Spain (composition) 484051 224354089 2008-07-08T14:05:05Z AndrewHowse 1208138 Disambiguate [[Daybreak]] to [[Daybreak (Béla Fleck album)]] using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] <div style="float:right; border: 1px solid 000000;">{{Listen|filename=Chick Corea Spain.ogg|title=The head from ''Spain''|description=Air Force Guard Band of the Southwest (2007) - 2.96 MB|format=[[Ogg]]}}</div> '''''Spain''''' is an instrumental [[jazz fusion]] composition by [[jazz]] [[pianist]] and [[composer]] [[Chick Corea]]. It is probably Corea's most prominent piece, and some would consider it a modern [[jazz standard]]. ''Spain'' was composed in [[1971]] and appeared in its original (and most well-known) rendition on the album ''[[Light as a Feather]]'', with performances by Corea ([[rhodes piano|Rhodes electric piano]]), [[Airto Moreira]] (drums), [[Flora Purim]] (vocals and percussion), [[Stanley Clarke]] (bass), and [[Joe Farrell]] (flute). It has been recorded in several versions, by Corea himself as well as by other artists. The ''Light as a Feather'' version of ''Spain'' received two [[Grammy]] nominations, for [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Best Instrumental Arrangement]] and for [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group|Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by a Group]]. In [[2001]], Corea was awarded the [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Best Instrumental Arrangement]] Grammy for ''"Spain for Sextet and Orchestra"''. ==The composition== Corea opens the ''Light as a Feather'' version of ''Spain'' with the [[tempo|adagio]] from [[Joaquin Rodrigo]]'s ''[[Concierto de Aranjuez]]''. After the intro, the song switches to a fast, steady [[samba (music)|samba]]-like rhythm, in which the main theme and an improvisation part are repeated. The chord progression used during the improvisation part is based on harmonic progressions in Rodrigo's concerto. It runs as follows: Gmaj7 F#7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 C#7 F#7 Bm B7 In line with jazz philosophy, other interpretations of the song are structured differently and some might only retain the main theme or parts of it. ==Appearances== * ''[[Light as a Feather]]'' ([[1972]]) - Chick Corea and [[Return to Forever]] * ''[[Akoustic Band]]'' ([[1989]]) - Chick Corea w. ''Akoustic Band'' * ''[[Play (Bobby McFerrin album)|Play]]'' ([[1990]]) - Chick Corea w. [[Bobby McFerrin]] * ''[[Return to the Seventh Galaxy: An Anthology]]'' ([[CD 1996]]) - Chick Corea w. Al Dimeola, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White'' * ''[[Solo Piano: Originals]]'' ([[CD 2000]]) - Chick Corea solo * ''[[Corea.Concerto]]'' ([[2001]]) - Chick Corea w. ''Origin'' and the [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] * ''[[Rendezvous in New York]]'' ([[CD 2003, DVD 2005]]) - Chick Corea w. ''Akoustic Band'' (DVD only), and w/ [[Bobby McFerrin]] and [[Bela Fleck]] (DVD only), and w/ [[Gonzalo Rubalcaba]] (CD/DVD) * ''[[Elektric Band: Live at Montreux 2004]]'' ([[2004]]) - Chick Corea w. ''Elektric Band'' * ''[[Akoustic Band 1991]]'' ([[DVD 2005]]) - Chick Corea w. ''Akoustic Band'' Various covers by other artists, including: * [[Live and Improvised]] (1976) - [[Blood Sweat & Tears]] * [[Crossing the Tracks]] (1979) - [[Bela Fleck]] * [[Live With Vic Juris]] (1985) - [[Bireli Lagrene]] * [[Sensacion]] (1987) - [[Tito Puente]] * [[Daybreak (Béla Fleck album)|Daybreak]] (1988) - [[Bela Fleck]] * [[Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival]] (1993) - [[Rosenberg Trio]] * [[DGQ-20]] (1996) - [[David Grisman Quintet]] * [[Tango del Fuego]] (1999) - [[James Galway]] * [[Czechmate]] (1999) - [[Druha Trava]] * [[Spain]] (2000) - [[Michel Camilo & Tomatito]] * [[Q's Blues]] (2000) - [[Joshua Q. Paxton]] * [[La Nuit Des Gitans]] (2001) - [[Raphael Fays]] * [[Cross Current]] (2005) - [[Jake Shimabukuro]] * [[Gently Weeps]] (2006) - [[Jake Shimabukuro]] ==Quotes== * ''If there is any one song that listeners seem to know me best by, I guess that song is "Spain," as I get the most requests for it and hear it mentioned more than any of the others.'' — Liner notes to Corea.Concerto ==References== * [http://www.chickcorea.com/bio.html Official biography] [[Category:Instrumentals]] [[Category:1971 songs]] __NOTOC__ [[he:Spain (יצירה מוזיקלית)]] [[ja:スペイン (楽曲)]]