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Lyric Suite for Sextet

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Lyric Suite for Sextet
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1983[1]
RecordedSeptember 1982
StudioMad Hatter Studios
Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length39:38
LabelECM 1260
ProducerManfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
Again and Again
(1983)
Lyric Suite for Sextet
(1983)
On Two Pianos
(1983)
Gary Burton chronology
Picture This
(1982)
Lyric Suite for Sextet
(1983)
Real Life Hits
(1985)

Lyric Suite for Sextet is an album by piano–vibraphone duo Chick Corea and Gary Burton recorded in September 1982 and released on ECM a year later—the duo's third studio recording, following Crystal Silence (1972) and Duet (1978).[2] The sextet features the pair accompanied by a string quartet comprising violinists Ik-Hwan Bae and Carol Shrive, violist Karen Dreyfus, and cellist Fred Sherry.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Dave Connolly awarded the album 2½ stars, stating: "If you enjoy jazz/classical hybrids, which are by their nature intellectual pursuits, than this music should pique your interest. However, better to think of this as a duet with some string support than a sextet of equal partners."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Chick Corea
  1. "Part 1 - Overture" - 6:25
  2. "Part 2 - Waltz" - 7:11
  3. "Part 3 - Sketch (For Thelonious Monk)" - 2:13
  4. "Part 4 - Roller Coaster" - 1:25
  5. "Part 5 - Brasilia" - 7:57
  6. "Part 6 - Dream" - 10:33
  7. "Part 7 - Finale" - 3:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Lyric Suite for Sextet". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed September 22, 2011
  3. ^ a b Connolley, D. AllMusic Review accessed September 22, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.