''The Vigil'' is an album recorded by

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and released sixth of August 2013. In the ''

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'' Jazz albums charts the album peaked at number 4. The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the

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Track listing

Personnel

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s ( Yamaha Motif XF8 & Minimoog Voyager) * Tim Garland –

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, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone * Charles Altura – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Hadrien Feraud – Bass guitar, bass * Marcus Gilmore – Drum kit, drums ;Additional musicians * Pernell Saturnino – Percussion instrument, percussion (tracks 1–3) * Gayle Moran, Gayle Moran Corea – vocals (track 5) * Stanley Clarke – bass (track 6) * Ravi Coltrane – saxophone (track 6) ; Other credits * Marc Bessant – graphic design * Bob Cetti – assistant engineer * C. Taylor Crothers – photography * Bernie Grundman – mastering * Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing * Dan Muse – liner note coordination * Bill Rooney – management * Robert Schoeller – cover art * Buck Snow – mixing

Critical reception

John Kelman of ''All About Jazz'' comments, "''The Vigil'' is certainly Corea's best electric album in decades,..., he's not made a single recording of new material anything like ''The Vigil'' in decades". Thom Jurek from AllMusic wrote, "These seven tunes (five are over ten minutes) reflect some of Corea's richest writing and arranging in years." He praises the band as exciting "as much for its potential as for the multifaceted talent the group members put on display here". John Fordham of the ''The Guardian, Guardian'' wrote, "Pianist Chick Corea, now 71, sounds on scintillating form here (...). The title apparently represents the vigil of jazz's elder statespersons in cherishing their pasts – but this unexpectedly full-on set is all about celebrating and reinventing, not polishing silverware." Steve Greenlee from ''JazzTimes'' stated, "This is, in fact, the most exciting music Corea has released in many years, and it features the most virile new writing that Corea has offered in a quarter-century (or more)." Hernan Campbell from Sputnikmusic summarized his review, "He's like a mad scientist at work in this album, combining the elements that made his previous albums so enthralling (...) and breathes life to a new embodiment of masterful ingenuity." The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the

Chart performance

References

External links

Chick Corea - ''The Vigil'' (2013) album review by Thom Jurek, credits & releases
at AllMusic
Chick Corea - ''The Vigil'' (2013) album releases & credits
at Discogs
Chick Corea - ''The Vigil'' (2013) album to be listened
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