The Vigil is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released sixth of August 2013. In the Billboard Jazz albums charts the album peaked at number 4. The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
Track listing
Reception
John Kelman of All About Jazz comments, "The Vigil is certainly Corea's best electric album in decades,..., he's not made a single recording of new material anything like The Vigil in decades".
Thom Jurek from AllMusic wrote, "These seven tunes (five are over ten minutes) reflect some of Corea's richest writing and arranging in years." He praises the band as exciting "as much for its potential as for the multifaceted talent the group members put on display here".
John Fordham of The Guardian wrote, "Pianist Chick Corea, now 71, sounds on scintillating form here (...). The title apparently represents the vigil of jazz's elder statespersons in cherishing their pasts – but this unexpectedly full-on set is all about celebrating and reinventing, not polishing silverware."
Steve Greenlee from JazzTimes stated, "This is, in fact, the most exciting music Corea has released in many years, and it features the most virile new writing that Corea has offered in a quarter-century (or more)."
Hernan Campbell from Sputnikmusic summarized his review, "He's like a mad scientist at work in this album, combining the elements that made his previous albums so enthralling (...) and breathes life to a new embodiment of masterful ingenuity." The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
Personnel Chick Corea – Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand piano, synthesizers (Yamaha Motif XF8 & Minimoog Voyager) Tim Garland – bass clarinet, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Charles Altura – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Hadrien Feraud – bass Marcus Gilmore – drums
Additional musicians Stanley Clarke – bass (track 6) Pernell Saturnino – percussion (tracks 1–3) Ravi Coltrane – saxophone (track 6) Gayle Moran Corea – vocals (track 5)
Production Chick Corea – producer Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing Buck Snow – mixing Bob Cetti – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) C. Taylor Crothers – photography Marc Bessant – graphic design Robert Schoeller – cover art Dan Muse – liner note coordination Bill Rooney – management
Chart performance Year Chart Position2013Billboard Jazz Albums4
References
External links Chick Corea - The Vigil (2013) album review by Thom Jurek, credits & releases at AllMusic Chick Corea - The Vigil (2013) album releases & credits at Discogs Chick Corea - The Vigil (2013) album to be listened as stream on Spotify