Chick Corea, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Corea.Concerto: Spain For Sextet & Orchestra, Piano Concerto No.1 (1999)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 257 MB | 54:06
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical
"Spain" is probably Chick Corea's best-known composition. Written in 1971, it was first introduced by his Return to Forever band and played frequently by many other Corea-led groups, including his 1988 Akoustic Band trio. Here it appears again – and arguably, for all time – in a powerful, extended form through the efforts of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Steven Mercurio, Corea, and five other members of the group Origin. Combining the sounds of Spain, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, and New York with a whiff of Gershwin and Ravel full of whispers and thunder, Corea's arrangement won the 2000 Grammy.