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.
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Released | April 15, 1971 | |||
Recorded | January 11, 12 & 13, 1971 | |||
Studio | Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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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]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Chick Corea except as indicated
- "Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter) – 9:40
- "Ballad for Tillie" (Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, David Holland) – 5:28
- "A.R.C." – 5:41
- "Vedana" (Holland) – 7:32
- "Thanatos" – 4:33
- "Games" – 7:39
- Recorded in Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany on January 11, 12 & 13, 1971
Personnel
- Chick Corea – acoustic piano
- David Holland – bass
- Barry Altschul – drums, percussions
- Engineer: Kurt Rapp
- Producer: Manfred Eicher
- Cover design by B & B Wojirsch
See also
- Circle - A group featuring Corea, Holland and Altschul.
References
- Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album at ECMRecords.com accessed April 10, 2019
- Gluck, Bob (2016). The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles. University of Chicago Press. p. 126.
- Yanow, S. Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album review | AllMusic accessed August 30, 2011
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album to be listened as stream on Spotify