A.R.C. (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = A.R.C.
| type = Album
| artist = Chick Corea / Dave Holland / Barry Altschul
| cover = A R C (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1971}}
| recorded = {{Start and end date|1971|01|11|1971|01|13}}
| studio = Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
| genre = Jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=29}}
| label = ECM
ECM 1009 ST
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Chick Corea
| prev_title = The Song of Singing
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
| next_year = 1971
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = David Holland
| type = Studio album
| prev_title = Where Fortune Smiles
| prev_year = 1971
| title = A.R.C.
| year = 1971
| next_title = Music from Two Basses
| next_year = 1971
}}
}}
A.R.C. is an album by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, British jazz bassist Dave Holland and American jazz drummer Barry Altschul, recorded over January 11–13, 1971 and released on ECM later that year.
Background
The trio had recently recorded Corea's The Song of Singing together, which also features a version of Wayne Shorter’s “Nefertiti”.
This is the first project in Holland’s long association with ECM.
= Title =
The album title stands for "affinity, reality, communication", a phrase used in Scientology, with which Corea had recently become involved.{{cite book | last =Gluck | first =Bob | title =The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles | publisher =University of Chicago Press | year =2016 | pages=126 }}
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "This LP features pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul during the brief period that, along with Anthony Braxton, they were members of the fine avant-garde quartet Circle. The music heard on this set is not quite as free as Circle's but often very explorative ... a very viable set of adventurous jazz, recorded just a few months before Corea changed direction."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/arc-r157688 Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album review | AllMusic] accessed August 30, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 50
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=304}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Chick Corea, except as noted.
| headline = Side I
| title1 = Nefertiti
| length1 = 9:40
| writer1 = Wayne Shorter
| title2 = Ballad for Tillie
| length2 = 5:25
| writer2 = {{hlist|Altschul|Corea|Holland}}
| title3 = A.R.C.
| length3 = 5:39
| total_length = 20:44
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side II
| title1 = Vadana
| length1 = 7:35
| writer1 = Holland
| title2 = Thanatos
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Games
| length3 = 7:40
| total_length = 19:45 40:29
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Chick Corea– acoustic piano
- David Holland – bass
- Barry Altschul – drums, percussions
Production
- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Kurt Rapp – engineer
- B & B Wojirsch – cover design
See also
- Circle – A group featuring Corea, Holland and Altschul.
References
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External links
- [https://www.allmusic.com/album/arc-mw0000652312 Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases] at AllMusic
- [https://www.discogs.com/Chick-Corea-David-Holland-Barry-Altschul-ARC/release/12325921 Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album releases & credits] at Discogs
- [https://open.spotify.com/album/3As0pVP3oF3RMEp9FILqQj Chick Corea, David Holland, Barry Altschul - A.R.C. (1971) album to be listened] as stream on Spotify
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