. "Arabian Nights, Pt. 2" – 2:38
  18. "Gods & Devils" – 2:15
  19. "Planes of Existence, Pt. 2" – 2:50

Personnel
Musicians
  • Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic and electronic percussion, synthesizers
  • Hubert Laws – flute (on "Three Ghouls", "Queen Tedmur")
  • Jorge Pardo – flute, saxophone, palmas handclaps ("City of Brass", "El Stephen", "King & Queen", "North Africa", "Flight from Karoof", "Planes of Existence", "Gods & Devils")
  • Tim Garland – bass clarinet (on "Queen Tedmur"), tenor saxophone (on "Moseb the Executioner")
  • Frank Gambale – acoustic guitar (on "Arabian Nights")
  • Carles Benavent – electric bass, palmas handclaps
  • Steve Gadd – drums, palmas handclaps (on "Three Ghouls", "El Stephen", "Flight from Karoof")
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (on "Queen Tedmur", "Moseb the Executioner", "North Africa", "Arabian Nights")
  • Tom Brechtlein – drums, palmas handclaps (on "King & Queen", "Planes of Existence")
  • Airto Moreira – percussion (on "Three Ghouls", "Moseb the Executioner", "North Africa"), vocals
  • Hossam Ramzy – percussion (on "City of Brass", "Flight from Karoof")
  • Rubem Dantas (in Spanish) – percussion, palmas handclaps (on "King & Queen", "Moseb the Executioner", "North Africa", "Planes of Existence", "Arabian Nights", "Gods & Devils")
Production personnel

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
2006 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 7[5]

References
  1. Kelman, John (February 4, 2006). "Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) album review | All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  3. Associated Press, "Chick Corea takes his 'Ultimate Adventure'", April 1, 2006
  4. Goldmine, "10 Questions for Chick Corea and review of The Ultimate Adventure", April 24, 2006
  5. "Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  6. The Recording Academy, 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List (Categories 48 and 84) Archived January 17, 2010, at WebCite
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