Chick Corea – The Chick Corea Elektric Band

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The Chick Corea Elektric Band is an album by jazz and fusion keyboard player Chick Corea, released in 1986. It is the eponymous debut album of the Chick Corea Elektric Band, which at that time also featured drummer Dave Weckl, bass player John Patitucci and guitarists Scott Henderson and Carlos Rios.

 

 

Track listing:
All songs by Chick Corea except where noted otherwise.

“City Gate” – 0:54
“Rumble” – 4:04
“Side Walk” (Chick Corea / Dave Weckl / John Patitucci) – 3:48
“Cool Weasel Boogie” – 6:43
“Got a Match?” – 5:38
“Elektric City” – 4:07
“No Zone” – 5:29
“King Cockroach” – 6:56
“India Town” – 5:06
“All Love” – 5:45
“Silver Temple” – 8:32

Personnel:
Chick Corea – synthesizer programming, Fender Rhodes electric piano MIDI-ed to Yamaha TX816 rack-mount synthesizer units (1, 4, 6–8, 10, 11), Yamaha KX-88 MIDI keyboard/Yamaha TX816 rack-mount synthesizer units (1–3, 6–9, 11), Fairlight CMI (2, 3, 7), Synclavier (2–4, 7), Linn 9000 (2–4, 6, 7), Yamaha KX-5 keytar synthesizer controller/Yamaha TX816 rack-mount synthesizer units (5), Minimoog (6), Yamaha GS-1 (7), Yamaha DX7/Yamaha TX816 rack-mount synthesizer units (8, 9), gong (8, 9)
Scott Henderson – guitars (1, 8, 11)
Carlos Rios – guitars (3, 4, 6)
John Patitucci – Smith/Jackson six-string bass guitar (1, 5, 8, 9, 11), Fender Jazz four-string bass guitar (6, 8), Pollman acoustic/double bass (4, 7, 10)
Dave Weckl – drums, Simmons electronic drums (1–3, 6, 7, 9), LinnDrum (1, 3, 7-9, 11), percussion (2)

Additional musicians:

Rory Kaplan – synthesizer programming, Fairlight CMI programming
Bo Tomlyn – DX voice creation
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Released: 1986
Recorded: January 1986
Studio: Mad Hatter Studios and Golden Era Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length :57:37 (CD)
42:41 (vinyl)
Label: GRP Records
Producer: Chick Corea