Lyric Suite for Sextet
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lyric Suite for Sextet
| type = Album
| artist =
Chick Corea and Gary Burton
| cover = Lyric Suite for Sextet.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1983{{cite web|title=Lyric Suite for Sextet |url=https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/143038751070/lyric-suite-for-sextet-chick-corea-gary-burton
|website=ECM }}
| recorded = September 1982
| venue =
| studio = Mad Hatter Studios
Los Angeles, California
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:38
| label = ECM 1260
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Chick Corea
| prev_title = Again and Again
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = On Two Pianos
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Gary Burton
| type = Studio album
| prev_title = Picture This
| prev_year = 1982
| title = Lyric Suite for Sextet
| year = 1983
| next_title = Real Life Hits
| next_year = 1985
}}
}}
Lyric Suite for Sextet is an album by piano–vibraphone duo Chick Corea and Gary Burton recorded in September 1982 and released on ECM a year later—the duo's third studio recording, following Crystal Silence (1972) and Duet (1978).[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1200/1260.php ECM discography] accessed September 22, 2011 The sextet features the pair accompanied by a string quartet comprising violinists Ik-Hwan Bae and Carol Shrive, violist Karen Dreyfus, and cellist Fred Sherry.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Dave Connolly awarded the album 2½ stars, stating: "If you enjoy jazz/classical hybrids, which are by their nature intellectual pursuits, than this music should pique your interest. However, better to think of this as a duet with some string support than a sextet of equal partners."Connolley, D. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/lyric-suite-for-sextet-r137061/review AllMusic Review] accessed September 22, 2011
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{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=307}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Chick Corea
- "Part 1 - Overture" - 6:25
- "Part 2 - Waltz" - 7:11
- "Part 3 - Sketch (For Thelonious Monk)" - 2:13
- "Part 4 - Roller Coaster" - 1:25
- "Part 5 - Brasilia" - 7:57
- "Part 6 - Dream" - 10:33
- "Part 7 - Finale" - 3:54
Personnel
- Chick Corea – piano
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Ik-Hwan Bae – violin
- Carol Shrive – violin
- Karen Dreyfus – viola
- Fred Sherry – cello
References
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