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1976 studio album by Chick Corea
The Leprechaun
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released1976
Recorded1975
GenreJazz
Length38:04
LabelPolydor
ProducerChick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
Circling In
(1975) 		The Leprechaun
(1976) 		Romantic Warrior
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Leprechaun is a studio album by Chick Corea, released in 1976. It features horn and string sections, and vocals from Corea’s wife Gayle Moran, formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra.

The album was recorded during Corea's time with his jazz fusion group Return to Forever. Though the album is more jazz oriented than anything Return to Forever had produced up to that time, the fusion edge still rings through quite clearly. Corea was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group for the album and the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Leprechaun's Dream, Pt. 1" at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977.

Track listing

All pieces composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted.

Side one

  1. "Imp's Welcome" – 2:56
  2. "Lenore" – 3:26
  3. "Reverie" – 2:01
  4. "Looking at the World" (Lyrics: Neville Potter) – 5:29
  5. "Night Sprite" – 4:33

Side two

  1. "Soft and Gentle" (Gayle Moran) – 5:09
  2. "Pixieland Rag" – 1:11
  3. "Leprechaun's Dream Part 1" – 6:29
  4. "Leprechaun's Dream Part 2" – 6:34

Personnel

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard 200 42
1976 Billboard R&B Albums 32
1976 Billboard Jazz Albums 1

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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