Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs / Esoteric

This experimental and lyrical trio recording was Chick Corea's career breakthrough and established him as an important pianist and composer in jazz. Corea recorded “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs” with Miroslav Vitous (Bass)

and Roy Haynes (drums) over three days. This resulted in a total of 13 performances, only five of which were used on the original album. The Afro-Caribbean influence is audible, but it dissolves into a more ethereal dimension

that stands out from the panorama of the late 1960s, yet is still full of swing and solidity. Vitous' touch on the double bass is unmistakable from twenty meters away and from the very first notes. There is a concentration and attention

in the air that ensures that this recording, which has lost none of its freshness and originality over the years, never lets the tension drop. In 1999, the single “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs” was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

Esoteric's reissues of jazz masterpieces has attracted a great deal of attention worldwide. The uncompromising commitment to restoring and remastering the original tapes, as well as the use of Hybrid Super Audio CD technology to enhance

sound quality, makes all Esoteric releases a must-have for all jazz lovers! The original recording sessions for “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs” took place on March 14, 19 and 27, 1968 at A&R Studios in New York.
 
Limited edition Hybrid SACD. Japanese pressing.

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Title

1.    Steps – What Was
2.    Matrix
3.    Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
4.    Now He Beats The Drum, Now He Stops
5.    The Law Of Falling And Catching Up
6.    Samba Yantra
7.    Bossa
8.    I Don’t Know
9.    Fragments
10.    Windows
11.    Gemini
12.    Pannonica
13.    My One And Only Love