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Hyde Park Jazz Fest on Chicago’s South Side to Present 20th Edition
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
The 11-track album features four compositions by Corea, six by Fleck and a cover of the standard "Brazil."
While The Enchantment marks the duo's first full-length release, their partnership dates to 1994, when Fleck invited Corea to play on the Flecktones' Tales From The Acoustic Planet and Live Art. The two collaborated again with Corea’s 2001 Rendezvous In New York DVD as well as a tour as a duo.
Tracklisting:
Señorita (5:20) - written by Corea
Spectacle (4:40) - written by Fleck
Joban Dna Nopia (6:28) - written by Corea
Mountain (3:53) - written by Fleck
Children's Song #6 (4:02) - written by Corea
A Strange Romance (4:46) - written by Fleck
Menagerie (5:53) - written by Fleck
Waltse For Abby (3:02) - written by Fleck
Brazil (5:58) - written by Ary Barroso & Sidney Russell
The Enchantment (5:39) - written by Corea
Sunset Road (4:36) - written by Fleck
For more information, visit: www.concordrecords.com
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