Author: Chick Corea
Title: Children's Songs
Category: Jazz, Classical
Style: Contemporary
Year: 1984
Notes: Digital recording, July 1983, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.

Review by Stephen Eddins:
Chick Corea began writing his Children's Songs in 1971 and recorded the complete set of 20 in 1984. There's nothing inherent in the piano miniatures to indicate that they are especially for children. They aren't written for children to perform, because while they are musically straightforward, they are technically and interpretively far from easy. Most of them last between one and two minutes. The set is nicely varied in mood and style; some pieces are recognizably jazz-inspired and some are reminiscent of the more accessible movements of the Ligeti etudes. All of them, whether playful or wistful, have a gentle, generous tone that should appeal to people of all ages, not only children. While they communicate with an uncomplicated directness, they are structurally and harmonically sophisticated, and in no way water down the inventiveness for which Corea is known. The composer plays them with fluidity and grace. The album also includes Corea's Addendum, a whimsical and graceful trio for violin, cello, and piano that Ida Kavafian, Fred Sherry, and the composer play with lightness and charm. ECM's sound is characteristically stellar, absolutely clean, and present. Rating: 4.9
Format: APE MMF MPC AIFF XM FLAC DTS FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1385 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1845 mb

Tracklist

No. 1	1:47
No. 2	0:53
No. 3	1:23
No. 4	2:14
No. 5	1:07
No. 6	2:38
No. 7	1:38
No. 8	1:39
No. 9	1:11
No. 10	1:29
No. 11	0:38
No. 12	2:33
No. 13	1:21
No. 14	1:58
No. 15	1:08
No. 16 + 17	1:55
No. 18	1:47
No. 19	2:26
No. 20	1:20

Versions Find Your Version

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ECM 1267, 815 680-1	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1267, 815 680-1	Germany	1984
ECM 1267	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(CD, Album)	ECM Records	ECM 1267	US	1984
815 680-2	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(CD, Album)	ECM Records	815 680-2	Germany	1984
ECM 1267, 815 680-2	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(CD, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1267, 815 680-2	Germany	1984
ECM 1267	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(LP)	ECM Records	ECM 1267	US	1984
ECM 25005	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records	ECM 25005	US	1984
25MJ3370	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records	25MJ3370	Japan	1984
ECM 1267, 177 6217	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(CD, Album, RE)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1267, 177 6217	US	2008
ECM 1267, 177 6217	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(CD, Album, RE, Car)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1267, 177 6217	Germany	2008
ECM 1267, ECM 25005-4 E	Chick Corea	Children's Songs ‎(Cass, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1267, ECM 25005-4 E	US	Unknown

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