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1968 Vortex First Pressing Purple Label Stereo Release of Bandleader/Composer/Master Pianist Chick Corea Entitled Tones for Joan's Bones, Produced by Herbie Mann, Recording Engineer Is Phil Iehle, Cover Illustration by Dick Luppi, Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff - "A masterful and creatively wide-ranging jazz pianist,  was a celebrated performer whose influential albums found him exploring harmonically adventurous post-bop, electric fusion, Latin traditions, and classical. Initially emerging in the 1960s,  gained early notice for his solo albums, including 1968's , and sideman work with , , and . He joined ' first electric ensemble and appeared on the landmark 1969 album . As a leader, he built upon his experience with , founding his own innovative fusion group  and penning such beloved jazz standards as "Spain," "500 Miles High," "La Fiesta," and "Windows." A prolific artist, and the fourth most-nominated artist in Grammy history with over 60 nominations and 20 wins,  continued to release a steady stream of acclaimed Top Ten jazz-charting albums throughout his career, including 1976's , 1989's , 2014's , and 2019's . In September 2021, , a double-live duo outing with pianist , was released. Born  in 1941 in Chelsea, Massachusetts,  was first introduced to the piano around age four by his father, a Dixieland-style trumpeter. By age eight, he was also playing drums. Immersed in jazz at home, he listened to an array of artists including pianists  and , who were early influences. Another influence was pianist Salvatore Sullo, with whom  studied classical piano and composition. As a teenager, he was a member of the local St. Rose Scarlet Lancers drum and bugle corps, and started playing his own jazz gigs. After high school, he studied briefly at Columbia University and Juilliard, before leaving school to pursue his jazz career. Some of 's most formative experiences came in the early '60s playing with Latin bandleaders  and . He also worked in small jazz groups with , , and . As a leader,  made his recording debut with 1966's . However, it was his 1968 trio release, , with  and  that marked his arrival as one of the most gifted improvisers of his generation. The album eventually earned status as a jazz classic and in 1999 the title-track was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. After a stint with ,  joined ' group, coming on board as 's eventual replacement. He would stay with  from 1968 to 1970, during the trumpeter's important transitional period from acoustic post-bop to electric fusion.  persuaded  to start playing electric piano and included him on such pivotal albums as , , and the landmark . Following his time with ,  founded the avant-garde acoustic jazz quartet , which also included , , and . He also formed a trio with  and , releasing 1971's  on Blue Note. That same year, he made his ECM debut with the same group on . He also released to introspective solo piano sessions for the label, 1971's  and 1972's . By the end of 1971,  had shifted his creative direction again, playing for a short time with  before forming . The group initially started out as a Brazilian-influenced ensemble, featuring bassist , saxophonist , percussionist , and vocalist . They debuted in 1972 with the eponymous , hitting number eight on the Billboard Jazz chart. They returned the following year with . Another Top Ten jazz album, it earned  his first two Grammy nominations, including Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Spain," largely considered his best-known song. Within a year,  had transformed  into an even more cutting-edge fusion ensemble, with , guitarist , and drummer  joining. This version of the group appeared on 1973's  and found  further drawing upon his work with , weaving together more electric instruments.  would see several line-up changes throughout its lifetime, including introducing a then-19-year-old guitarist  on 1974's . When  broke up in the late '70s,  retained the name for some large ensemble dates with . During the next few years, he returned to acoustic playing and appeared in a variety of contexts, including separate duet tours with  and , a quartet with , trios with  and , tributes to , and some classical music. In 1985,  formed another benchmark fusion group who debuted on the eponymous  and featured bassist  and drummer . The same group also recorded as the  for 1989's . When  went out on his own in the early '90s, the personnel changed, but  continued leading stimulating groups, including a quartet with  and . From 1996 to 1997,  toured with an all-star quintet featuring  and  that played modern versions of  and  compositions as heard on . There were also notable sessions with vibraphonist , including 1997's  with . Two years later, he issued his first studio album with his  ensemble, . Corea began the 21st century by releasing a pair of solo piano records,  and , in 2000 followed by  in 2001.  appeared in 2003, followed by  in 2004.  was released in 2006. That same year,  released Super Trio with drummer  and bassist . In the spring of 2007,  released the duet album with banjo master  entitled  on Concord. It was followed by a Japan-only six-disc box set called Five Trios in 2008 that showcased the pianist in a handful of different trio settings. The same year,  and vibraphonist  released their fourth collaboration together, . Also in 2008,  reunited with  for the first time since they'd played together with  in the late '60s. They pulled together a band with saxophonist , drummer , and bassist  for the recording  (with another former  collaborator, , guesting on "In a Silent Way/It's About That Time"). Concord re-released 's four albums issued between 1973 and 1976 (with , , , and ) -- , , , and  -- as a precursor for a reunion tour. This resulted in both a live album, , and a concert DVD. In 2009,  teamed with Japanese piano sensation  for , followed by a live trio album titled  with  and , culled from their "RTF Unplugged" tour. The two-disc set, issued by Concord in 2011, featured guest appearances by , original  guitarist , and violinist . In 2012,  was busy from get-go. He delivered a trio recording on Concord in January, , with sidemen  and  (both members of various  ensembles).  was issued by Deutsche Grammophone in February. In September, another duet recording with , , was released by Concord. In the summer of 2013,  debuted his new electric band with ; its members included bassist , drummer ,  on reeds and winds, and guitarist . The expansive three-disc , recorded live at stops all over the world with bassist  and drummer  appeared in 2014. The pianist then reunited with longtime friend  for the 2015 duet album, , compiled from over seven years of their live performances together. The following year,  celebrated his 75th birthday with a six-week stint of shows at the Blue Note in New York city. Joined by a bevy of guests including , , , , , and others, the performances were released in 2017 as part of  album and documentary. In addition, he joined longtime associate drummer  for , which also featured , , , and . , 's second collection of live recordings with bassist  and drummer , arrived in 2018. For 2019's ,  assembled an updated version of his Latin-infused octet and explored newer songs alongside material off his classic Latin-infused albums like 1976's  and 1982's . Dubbed the , it included Madrid's  on saxophone and flute (he was an original member of flamenco master 's band). Also from the last generation of that group,  recruited guitarist . Trumpeter  and trombonist  rounded out the horn section while the rhythm section comprised Cuban bassist , percussionist , and drummer . Flamenco dancer  and singer  also appeared. The album won  his 23rd Grammy Award and first for Best Latin Jazz Album. The solo piano album  arrived in 2020 and featured interpretations of jazz standards, as well as classical pieces by , , , and others.  was active until his death on February 9, 2021 from cancer at age 79. In September, the posthumous live duo outing , with pianist , was released by Universal Japan." - "Tones for Joan's Bones, Chick Corea's first session as a leader, is a blazing, advanced hard bop set from late 1966, with writing that reveals an affinity with 's seminal hard bop structures from this period. Tenor player  and trumpeter  are ideal for this music. They deliver virtuoso performances that are both visceral and cerebral. , while later focusing exclusively on electric bass, often with a melodic, impressionistic approach, is pure thunder here. In a blindfold test his acoustic bass could be mistaken for '. Drummer  is all relentless, propulsive energy, but subtle too.  is a torrent of harmonic and melodic imagination, couched in unerring rhythm. Anybody with an interest in this vital and exciting period will find this session indispensable." - Sensational Personnel for the Quintet Features Legendary Composer Chick Corea on Piano, the Great Joe Farrell on Tenor Saxophone and Flute, Woody Shaw Jr. on Trumpet, the Amazing Steve Swallow on Bass & the Brilliant Joe Chambers on Drums! - Selections on Side One Are the Chick Corea Penned Litha at 13 Minutes 21 Seconds and the Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin Standard This Is New - Tracks for Side Two Consist of Original Chick Corea Compositions Tones for Joan's Bones & Straight Up and Down at 12 Minutes 22 Seconds - Used Copy, Cover Has a Light Surface Ring, Front Cover Has a Price Tag from a Record Store, Back Cover Is Faded & Splotchy with very Slight Peeling in Bottom Right Corner, Side 1 Has one very Light Mark, Side 2 Very Good++ - Stereo Recording, Promo Hole Punch, Product Code 2004 - California Residents Add 9.24% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -