Play (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album)

{{Short description|1992 live album by Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Play

| type = live

| artist = Bobby McFerrin and
Chick Corea

| cover = Play (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album).jpg

| alt =

| released = January 1992

| recorded = June 23 and 27, 1990

| venue = The Barns of Wolftrap, Vienna, Virginia; Carnegie Hall, New York City

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 49:53

| label = Blue Note

| producer = Linda Goldstein, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin

| chronology = Bobby McFerrin

| prev_title = Medicine Music

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Hush

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Chick Corea

| type = live

| prev_title = Beneath the Mask

| prev_year = 1991

| title = Play

| year = 1992

| next_title = Paint the World

| next_year = 1993

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5.0}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r159733 |title=Play - Bobby McFerrin | AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |access-date=14 July 2011}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = (B-) {{cite web |url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309780,00.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081204083041/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309780,00.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 4, 2008 |title=Play Review | Music Reviews and News |first=Linda |last=Sanders |date=6 March 1992 |work=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=17 June 2013}}

}}

Play is an album by Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea.

Track listing

  1. "Spain" (Chick Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo) – 10:12
  2. "Even From Me" (Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea) – 6:34
  3. "Autumn Leaves" (Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma) – 11:41
  4. "Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman) – 7:13
  5. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk) – 7:59
  6. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:14

Personnel

Musicians

  • Bobby McFerrin – vocals
  • Chick Corea – grand piano

Production

  • Linda Goldstein – producer
  • Bobby McFerrin – producer
  • Chick Corea – producer
  • Ron Moss – associate producer
  • Bernie Kirsh – recording
  • Chris Tergesen – recording, mixing
  • Matthew LaMonica – mix assistant
  • John Harris – location recording engineer
  • Adam Pinch – location recording engineer
  • Dan Vicari – house mixing
  • The Power Station (New York, NY) – mixing location
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Cynthia Cochrane – art direction
  • Patrick Roques – design
  • Mark Rosenthal – illustration

References