180g Vinyl LP Reissue!
The Corea/Burton duo was brought together by producer Manfred Eicher, and
Crystal Silence brought a new chamber music sensibility into jazz improvisation,
distinguished by an effervescence of melody and countermelody, with synchronized
cascades of sound in continually changing harmonic movement.
It all begins here, with Crystal Silence. The title says it all: silence
crystallized into dazzling melodic gems, each its own prismatic doorway into
improvisatory translucence. Corea offers a fine set of five compositions (the
most notable being the slick opener "Se๑or Mouse"), along with three beautifully
realized tunes by bassist Steve Swallow ("Arise, Her Eyes" being a personal
favorite), and another by Mike Gibbs (the somber "Feelings And Things"). In
spite of the variety of voices represented here, the album grows like one long,
extended story, a dynamic that seems to shadow the musicians wherever they set
foot.
The title track is a subdued tour de force in style, presentation, and content.
"Falling Grace" (Swallow) is one of the shorter pieces on tap, but what it lacks
in time it makes up for in exhilaration. The album ends with an instrumental
version of another Return classic, "What Game Shall We Play Today." Each piece
is rendered with such dynamic sensitivity that one can immediately recognize the
effect Crystal Silence must have had when originally released, and no doubt
continues to have to this day. Connected as they are by the same mellow fuse,
these tunes need hardly a spark to set them to glowing.
Features:
180g Vinyl LP
Audiophile High Quality Pressing
From The Original Analog Tapes
Limited Time Download Code
Printed in W. Germany
Musicians:
Chick Corea, piano
Gary Burton, vibes
Selections:
Side I:
1. Senor Mouse
2. Arise, Her Eyes
3. I'm Your Pal
4. Desert Air
Side II:
1. Crystal Silence
2. Falling Grace
3. Feelings And Things
4. Childrens Song
5. What Game Shall We Play Today
Recorded on November 6, 1972 at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo
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