The self titled release by the Chick Corea Elektric Band in 1986 was a slight departure from Corea's work with Return To Forever, keeping that sound, but polishing it even more with the addition of '80s synthesizers and much production. Still, this album is worth it's weight because the compositions are pretty fascinating to listen to just for what they are, blending elements of old school, "real" jazz, with those of fusion which are obviously on an electric plateau entirely.
Corea plays with many talented musicians on this album and each lineup is different (slightly), depending on the song. The band members in the Elektric Band at the time of this recording in '86 (as Corea has had it as a side project and/or full-time band when not touring with Return To Forever), are:
Chick Corea: MIDI Rhodes, Yamaha TX816's, Yamaha KX88, Synclavier, Fairlight, Linn 9000, Yamaha KX5, Mini Moog, Yamaha GS1, Yamaha DX7 & gong
John Pattitucci: basses (upright & electric, including Smith/Jackson 6 string electric, Pollman acoustic, & Fender Jazz basses)
Scott Henderson: guitar
Carlos Rios: guitar
Dave Weckl: Yamaha, Simmons & Linn electric drums, drums
This album is full of electronic instruments, but the sound of it doesn't really reflect that. It's an enjoyable and adventurous recording to listen to as the songs have many cool grooves and do justice to classic jazz ("Got A Match") and electronic music/fusion jazz in the guises of songs like "Side Walk" or "Elektric City" as two examples. Here's the full track listing.
1. City Gate
2. Rumble
3. Side Walk
4. Cool Weasel Boogie
5. Got A Match?
6. Elektric City
7. No Zone
8. King Cockroach
9. India Town
10. All Love
11. Silver Temple
Check out this record if you are a full fledged Chick Corea fan, or even if you are just interested in synthesizer driven music.
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