A.R.C. (album)

A.R.C. is a collaborative album credited to the trio of pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul, recorded and released in 1971 by the ECM label.[1] The same trio featured on Corea's previous album The Song of Singing, as did an earlier version of “Nefertiti” by Wayne Shorter. The album title stands for "affinity, reality, communication," a term from Scientology, with which Corea had recently become involved.[2] This is the first project in Holland’s long association with ECM.

A.R.C.
Studio album by
Chick Corea /
David Holland / Barry Altschul
ReleasedApril 15, 1971
RecordedJanuary 11, 12 & 13, 1971
StudioTonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length40:29
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
The Song of Singing
(1970)		 A.R.C.
(1971)		 Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
(1971)
David Holland chronology
Where Fortune Smiles
(1971)		 A.R.C.
(1971)		 Improvisations for Cello and Guitar
(1971)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This LP features pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul during the brief period that, along with Anthony Braxton, they were members of the fine avant-garde quartet Circle. The music heard on this set is not quite as free as Circle's but often very explorative... a very viable set of adventurous jazz, recorded just a few months before Corea changed direction".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

Track listing
All compositions by Chick Corea except as indicated
  1. "Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter) – 9:40
  2. "Ballad for Tillie" (Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, David Holland) – 5:28
  3. "A.R.C." – 5:41
  4. "Vedana" (Holland) – 7:32
  5. "Thanatos" – 4:33
  6. "Games" – 7:39
  • Recorded in Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany on January 11, 12 & 13, 1971

Personnel

See also
  • Circle - A group featuring Corea, Holland and Altschul.

References
  1. Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album at ECMRecords.com accessed April 10, 2019
  2. Gluck, Bob (2016). The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles. University of Chicago Press. p. 126.
  3. Yanow, S. Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album review | AllMusic accessed August 30, 2011
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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