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...eerie sound permeated the Berklee Performance Center last Sunday night as the Chick Corea Elektric Band took the stage. Lilting and ethereal, this complex of waves bounced against the walls and curiously wound its way to the ears of an entranced audience. There was a sense of foreboding and anticipation as the mysterious “space tones” of Chick Corea’s synthesizer began to build...
Suddenly Dave Weckl crashed down into his array of cymbals and the band was alive. The wild and crazy “Checkblast” assaulted the room with a barrage of solos and unison melodies that set eyes and mouths wide open with awe. Chick Corea, Ric Fierabracci, Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal and Frank Gambale, a veritable dream team of jazz, were in full blast as the show took off and To the Stars, the ensemble’s new album, marvelously unfolded before the eager crowd...
...Luck—A Portrait.” With its laid-back Latin feel and colorful melodies, the band easily settled in with the audience while effortlessly building up to the exciting “Johnny’s Landing.” At the outset of this number, Corea percussively tapped metallic synth sounds in offbeat rhythms to Weckl’s elaborate drum beat. The tune developed gracefully with a catchy bass line and calypso guitar accents. Gambale, Marienthal and Weckl played solos showing exquisite touch and truly unfathomable technical prowess...
...disappointment. His virtuosic playing and highly original solos were a pleasure throughout. From “Johnny’s Landing” the band went to “Alan Corday,” considered by many as the album’s signature track. With Corea and Frank playing acoustic instruments, “Corday” was a nice change of pace. Following was the finale, “Long Passage.” With perfectly synced melodies, intricate rhythms, showy solos and transcendent shifts in feel, the song was a real crowd pleaser. The house roared...
...album features an ideal balance of acoustic refinement and spacey experimentation. The “Elektric” in Elektric Band easily supplies the many futuristic sounds cleverly interspersed among Latin grooves, jazzy solos and the classic fusion sound. Clearly excited to be working with the band again, Corea had nothing but praise for his friends: “This is a great ensemble. These guys are just…beyond! They’re all very competent and professional as musicians and each one [is] an artist in his own right. They understand the songs and they understand...