1976 Chick Corea – My Spanish Heart
My Spanish Heart is the tenth solo album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1976. Prominent guest musicians include Corea’s Return to Forever bandmate Stanley Clarke on basses, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, drummer Steve Gadd and Corea’s wife Gayle Moran on vocals.
The album combines jazz fusion pieces and more traditional Latin music pieces. The album includes use of full brass and string sections on some tracks. “El Bozo” suite relies heavily on the use of synthesizers while “Spanish Fantasy” suite is mostly acoustic. The first four tracks form a suite as well. “Armando’s Rhumba” is now widely considered a jazz standard.
Tracks
1 Love Castle (Chick Corea) 04:45
2 The Gardens (Chick Corea) 03:12
3 Day Danse (Chick Corea) 04:27
4 My Spanish Heart (Chick Corea) 01:38
5 Night Streets (Chick Corea) 06:08
6 The Hilltop (Chick Corea; Stanley Clarke) 06:16
7 The Sky (Chick Corea) 04:57
8 Wind Danse (Chick Corea) 05:00
9 Armando’s Rhumba (Chick Corea) 05:19
10 Prelude To El Bozo (Chick Corea) 01:34
11 El Bozo, Part I (Chick Corea) 02:52
12 El Bozo, Part II (Chick Corea) 02:03
13 El Bozo, Part III (Chick Corea) 05:03
14 Spanish Fantasy, Part I (Chick Corea) 06:06
15 Spanish Fantasy, Part II (Chick Corea) 05:14
16 Spanish Fantasy, Part III (Chick Corea) 03:06
17 Spanish Fantasy, Part IV (Chick Corea) 05:16
Musicians
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Fender Rhodes | Chick Corea |
| Organ | Chick Corea |
| Piano | Chick Corea |
| Synthesizer | Chick Corea |
| Cello | David Speltz |
| Trombone | Ron Moss |
| Trumpet | John Thomas |
| Trumpet | John Rosenberg |
| Trumpet | Stuart Blumberg |
| Violin | Barry Socher |
| Violin | Connie Kupka |
| Percussion | Don Alias |
| Vocals | Gayle Moran |
Other Musicians
2 The Gardens
| Acoustic Bass | Stanley Clarke |
6 The Hilltop
| Acoustic Bass | Stanley Clarke |
9 Armando’s Rhumba
| Acoustic Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Violin | Jean-Luc Ponty |
14 Spanish Fantasy, Part I
| Acoustic Bass | Stanley Clarke |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chick Corea
Arranged By – Chick Corea
Engineer – Bernie Kirsh
Engineer (Assistant) – David Holmes, Larry Quinn, Neal Pecman
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Art Direction – Mike Doud, Peter Corriston
Calligraphy – Hal Fiedler
Photography – Kenneth McGowan
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At Kendun Recorders
Mixed At Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Polydor Incorporated
Copyright Polydor Incorporated
Handclaps – Narada Michael Walden (Track 9)