An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert

An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert is a live album compiling several performances from February of 1978 and released the same year as a double LP. The album features just Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea playing acoustic pianos. The use of the acoustic instruments comes as a marked departure from both men's favoring of electric keyboards at that time. Hancock received top billing on this album, while Corea was credited first on the album CoreaHancock, another recording from the same tour released by Polydor.

An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1978
RecordedFebruary 1978
VenueMasonic Auditorium, San Francisco
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Golden Hall, San Diego
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor
GenreJazz
Length91:04
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Rubinson, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Sunlight
(1978)
An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
(1978)
Directstep
(1979)
Chick Corea chronology
Friends
(1978)
An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
(1978)
Duet (Gary Burton & Chick Corea album)
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

On vinyl, "February Moment" and its introduction are indexed as one track. Moreover, the liner notes state that the sound on the fourth side of the album had to be compressed in order to fit the 13 and a half minute version of "Maiden Voyage" and the nearly 22 minute version of "La Fiesta" on a single side; this preserved the integrity of the performance, but lowered the sound quality. The CD release avoids this issue.

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 12:36
  2. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 8:56

Side two

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  1. "Button Up" (Corea, Hancock) – 17:33

Side three

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  1. "Introduction of Herbie Hancock by Chick Corea" – 0:41
  2. "February Moment" (Hancock) – 15:50

Side four

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  1. "Maiden Voyage" (Hancock) – 13:30
  2. "La Fiesta" (Corea) – 21:58

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
1979 Billboard Jazz Albums 8[4]
1979 Billboard 200 100[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "An Evening with Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert - Chick Corea | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b "Herbie Hancock An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea In Concert Netherlands DOUBLE LP (541036)".
  4. ^ a b "An Evening with Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert - Chick Corea,Herbie Hancock | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.