1976 Chick Corea – The Leprechaun
The Leprechaun is the ninth solo album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1976. It features horn and string sections, and vocals from Corea’s wife Gayle Moran, formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra.
The album was recorded during Corea’s time with his jazz fusion group Return to Forever. Though the album is more jazz oriented than anything Return to Forever had produced up to that time, the fusion edge still rings through quite clearly. Corea was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group for the album and the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Arrangement for “Leprechaun’s Dream, Pt. 1” at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977.
Tracks
1 Imp’s Welcome (Chick Corea) 02:55
2 Lenore (Chick Corea) 03:26
3 Reverie (Chick Corea) 02:01
4 Looking At The World (Chick Corea; Neville Potter) 05:29
5 Nite Sprite (Chick Corea) 04:37
6 Soft And Gentle (Chick Corea; Gayle Moran) 05:14
7 Pixiland Rag (Chick Corea) 01:17
8 Leprechaun’s Dream (Chick Corea) 13:03
Biography
Musicians
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Keyboards | Chick Corea |
| Organ | Chick Corea |
| Piano | Chick Corea |
| Synthesizer | Chick Corea |
| Trombone | Bill Watrous |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trumpet | Danny Cahn |
| Trumpet | John Gatchell |
| Trumpet | Robert Millikan |
| Cello | Fred Sherry |
| Viola | Louise Schulman |
| Violin | Annie Kavafian |
| Violin | Ida Kavafian |
| Percussion | Chick Corea |
| Vocals | Gayle Moran |
Other Musicians
4 Looking At The World
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
5 Nite Sprite
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Horn | Joe Farrell |
| Flute | Joe Farrell |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
6 Soft And Gentle
| Acoustic Guitar | Eddie Gomez |
8 Leprechaun’s Dream
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Acoustic Bass | Eddie Gomez |
| Flute | Joe Farrell |
| Horn | Joe Farrell |
| Sax | Joe Farrell |
| Trombone | Bill Watrous |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chick Corea
Arranged By – Chick Corea (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Engineer – Bernie Kirsh
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael Frondelli
Orchestrated By – Chick Corea (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Art Direction, Design – Peter Corriston
Illustration – David Palladini
Photography – Leonid Lubianitsky
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