Livestream Highlights - Chick Practices Crystal Silence

With this clip from a Chick Corea Facebook live stream, Chick plays the titular piece from his 1972 album Crystal Silence, originally recorded with longtime friend and collaborator, vibraphonist Gary Burton.

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[paulwhetstone]

Wow, this is great footage of a master at work on one of his own compositions. I’ll have to go back and listen to the original recording now.

[renatoamaroguitar]

R.I.P. Chick Corea. One of the greatest

[grumble]

I'm not crying, you're crying. RIP, Chick. Thank you for your music!

[mikelieber]

Beautiful beyond words.. First bought the album in 1973. A great tune to meditate with feeling deep inside oneself. Have always loved this tune so much. My very favorite. Thanks Chick Corea.

[carlbowles]

This shaves off life's jagged edges. Seeing chick do this is miracle dictu, latin for too wonderful to tell. life is good.

[Hazon]

I just wonder how someone could dislike this..so well performed

[ronojoysen]

Bonus after wonderful bonus. Thank you forever, Mr Corea!

[joshiatkhm]

This reminds me of seagull's jacket. The tune on the album was really clear like pure crystal.

[indriadrayton]

I like this version most of all!! And I love the original recording!

[pjcerto]

Loved it, Chick.
I think l remember reading somewhere that you wrote this while looking out the window of a plane you were flying in and the expanse inspired you . . .
All in a ten minute span of time . . .

Don't you hate it when that happens? 😏

[endarion]

I understood that song's harmonization much better when watching you take it apart like this, unpacking and parsing the individual progressions.

[endarion]

Some new content here too, in terms of harmonic and timing twists. Didn't think this would work on something that meditative but it's a win.

[indriadrayton]

This was a sleeper song for me in that i never heard it before last year and I've listened to Chick Corea for decades and seen him live at Newport, R.I.

[enricomariadalessandro]

Ora che e' morto anche questo gigante che ha dipinto il mondo di gloria e bellezza stupefacente, colui che ha cliccato non mi piace, può' andarsene all'inferno. Chick, e' stato un profeta vissuto in un pianeta strano.

[brianfergus]

Beautiful as ever! But I’d rather hear it played on the Rhodes : )

[latifa]

played in this style there's a touch of les gymnopédies peeking out here & there...but wait...!!!