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Secret Agent (Chick Corea album)

Secret Agent is a studio album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1978. It is a musically diverse release that features Corea’s long-standing collaborators Joe Farrell on reeds and woodwinds, percussionist Airto, and vocalist Gayle Moran (Corea’s wife). Al Jarreau sings “Hot News Blues”, and a four piece brass section and string quartet also appear.

This album is one of three that Corea released in 1978, along with The Mad Hatter and Friends in what was called an "almost impossibly active year". 1978 also featured the release of live albums ' and RTF Live: The Complete Concert (4LP Box Set) with Return to Forever.

Reception

DownBeat gave the album 4 stars. Douglas Clark wrote in his review, "Despite its flaws, this album cooks, and good solos abound. Corea and Farrell each have a few; Vizzutti has a nice flugelhorn spot on Funk and Bunny Brunel punches out a good chorus on Park, as does Airto on timbales.Corea is in control, but his band is with him all the way".

Track listing

All pieces are composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted.

Side one

  1. "Golden Dawn" – 3:39
  2. "Slinky" – 5:42
  3. "Mirage" – 2:11
  4. "Drifting" – 4:09
  5. "Glebe St. Blues" – 6:58

Side two

  1. "Fickle Funk" – 5:05
  2. "Bagatelle, No. 4" <small>(Béla Bartók)</small> – 3:34
  3. "Hot News Blues" – 6:18
  4. "Central Park" – 5:22

Personnel

Charts

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