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Rendezvous in New York is an album by American pianist Chick Corea that was released on April 22, 2003 by Corea’s label, Stretch Records. The recording took place at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City over the course of three weeks. Corea reunited with members from nine bands that he played with in the past.

Track listing:
Disc 1
“Armando’s Rhumba” (Chick Corea) – 4:58
Chick Corea – piano
Bobby McFerrin – vocals

“Blue Monk” (Thelonious Monk) – 5:34
Chick Corea – piano
Bobby McFerrin – vocals

“Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain” (Joaquín Rodrigo, Corea) – 8:14
Chick Corea – piano
Bobby McFerrin – vocals

“Matrix” (Corea) – 10:47
Chick Corea – piano
Roy Haynes – drums
Miroslav Vitous – bass

“Glass Enclosure/Tempus Fugit” (Bud Powell) – 16:10
Chick Corea – piano
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Christian McBride – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

“Crystal Silence” (Corea, Neville Potter) – 10:01
Chick Corea – piano
Gary Burton – vibraphone

“Bessie’s Blues” (John Coltrane) – 8:37
Chick Corea – piano
Dave Weckl – drums
John Patitucci – bass

Disc 2
“Autumn Leaves” (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 11:35
Chick Corea – piano
Dave Weckl – drums
John Patitucci – bass

“Armando’s Tango” (Corea) – 12:10
Chick Corea – piano
Avishai Cohen – bass
Jeff Ballard – drums
Steve Wilson – alto saxophone
Steve Davis – trombone
Tim Garland – tenor saxophone

“Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain” (Rodrigo, Corea) – 13:25
Chick Corea – piano
Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano

“Lifeline” (Corea) – 12:02
Chick Corea – piano
Avishai Cohen – bass
Jeff Ballard – drums

“Quartet No. 2, Pt. 1” (Corea) – 11:42
Chick Corea – piano
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Eddie Gómez – bass
Steve Gadd – drums

Personnel:
Chick Corea – piano
Terence Blanchard – trumpet
Steve Davis – trombone
Steve Wilson – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Tim Garland – tenor saxophone
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano
Christian McBride – bass
Eddie Gómez – bass
Avishai Cohen – bass
John Patitucci – bass
Miroslav Vitous – bass
Jeff Ballard – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
Roy Haynes – drums
Dave Weckl – drums
Bobby McFerrin – vocals

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Released: April 22, 2003
Recorded: December 2001
Venue: Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC
Length: 125:15
Label: Stretch
Producer: Chick Corea, Herbert Waltl