The Ultimate Adventure

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Album: The Ultimate Adventure
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Three Ghouls, Pt. 1
2)	Three Ghouls, Pt. 2
3)	Three Ghouls, Pt. 3
4)	City of Brass
5)	Queen Tedmur
6)	Stephen, Pt. 1, El
7)	Stephen, Pt. 2, El
8)	King & Queen
9)	Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 1
10)	Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 2
11)	Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 3
12)	North Africa
13)	Flight from Karoof, Pt. 1
14)	Flight from Karoof, Pt. 2
15)	Planes of Existence, Pt. 1
16)	Arabian Nights, Pt. 1
17)	Arabian Nights, Pt. 2
18)	Gods & Devils
19)	Planes of Existence, Pt. 2

Album: The Ultimate Adventure
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Three Ghouls, Pt. 1
2)	Three Ghouls, Pt. 2
3)	Three Ghouls, Pt. 3
4)	City of Brass
5)	Queen Tedmur
6)	Stephen, Pt. 1, El
7)	Stephen, Pt. 2, El
8)	King & Queen
9)	Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 1
10)	Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 2
11)	Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 3
12)	North Africa
13)	Flight from Karoof, Pt. 1
14)	Flight from Karoof, Pt. 2
15)	Planes of Existence, Pt. 1
16)	Arabian Nights, Pt. 1
17)	Arabian Nights, Pt. 2
18)	Gods & Devils
19)	Planes of Existence, Pt. 2

Tracks

1. Three Ghouls (Part 1)

2. Three Ghouls (Part 2)

3. Three Ghouls (Part 3)

4. City Of Brass

5. Queen Tedmur

6. El Stephen (Part 1)

7. El Stephen (Part 2)

8. King And Queen

9. Moseb The Executioner (Part 1)

10. Moseb The Executioner (Part 2)

11. Moseb The Executioner (Part 3)

12. North Africa

13. Flight From Karoof (Part 1)

14. Flight From Karoof (Part 2)

15. Plane Of Existence (Part 1)

16. Arabian Nights (Part 1)

17. Arabian Nights (Part 2)

18. Gods And Devils

19. Plane Of Existence (Part 2)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Chick Corea (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, percussion, electronic percussion, palmas); Chick Corea (keyboards); Frank Gambale (guitar, acoustic guitar); Paco de Luc¡a (flamenco guitar); Tim Garland (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Carles Benavent (bass guitar, palmas); Rubem Dantas (pandeiro, tambourine, percussion, palmas); Ruben Dantes (percussion); Airto Moreira (vocals, shaker, percussion); Jorge Pardo (flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, palmas); Hubert Laws (flute); Steve Gadd (drums, palmas); Tom Brechtlein, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Hossam Ramzy (percussion).
Additional personnel: Frank Gambale, Steve Kujala, Tim Garland.
Audio Mixers: Buck Snow; Al Schmitt.
Recording information: Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA (2005).
A lengthy tone poem based on the L. Ron Hubbard story THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE, Chick Corea's album of the same name is an evocative excursion into jazz fusion. With the help of old friends and cohorts (Airto Moreira, Steve Gadd) and the members of his new band, Touchstone, Corea has created a sound narrative that is as enticing and image-filled as its literary inspiration.
Hubert Laws's sinuous flute and the use of palmas and auxiliary percussion give ULTIMATE ADVENTURE an exotic, Middle Eastern sound, with wisp-like phrases of melody floating above a simmering bed of rhythm. Corea's keys playing is as adventurous as ever, veering between classically-infused flourishes, hard rhythmic comping, and deliciously abstract melodies.

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (p.93) - "Corea, on banks of keyboard instruments, threads clever, ornate melodies through the drum choir."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[R]eplete with superb, vital music of panoramic range, astonishing clarity and exotic mood."