Chick Corea-No Mystery

[Joe Garage]

I just bought this album after I accidentally found it at Amazon.
This is funkiest stuff I've heard in my life!!! How come nobody ever mentions this band or album?

[DaveBeny]

Haven't heard 'No Mystery' but I know that it's only just become available on CD.

I'm looking forward to his new album with his 'Touchstone' band.

www.chickcorea.com

[Blackbird]

Originally Posted by Joe Garage

I just bought this album after I accidentally found it at Amazon.
This is funkiest stuff I've heard in my life!!! How come nobody ever mentions this band or album?

Have you tried searching for "Return to Forever"?

That's a nice lineup, with Al Di Meola (his first with the group, IIRC), but it's not as organic as Light as a Feather.

[Joe Garage]

You must check out this album!
Amazing guitar,bass,drum, and organ playing!!

I’m eager to check out more of Stanley Clark's and Al Dimeola solo work!

[Blackbird]

Originally Posted by Joe Garage

You must check out this album!
Amazing guitar,bass,drum, and organ playing!!

I must check out more Stanley ClarkE's and Al dimeola solo work also! A totally new world for me to discover!

No wonder you're so excited. Check Light as a Feather and Romantic Warrior too.

Originally Posted by David Benyahia

Haven't heard 'No Mystery' but I know that it's only just become available on CD.

In the UK, maybe. I've had my copy for some years now.

[DaveBeny]

Joe,

You might then want to check out Return to Forever's 'Romantic Warrior', 'Hymn of the 7th Galaxy', 'Where Have I Known You Before' and from the earlier, more acoustic line up, 'Light as a Feather'.

[Joe Garage]

Nice to see others that like this kind of music!
I definetly will check out Check Light as a Feather and Romantic Warrior! I bought some other interesting cd's today as well like;

JP's Punk Jazz Anthology,
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Lost Trident Sessions,
Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on.

P.S: Mahavishnue sure have a lot of wierd time signatures in there songs.

[The Owl]

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Have you tried searching for "Return to Forever"?

That's a nice lineup, with Al Di Meola (his first with the group, IIRC), but it's not as organic as Light as a Feather.

Actually, it was DiMeola's second album with RTF, the first was "Where Have I Known You Before" which is incredible!

Anyway, about "No Mystery", it seemed to be divided in 2 parts, the fun, funky side ("Dayride", Jungle Waterfall", "Flight Of The Newborn", "Sophisitfunk" and "Excerpt from 1st Movement of Heavy Metal") just tore the roof off the joint (Stanley was really ripping by this point!

The second more "Serious Half" was very enjoyable, "No Mystery" and "Celebration Suite" were my favorite pieces from this half.

Definitely a good disc, though I like "Where Have I Known You Before" just a tad more (for the writing). Al DiMeola sounded good on the RTF stuff but I have to admit I absolutely cannot stand his solo albums at all (just way too coldly technical and showoff wanky for me). I actually liked Bill Connors playing on "Hymm of The 7th Galaxy" waaayyyy better (just had more soul and emotion in there) but that's another rant.

The first two RTF discs (RTF and Light As A Feather) were a whole different trip altogether, more light airy Brazilian jazz.

[DaveBeny]

Originally Posted by Joe Garage

Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Lost Trident Sessions...

P.S: Mahavishnue sure have a lot of wierd time signatures in there songs.

Get yourself 'Birds of Fire'. I think it was their best album. There is a new reissue of 'Birds of Fire' due out soon which will come with a bonus live concert disc (previously unreleased).

Here's a short video of the Mahavishnu Orchestra:
http://www.spikesbigadventure.com/mp...onwardRace.wmv

[fulcrum]

DiMeola was I think 20 when he recorded No Mystery with RTF.

The title track is one of my all-time favorite compositions-- so evocative, and the instrumentation is just right. All across the board, too... Day Ride is still my go-to piece when I want to test out a Rhodes patch. Sorceror is one of Lenny White's better compositions. But really there's not a duff piece of music on it, even the improvised piece with Corea and Clarke.

I went to New Orleans Jazz Fest a couple of years ago knowing Chick was going to be there with Gary Burton on vibes, and hoping they would include No Mystery in their set.

They did. They tore it up and brought the house down. I think I embarrassed my wife with my cheering.

[cgworkman]

I've had my 'No Mystery' CD for probably 10 years.

Anything with this lineup is gold.

Here's a short video of the Mahavishnu Orchestra:
http://www.spikesbigadventure.com/m...oonwardRace.wmv

that was awesome!

[Joe Garage]

Originally Posted by David Benyahia

Get yourself 'Birds of Fire'. I think it was their best album. There is a new reissue of 'Birds of Fire' due out soon which will come with a bonus live concert disc (previously unreleased).

Here's a short video of the Mahavishnu Orchestra:
http://www.spikesbigadventure.com/mp...onwardRace.wmv

I already got the Birds of Fire album. My brother made me tape copy of it in late 80s when I was about 12. I fell in love with it right away! Great to hear that there is a reissue coming out with a bonus live disc! I must get hold of that as well.

For some reason I couldn’t open that link.
I will give it a new try when I get home from work.

Thanks!

[jerry]

Discovering all the above albums is a beautiful thing

[Joe Garage]

Originally Posted by jerry

Discovering all the above albums is a beautiful thing

It sure was, and all of them on the same day!

[DaveBeny]

I meant to recommend 'The Inner Mounting Flame' rather than 'Birds of Fire'! Oops! It's 'The Inner Mounting Flame' that's coming out as a deluxe edition.

For fusion fans in the UK:
that Mahavishnu video clip is taken from a 30min programme from BBC television (1972) which is being repeated on BBCFour at 1.20am tonight.

[relayer66]

I got into RTF back in the mid-80's, Stan is one of my favorite bass players of all time. I got "No Mystery" on CD in '89, I think, it's been available continuously ever since on Polydor. I wish they would remaster it and give it the same treatment that "Romantic Warrior" (probably their best) got from Columbia. I think "No Mystery" and "Where Have I Known You Before" make a great pair, as they are probably the two RTF albums that are most alike. I particularly enjoy this period of the band and "No Mystery" is one of the classic fusion albums of all time. The title track is one of those gorgeous acoustic pieces that they did so well ("The Romantic Warrior" is another, or anything off their first two albums which were their pre-electric ones). This is what good bass playing is all about. Stan goes from funky electric to bowed double bass without a hitch.

[jmarcus2]

Ahhh, another convert to real fusion!

Highly recommend RTF's 'Where Have I Known You Before' and Mahavishnu O's 'Inner Mounting Fame'

Let me toss some harder to find Jan Hammer/Jerry Goodman's 'Like Children' for more keyboard oriented fusion/funk.

[Alan Vorse]

Originally Posted by The Owl

Al DiMeola sounded good on the RTF stuff but I have to admit I absolutely cannot stand his solo albums at all (just way too coldly technical and showoff wanky for me). I actually liked Bill Connors playing on "Hymm of The 7th Galaxy" waaayyyy better (just had more soul and emotion in there) but that's another rant.

+1, I liked Bill Connors more also. So underrated!

[Alan Vorse]

I'd also like to throw in as a contender:
Billy Cobham-Spectrum

[jerry]

Originally Posted by harmolodic

I'd also like to throw in as a contender:
Billy Bobham-Spectrum

Great choice! Talk about soul & emotion, Tommy Bolin's guitar playing on that album is off the hook!