Chick Corea and The Vigil
Sunday, May 4, 2014
WWOZ Jazz Tent, Fair Grounds
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana

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01 - Intro
02 - Tempus Fugit
03 - Portals To Forever
04 - Planet Chia
05 - Galaxy 32 Star 4
06 - Spain
07 - chatter


Lineup:
-Charles Altura � acoustic guitar, electric guitar
-Chick Corea � keyboards, synthesizers
-Carlitos Del Puerto � bass
-Tim Garland � bass clarinet, flute, soprano sax, tenor sax
-Marcus Gilmore � drums
-Luisito Quintero - percussion

Chick Corea unleashed genius piano and a dancing band at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2014

Chick Corea lived up to his legend at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2014, bringing a bold young band - and 50 years
of keyboard savvy - to the Jazz Tent on Sunday (May 4). The performance honored Corea's past - post-bop,
free jazz, fusion, flamenco and a lyric Latin strain - and wrapped it all with an in-the-moment energy
that was anything but nostalgic.

From the opening notes, Corea signaled his joyful mood with a sun-drenched account of Bud Powell's
"Tempus Fugit" - a bop labyrinth that can take on a demonic aspect in other hands. Corea's version felt
more like a Latin dance party, spurred by a rhythm section that included a Venezuelan
percussionist (Luisito Quintero), a Cuban bassist (Carlitos Del Puerto) and a New York
drummer (Marcus Gilmore) who met his colleagues head on.

Corea's distinctive sound was evident, both on concert grand and a variety of electric instruments. He conjured
vocal lines with a touch that's a match for anything the classical world can muster, and put a signature on
them with his tangy harmonic choices and bold rhythmic ideas.

Corea steered his band from the keyboard - occasionally leaping to his feet, cowbell in hand, to dance among
his colleagues, sharpening the rhythmic edge with every well-placed stroke.

Corea's percussionists executed their own graceful dance on Sunday. Playing as one, Gilmore and Quintero shared
a coloristic approach to the drums - and some very big ears -- interacting as melodic equals within the sextet.

Guitarist Charles Altura and saxophonist Tim Garland added their own grace notes on Sunday, often with quiet
contributions that underscored the compositional armature in extended jams.

Altura was especially compelling when he took up a flamenco guitar in "Planet Chia," a Corea composition
dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucia. Driven by thrumming ostinatos from bassist Del Puerto, both Altura
and Corea soared to emotional heights.

Del Puerto never let up during the hour-long set, proving himself a worthy successor to the many great
bassists -- Stanley Clarke, Miroslav Vitous, Avishai Cohen - who have passed through Corea's bands over the years.

The young Cuban virtuoso vaulted through the music and kept the band leaping, too, sustaining the wildest flights
with a swaying pulse that pushed and pulled at the broader musical fabric. When Del Puerto soloed, he blazed in
the spotlight, building flamboyant narratives in which warm, cascades of 32nd notes met thunderous overtones from
the deepest register of his instrument.

Memo to Jazz Fest planners: please book this band for 2015, and put them on the biggest stage you can spare.

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