Chick Corea - My Spanish Heart (Vinyl 2LP)

Chick Corea – My Spanish Heart is a double album by pianist and keyboardist Chick Corea, recorded in October 1976 at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, and released on Polydor in 1976. Corea produced it himself and dedicated it to his Spanish and Latin American roots. Alongside Stanley Clarke, Steve Gadd and Narada Michael Walden, it features Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, singer Gayle Moran, a string quartet and a horn section. It closes with the four-part Spanish Fantasy, which runs for almost 20 minutes. This copy is the 1976 German original pressing (Polydor 2669 034) in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Polydor 2669 034
• Format: 2 x Vinyl LP, Album, gatefold
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1976
• Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Latin Jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Love Castle (Chick Corea)
2. The Gardens (Chick Corea)
3. Day Danse (Chick Corea)
4. My Spanish Heart (Chick Corea)
5. Night Streets (Chick Corea)

Side B

1. The Hilltop (Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke)
2. The Sky – Part 1: Children's Song No. 8 / Part 2: Portrait Of Children's Song No. 8 (Chick Corea)
3. Wind Danse (Chick Corea)

Side C

1. Armando's Rhumba (Chick Corea)
2. Prelude To El Bozo (Chick Corea)
3. El Bozo, Part I (Chick Corea)
4. El Bozo, Part II (Chick Corea)
5. El Bozo, Part III (Chick Corea)

Side D

1. Spanish Fantasy, Part I (Chick Corea)
2. Spanish Fantasy, Part II (Chick Corea)
3. Spanish Fantasy, Part III (Chick Corea)
4. Spanish Fantasy, Part IV (Chick Corea)

Personnel

Chick Corea (piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha organ, synthesizers, percussion, vocals; producer and arranger), Stanley Clarke (double bass, bass guitar), Steve Gadd (drums), Narada Michael Walden (drums, handclaps), Don Alias (percussion), Jean-Luc Ponty (violin on Armando's Rhumba), Gayle Moran (vocals).

Strings (Arriaga Quartet): Barry Socher, Connie Kupka (violin), Carole Mukogawa (viola), David Speltz (cello). Horns: John Thomas, John Rosenburg, Stuart Blumberg (trumpet), Ron Moss (trombone). Engineer: Bernie Kirsh; mastering: Bob Ludwig (Masterdisk).

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1976 German first edition on Polydor, cat. no. 2669 034, as a double LP in a gatefold sleeve.

Is this a Return To Forever album?
No, it is a Chick Corea solo album. His Return To Forever partner Stanley Clarke does play on it, though, and co-wrote The Hilltop with Corea.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Chick Corea records?
Yes, for example Chick Corea – The Leprechaun, Chick Corea – Return To Forever, Chick Corea – Children's Songs. More titles are in our Fusion collection.