Crystal Silence launched one of jazz’s most long-lasting small groups, whose history would extend over more than 40 years. On this 1972 recording Gary Burton and Chick Corea, brought together by producer Manfred Eicher, raised the bar for the art of the duo. As Billboard perceptively noted, “The lyrical qualities of both men are displayed to maximum advantage, while the material at hand includes some of Corea’s most durable compositions. Recorded in Oslo, the album may prove a classic, for its revelation of the more delicate, contemplative strengths of these men.”
Initially published in April 1973, vinyl is reissued in April 2017 as audiophile pressing taken from the original analog tapes.
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TRACKLIST
A1 Señor Mouse, Composed By – Chick Corea 6:16
A2 Arise, Her Eyes, Composed By – Steve Swallow 5:05
A3 I'm Your Pal, Composed By – Steve Swallow 4:00
A4 Desert Air, Composed By – Chick Corea 6:23
B1 Crystal Silence, Composed By – Chick Corea 9:01
B2 Falling Grace, Composed By – Steve Swallow 2:37
B3 Feelings And Things, Composed By – Michael Gibbs4:40
B4 Childrens Song, Composed By – Chick Corea 2:07
B5 What Game Shall We Play Today, Composed By – Chick Corea 3:42
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Crystal resonance
If you are at all enjoying Gary and Chicks later stuff, it is great to hear their embryonic efforts as a duo. Does not disappoint
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Crystal Silence - Duets at their very best
I was fortunate enough, many years ago to be in NYC during the Jazz festival time. We had tickets one night to a show featuring the Woody Herman Big Band, then Chick Corea with the MusicMagic line-up. Anyway, there was an hour delay in setting up Chick after Woody that had an unbelievable resolution. Gary Burton was there, and he & Chick played basically the entire Crystal Silence album on stage while they set-up Chick Corea's band. This is an unbeleivable album, probably one of my top five all time albums of any genre. It's also an amazing album for any aspiring drumkit player to practice with.
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The original killer collaboration between Chick Corea and Gary Burton
This is the original killer collaboration between Chick Corea on grand piano and Gary Burton on vibraphone. Chillout music before it was called chillout. Make no mistake though, it's not limp, tame smooth jazz aka muzak. They play a couple of tunes from Chick's originals done by Return To Forever lineup, a couple of Gary's, some co-written, and some written by Chick with then prominent bassist Steve Swallow. This is an essential album for any serious jazz collection.