Chick Corea Originations CD

ORIGINATIONS contains tracks by Chick Corea & Origin as well as selections led by each individual member of the group.
Personnel: Chick Corea (piano); Jimmy Greene (soprano saxophone); Bob Sheppard, Mark Turner (tenor saxophone); Tim Garland (saxophone, flute); Steve Wilson (saxophone, alto flute); Gerard Presencer (trumpet, flugelhorn); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Steve Davis, Avi Lebovich (trombone); Joe Locke (vibraphone, marimba); Steve Nelson (vibraphone); David Hazeltine (acoustic & Frender Rhodes pianos); Bruce Barth, Geoff Keezer, Jason Lindner, Brad Mehldau (piano); Amos Hoffman (guitar, oud); Avishai Cohen (acoustic bass); Larry Grenadier, Ed Howard, Nat Reeves (bass); Jeff Ballard, Adam Cruz, Joe Farnsworth, Jorge Rossy (drums).
Compilation producers: Chick Corea, Ron Moss, Nick Phillips.
Includes liner notes by Chick Corea.
Personnel: Chick Corea (piano, marimba); Amos Hoffman (guitar, oud); Tim Garland (flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jimmy Greene (soprano saxophone); Mark Turner, Bob Sheppard (tenor saxophone); Gerard Presencer (trumpet, flugelhorn); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Avi Lebovich (trombone); David Hazeltine (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Geoff Keezer, Jason Lindner, Brad Mehldau, Bruce Barth (piano); Avishai Cohen (Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic bass); Joe Locke (marimba); Larry Grenadier (acoustic bass); Adam Cruz (drums, bass drum, claves, steel pan); Jeff Ballard (drums, percussion); Jorge Rossy, Joe Farnsworth (drums).
Liner Note Author: Chick Corea.
Photographers: Lourdes Delgado; Karen Miller.
An inexpensive CD featuring a variety of jazz combos pulled together by legendary jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea. This release showcases cuts from the bands that have sprung up from the group that played on Corea's 1997 album Origin: Live at the Blue Note. Featured artists include the Avishai Cohen Band, the Steve Wilson Quartet, the Steve Davis Quintet, the Tim Garland Group, and Corea himself performing "Wigwam" and "Psalm." ~ Zac Johnson
As a bandleader, Chick Corea ranks with the likes of Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and Charles Mingus. Many of his numerous proteges have gone on to great success as solo artists. Origin, the band that Corea formed in the late '90s, is made up entirely of just such talented individuals. ORIGINATIONS provides a showcase for these talents, with nine tracks, led by each member in their own groups, along with two cuts from the Origin album CHANGE.
Origin's band members vary greatly in their upbringing and musical backgrounds. Bassist Avishai Cohen produces music that, while rooted in the jazz tradition, has an eclectic bent, with shades of varied ethnicity. Trombonist Steve Davis is a member of the upper echelon of young New York musicians and contributes two straight-ahead cuts of exceptional quality. Tim Garland and Steve Wilson, two fine saxophonists who reflect the inspiration of the great masters of the past, have an individual approach, and display their wares in signature fashion. Finally, drummer Jeff Ballard produces the only previously unreleased cut, a furiously joyful piece that reflects his own distinctive approach to jazz.

Solo Works By Members Of Chick Corea's Origin Band