Chick Corea Band Joe Farrell Chick Corea Joe Farrell/Australia 1978

After the release of “Mad Hatter,” Chick’s masterpiece, this is a two-disc live album with official sound quality, recorded on May 10th at the Regent Theater in Sydney, Australia, from a world tour with the master of a broadcast sound source. The album “My Spanish Heart,” released after the development and dissolution of RTF, and the album “Mad Hatter,” based on the well-known Lewis Carroll masterpiece “Alice in Wonderland,” are said to be masterpieces among his many albums, as they are albums in which Chick Corea’s sensibility as a composer reached its peak. The live performance released this time is a recording from a world tour centered on songs picked from those two albums. On sax, Joe Farrell, whom Chick trusts, will play his dynamic sax and melancholy flute. On bass, Rick Laird, who sadly passed away this year (2021) after joining the Mahavishnu Orchestra, will play. Eddie Gomez participated in the album, but Rick joined from the world tour. If you listen to this live performance, you will be convinced that this change was a great success. In addition, strings also participated in the live performance, so the musicality of the album is reproduced. Also, “Duel between the Clown and the Tyrant” recorded on the album “Romantic Knight” is performed as a masterpiece of over 23 minutes in parts 1 and 2. This is definitely a must-listen for fans. While it is completely official quality, you can enjoy a colorful show that is completely different from the official work. Live at the Regent Theatre, Sydney, Australia 05/10/1978 Disc 1 1.Nite Sprite 2.Glebe St.Blues 3.Tweedle Dum / Dear Alice 4.Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrants Disc 2 1.Spanish Fantasy(Pt.1) 2.Spanish Fantasy(Pt.2) 3.Spanish Fantasy(Pt.3) 4.Spanish Fantasy(Pt.4) 5.Spain Chick Corea(p) Joe Farrell(ts, ss, fl) Rick Laird(b) Ron Moss(tromb) Jim Pugh(tromb) Al Vizzutti(tpt) Bob Zottola(tpt) Tom Brechtlein(dr) Gayle Moran(voc, keyb) Paula Hochhalter(cello) Judy Geist(viola) Carol Shive(violin) Charles Veal(violin)