The Vigil
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| Studio album by Chick Corea | ||||
| Released | 6 August 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 77:26 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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The Vigil is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released sixth of August 2013. In the Billboard Jazz albums charts the album peaked number 4.[1]
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chick Corea.
- "Galaxy 32 Star 4" — 8:20
- "Planet Chia" — 11:07
- "Portals to Forever" — 16:04
- "Royalty" — 9:19
- "Outside of Space" — 5:00
- "Pledge for Peace" — 17:36
- "Legacy" — 10:00
Personnel
- Charles Altura — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chick Corea — synthesizer (Motif Xf8 & Moog Voyager)
- Hadrien Feraud — bass
- Tim Garland — bass clarinet, flute, soprano sax, tenor sax
- Marcus Gilmore — drums
- Additional musicians
- Stanley Clarke — bass on "Pledge for Peace"
- Ravi Coltrane — saxophone on "Pledge for Peace"
- Gayle Moran Corea — vocals on "Outside of Space"
- Pernell Saturnino — percussion on "Galaxy 32 Star 4", "Planet Chia" and "Portals to Forever"
- Other credits
- Marc Bessant — graphic design
- Bob Cetti — assistant engineer
- C. Taylor Crothers — photography
- Bernie Grundman — mastering
- Bernie Kirsh — engineer, mixing
- Dan Muse — liner note coordination
- Bill Rooney — management
- Robert Schoeller — cover art
- Buck Snow — mixing
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz | [3] |
| Guardian | [4] |
| Jazz Times | (not rated)[5] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.4/5[6] |
Thom Jurek from Allmusic wrote "These seven tunes (five are over ten minutes) reflect some of Corea's richest writing and arranging in years." He praises the band as exciting "as much for its potential as for the multifaceted talent the group members put on display here".[2] John Kelman of All About Jazz comments "The Vigil is certainly Corea's best electric album in decades,..., he's not made a single recording of new material anything like The Vigil in decades".[3] John Fordham of the Guardian wrote "Pianist Chick Corea, now 71, sounds on scintillating form here (...). The title apparently represents the vigil of jazz's elder statespersons in cherishing their pasts – but this unexpectedly full-on set is all about celebrating and reinventing, not polishing silverware."[4] Steve Greenlee from Jazz Times stated "This is, in fact, the most exciting music Corea has released in many years, and it features the most virile new writing that Corea has offered in a quarter-century (or more)."[5] Hernan Campbell from Sputnikmusic summarized his review "He's like a mad scientist at work in this album, combining the elements that made his previous albums so enthralling (...) and breathes life to a new embodiment of masterful ingenuity."[6]
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2013 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 4[1] |
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