The New Crystal Silence
2008 live album by Chick Corea & Gary Burton
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The New Crystal Silence is a 2008 live jazz album by pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton . It was released in a two-disc set. The first disc was recorded on May 10 and 12, 2007, at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. The second disc was recorded on July 7, 2007, at Bjornsonhuset in Molde, Norway, except for the track "Señor Mouse", which was recorded July 13, 2007, at the Auditorio de Tenerife in Canary Island, Spain.
Reception
The album peaked number 11 on the Billboard Top Jazz album charts[ 4] and also won the Grammy awards for the Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group .[ 5]
Track listing
Disc one
"Duende" (Corea) – 10:54
"Love Castle" (Corea) – 12:41
"Brasilia" (Corea) – 9:38
"Crystal Silence" (Corea) – 14:09
"La Fiesta" (Corea) – 13:35
Disc two
"Bud Powell" (Corea) – 7:55
"Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans ) – 8:03
"Alegria" (Corea) – 5:49
"No Mystery" (Corea) – 9:12
"Señor Mouse" (Corea) – 9:10
"Sweet and Lovely " (Gus Arnheim , Charles Daniels , Harry Tobias ) – 6:56
"I Love You Porgy" (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward ) – 4:09
"La Fiesta" (Corea) – 10:41
Personnel
Year
Chart
Position
2008
Billboard Top Jazz Albums
11[ 4]
See also
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless this is not known.
As leader or co-leader
New Vibe Man in Town (1961)
Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)
3 in Jazz (split with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry , 1963)
Something's Coming! (1963)
The Groovy Sound of Music (1964)
Tennessee Firebird (1966)
The Time Machine (1966)
A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)
Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
Duster (1967)
Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968)
Good Vibes (1969–70)
Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli , 1969)
Throb (1969)
Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970)
Live in Tokyo (1971)
Alone at Last (1971)
Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea , 1972)
Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (1973)
The New Quartet (1973)
Ring (with Eberhard Weber , 1974)
Matchbook (with Ralph Towner , 1974)
Hotel Hello (with Steve Swallow , 1974)
Dreams So Real (1975)
Passengers (1976)
Times Square (1978)
Duet (with Chick Corea, 1978)
Easy as Pie (1980)
In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1979)
Picture This (1982)
Lyric Suite for Sextet (with Chick Corea, 1982)
Real Life Hits (1984)
Slide Show (1985)
Whiz Kids (1986)
Times Like These (1988)
Reunion (with Pat Metheny , 1989)
Right Time, Right Place (with Paul Bley , 1990)
Cool Nights (1991)
Six Pack (1991–92)
Native Sense - The New Duets (1997)
Like Minds (with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes , 1998)
Generations (2003)
Next Generation (2004)
The New Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 2007)
Quartet Live (2007)
Common Ground (2011)
Hot House (2012)
Time Thread (with Makoto Ozone , 2013)
Guided Tour (2013)
WithStan Getz With others
After the Riot at Newport (Chet Atkins and the Nashville All-Stars, 1960)
Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964)
Tim Hardin 1 (Tim Hardin, 1964–65)
Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)
Ingénue (k.d. lang , 1991)
Journey (Arif Mardin , 1973)
Jazz Concert (George Shearing , 1963)
Rare Form! (George Shearing, 1963)
Touch Me Softly (George Shearing, 1963)
Swallow (Steve Swallow, 1991)
Fluid Rustle (Eberhard Weber , 1979)
Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015)
Simple Complex (Jon Weber , 2003)