Sardinia (Live) Chick Corea & Orchestra da Camera della Sardegna

• 1 Mozart: Intro (Live) 01:31
• 2 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K.491: I. Allegro (Live) 19:51
• 3 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K.491: II. Larghetto (Live) 07:58
• 4 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K.491: III. Allegretto (Live) 13:49
• 5 G.Gershwin: Intro (Live) 01:24
• 6 G&I. Gershwin: Someone To Watch Over Me (Live) 06:42
• 7 G.Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Live) 26:11
• Total Runtime 01:17:26

Info for Sardinia (Live)

In November of 2018 Chick Corea - the venerated 27-time Grammy winner and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master - was honored to join the Orchestra da Camera Della Sardegna in Mogoro, Sardinia, as a special guest artist for the 11th Annual Cultural Festival. This live recording captures a truly special evening that Corea held dear.

Corea had collaborated with orchestras on numerous occasions and held a profound appreciation for classical music. Through his work as a composer and a performer, he sought to bridge the gap between genres, embracing the universality and enduring power of music which communicates something and moves you, whether that was through a jazz medium, a classical medium, or anything in between. This particular evenings performance turned out to be one that Corea was extremely proud of, and he was eager to officially release the set as an album.

Corea's unique vision of a classical performance shines through in these spirited interpretations of two of his favorite composers. His distinctive approach adds a touch of playfulness to the proceedings, while still upholding the integrity and reverence for the music. With the Mozart piece, Corea takes liberties and inserts flourishes as one might imagine Mozart may have done in his time. With Gershwin, he literally plays, and plays with, Gershwins passages. Essentially improvising on Gershwins improvisations. With meticulous, gorgeous liner notes from author and historian, Robin D. G. Kelley rounding out the package, the listener is left with an even richer understanding of Chick and the history behind these pieces.

Jazz master Chick Corea’s unconventional vision of a classical performance shines through in his interaction with the Orchestra da Camera Della Sardegna, turning the acclaimed chamber orchestra into a large-scale jazz ensemble. His unorthodox approach adds a touch of playfulness to the Mozart & Gershwin pieces performed while upholding Corea’s obvious reverence for their music. His joyous fusion sets the tone for the musicians and the audience, creating a truly captivating and boundary- pushing experience. The recording captures the essence of Corea’s musical vision, his appreciation for classical traditions, and his undeniable genius as a performer and improviser. It stands as a testament to his lasting influence and his eternal quest to push the boundaries of music. Through his work as a composer and a performer, he sought to bridge the gap between genres, embracing the universality and enduring power of classical music. Corea realized this ambition fully during this live performance as was eager to release the recording as an album that would inspire jazz and classical music lovers equally.

The recording captures the essence of Corea's tireless creative vision, his strong classical sensibilities, and his undeniable genius as a performer and improviser. It stands as a testament to all the musical bases he touched in his career, and his legacy as an artist who could do it all.

Chick Corea, piano
Orchestra Da Camera Della Sardegna
Simone Pittau, conductor

Chick Corea
has attained iconic status in music. The keyboardist, composer and bandleader is a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, with an astounding 67 Grammy nominations – and 23 wins, in addition to a number of Latin Grammys. From straight-ahead to avant-garde, bebop to jazz-rock fusion, children’s songs to chamber and symphonic works, Chick has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his career since playing with the genre-shattering bands of Miles Davis in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

Yet Chick has never been more productive than in the 21st century, whether playing acoustic piano or electric keyboards, leading multiple bands, performing solo or collaborating with a who’s who of music. Underscoring this, he has been named Artist of the Year five times this decade in the DownBeat Readers Poll. Born in 1941 in Massachusetts, Chick remains a tireless creative spirit, continually reinventing himself through his art. As The New York Times has said, he is “a luminary, ebullient and eternally youthful.”

This album contains no booklet.