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Chick Corea’s Elektric Band II found bassist John Patitucci, drummer Dave Weckl and guitarist Frank Gambale going out on their own and being replaced by Jimmy Earl, Gary Novak and Mike Miller. Saxophonist Eric Marienthal was the only sideman from the first Elektric Band to stick with Corea. Although the new members are not as distinctive as their predecessors, the high-quality material played on this release (which includes Jimmy Heath’s “CTA,” “Blue Miles” and a variety of Corea originals) is very jazz-oriented and occasionally there are straightahead sections. This set is recommended even to listeners who have not yet acquired a taste for fusion (Scott Yanow/AllMusic).

Track listing:

1 Paint The World 3:56
2 Blue Miles 5:30
3 Tone Poem 6:47
4 CTA 5:47
5 Silhouette 1:43
6 Space 6:03
7 The Ant & The Elephant 7:31
8 Tumba Island 5:57
9 Ritual 7:34
10 Ished 7:14
11 Spanish Sketch 8:06
12 Reprise 2:50

Personnel:

Bass – Jimmy Earl
Drums – Gary Novak
Guitar – Mike Miller
Piano, Keyboards – Chick Corea
Saxophone – Eric Marienthal

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Label: GRP – GRD-9731
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1993