Specially-priced 4-CD set reprising the history-making recordings Chick Corea and Gary Burton made for ECM in the 70s. The duo was a seldom-tested format in jazz when the musicians - at the instigation of producer Manfred Eicher - came together for Crystal Silence, but its luminous music proved a resounding success. Both Duet and the Zurich recordings won Grammy awards, and Corea/Burton have continued to make music together for 35 years! This box shows how the story began. Two live selections I'm Your Pal/Hullo, Bolinas and Love Castle appear on CD for the first time in this collection. The booklet includes liner notes by acclaimed Swiss journalist Peter Ruedi and writer Steve Lake, and many archival photos.
Chick Corea and Gary Burton's piano and vibes duet playing has been one of the most productive and longlasting partnerships in jazz. Early on, in 1973, it produced the emblematic 'Crystal Silence', one of ECM's signature albums.
The paired down setting - the absence of bass, drums or any other instrument - focuses the music on the interplay between these two masters, making good on Pat Metheny's observation that this is 'one of the best bands in the world.'
Brought together in this four CD set are three albums - 'Crystal Silence' (1973), 'Duet'(1979) the live album 'Zurich, October 28, 1979' (1980). The live album, available, if at all, only in truncated form for a number of years, has been restored to its original length, making the collection a definitive reprise of the great duo's recorded work with ECM.
The main composer is Chick Corea, whose Bartok-tinged and often latin-enlivened pieces sparkle. All other tracks, with the exception of "Feelings and Things" (Michael Gibbs), are composed by bassist Steve Swallow, a long time member of the Gary Burton group.
Absorbing jazz of the highest quality, alternately encompassing deep tranquility and uninhibited exuberance.

Track List:

CD1 - Crystal Silence
1. Senor Mouse
2. Arise, Her Eyes
3. I'm Your Pal
4. Desert Air
5. Crystal Silence
6. Falling Grace
7. Feelings And Things
8. Children's Song
9. What Game Shall We Play Today
CD2 - Duet
1. Duet Suite
2. Children's Song: No.15
3. Children's Song: No.2
4. Children's Song: No.5
5. Children's Song: No.6
6. Radio
7. Song To Gayle
8. Never
9. La Fiesta
CD3 - In Concert (1)
1. Senor Mouse
2. Bud Powell
3. Crystal Silence
4. Tweak
CD4 - In Concert (2)
1. I'm Your Pal / Hullo, Bolinas
2. Love Castle
3. Falling Grace
4. Mirror, Mirror
5. Song To Gayle
6. Endless Trouble, Endless Pleasure

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