The Ultimate Adventure Explained

The Ultimate Adventure is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released in 2006.

Like his 2004 album To the Stars, The Ultimate Adventure is a musical tribute to the work of science fiction author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.^[1] The album draws heavily upon the rhythmic and melodic traditions of African, Spanish, and Arabian music.^[2]

The Ultimate Adventure peaked number 7 in the Billboard Top Jazz albums^[3] and also won two Grammy awards in 2007 for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group) and Best Instrumental Arrangement.^[4]

Track listing

All music composed by Chick Corea

1. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 1" – 1:38
2. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 2" – 4:02
3. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 3" – 3:11
4. "City of Brass" – 6:38
5. "Queen Tedmur" – 5:15
6. "El Stephen, Pt. 1" – 6:39
7. "El Stephen, Pt. 2" – 1:47
8. "King & Queen" – 6:06
9. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 1" – 1:39
10. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 2" – 2:20
11. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 3" – 1:54
12. "North Africa" – 6:24
13. "Flight from Karoof, Pt. 1" – 6:11
14. "Flight from Karoof, Pt. 2" – 1:36
15. "Planes of Existence, Pt. 1" – 5:25
16. "Arabian Nights, Pt. 1" – 4:30
17. "Arabian Nights, Pt. 2" – 2:38
18. "Gods & Devils" – 2:15
19. "Planes of Existence, Pt. 2" – 2:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic and electronic percussion, synthesizers
• Hubert Laws – flute (on "Three Ghouls", "Queen Tedmur")
• Jorge Pardo – flute, saxophone, palmas handclaps ("City of Brass", "El Stephen", "King & Queen", "North Africa", "Flight from Karoof", "Planes of Existence", "Gods & Devils")
• Tim Garland – bass clarinet (on "Queen Tedmur"), tenor saxophone (on "Moseb the Executioner")
• Frank Gambale – acoustic guitar (on "Arabian Nights")
• Carles Benavent – electric bass, palmas handclaps
• Steve Gadd – drums, palmas handclaps (on "Three Ghouls", "El Stephen", "Flight from Karoof")
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (on "Queen Tedmur", "Moseb the Executioner", "North Africa", "Arabian Nights")
• Tom Brechtlein – drums, palmas handclaps (on "King & Queen", "Planes of Existence")
• Airto Moreira – percussion (on "Three Ghouls", "Moseb the Executioner", "North Africa"), vocals
• Hossam Ramzy – percussion (on "City of Brass", "Flight from Karoof")
• Rubem Dantas – percussion, palmas handclaps (on "King & Queen", "Moseb the Executioner", "North Africa", "Planes of Existence", "Arabian Nights", "Gods & Devils")

Production personnel

• Bernie Kirsh – recording engineer
• Al Schmitt – mixing engineer
• Buck Snow – mixing engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering engineer

External links

• Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) album review by Thom Jurek, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

Notes and References

1. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/maryland-gazette/mi_8145/is_20060401/chick-corea-takes-ultimate-adventure/ai_n51387174/ Associated Press, "Chick Corea takes his 'Ultimate Adventure'", April 1, 2006
2. http://www.goldminemag.com/article/10-questions-for-chick-corea-and-review-of-the-ultimate-adventure Goldmine, "10 Questions for Chick Corea and review of The Ultimate Adventure", April 24, 2006
3. Web site: Chick Corea – The Ultimate Adventure (2006) | Awards . AllMusic . October 27, 2013.
4. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/49th_show/list.aspx#10 The Recording Academy, 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List (Categories 48 and 84)