''Crystal Silence'' is an album by vibraphonist

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...

and pianist

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

. It was recorded in November 1972 and produced by Manfred Eicher for

ECM Records ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

. Their collaboration continued in 1979 with the albums ''

Duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

'' and ''

In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 ''In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979'' is a live double album by pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded at the Limmathaus in Zürich and released on ECM Records, ECM the following year—the duo's third release for the label, ...

'', also on ECM Records. Nearly 30 years later they followed up this album with ''

The New Crystal Silence ''The New Crystal Silence'' is a 2008 live jazz album by pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton. It was released in a two-disc set. The first disc was recorded on May 10 and 12, 2007, at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. The second di ...

'' in 2008, this time on

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have ...

Track listing

#"Señor Mouse" (Chick Corea) - 6:20 #"Arise, Her Eyes" (

Steve Swallow Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar. ...

) - 5:08 #"I'm Your Pal" (Steve Swallow) - 4:02 #"Desert Air" (Chick Corea) - 6:26 #"Crystal Silence" (Chick Corea) - 9:05 #"Falling Grace" (Steve Swallow) - 2:42 #"Feelings And Things" ( Mike Gibbs) - 4:46 #"Children's Song" (Chick Corea) - 2:11 #"What Game Shall We Play Today" (Chick Corea) - 3:46

Personnel

– piano *

– vibraphone

Chart performance

References

1973 albums Chick Corea albums Gary Burton albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher {{1970s-jazz-album-stub