''Circulus'' is a double LP released under

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Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and " ...

’s name, featuring performances recorded in 1970 by the free jazz group

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, which was first released on the Blue Note label in 1978.Chick Corea discography
accessed January 21, 2011.

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The

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review by

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awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The music is generally quite difficult with sound explorations emphasized over melodic development, and is much closer to the direction that Braxton would explore than what Corea would be playing two years later. But open-eared listeners who enjoy avant-garde jazz will find much to savor during these fascinating performances from one of the new music's top (if short-lived) regular groups".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

All compositions by Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul except where noted. ''Side One'' # "Drone" (Corea, Holland, Altschul) - 22:25 ''Side Two'' # "Quartet Piece No. 1" - 16:13 ''Side Three'' # "Quartet Piece No. 2" - 17:33 ''Side Four'' # "Quartet Piece No. 3" - 12:25 # "Percussion Piece" - 5:52 *Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on April 8, 1970 (Side One), August 19, 1970 (Side Four, track 2), and August 21, 1970 (Side Two, Side Three & Side Four, track 1).

Personnel

* Chick Corea –

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– alto saxophone,

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, flute, clarinet,

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, percussion (Side Two, Side Three and Side Four) *

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–

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, percussion * Barry Altschul –

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, percussion

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Blue Note Records albums Chick Corea albums Circle (jazz band) albums

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