ccxxxiv. COREA, Chick: Captain Marvel

ccxxxiv. COREA, Chick (1941-2021)

Captain Marvel

Two Versions

1. from Light as a Feather (1973)
CC, Fender Rhodes electric piano
Stanley Clarke, bass
Joe Farrell, flute
Airto Moreira, drums, percussion
Flora Purim, vocals, percussion
(4:52)

2. from Forever (2011)
CC, keyboards
Stanley Clarke, bass
Lenny White, drums
(4:12)

(1) Even during the debut recording of this beautiful samba-rhythm, slippery-changes masterpiece, Chick doesn't play it straight the first time through. He waits for the D.S. to let Farrell play the melody -- pretty much as written.

(2) Almost 40 years later, the core trio takes it on with barely any reference to the details of the original chart.