Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (Ecm Luminessence Series) [Lp] 6/12/1995 BEDLAM's secret weapon is the

BEDLAM's secret weapon is the drumming of new recruit Thomas Pridgen

Jon Oliva (piano

and Willie Nelson in 1982 ("Always on My Mind")

melodic approach (he seems to play both rhythm and lead at once) forced a generation of bassists to reconceptualize their relationship to the instrument

comprise the duo's biggest hits -- including "Bridge Over Troubled Water

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (Ecm Luminessence Series) [Lp] 6/12/1995 BEDLAM's secret weapon is theChick Corea's first unaccompanied album initiated the solo piano idiom at ECM and proved to be extremely influential. Alongside music created in the moment, some powerful melodies are explored here, not least that of "Sometime Ago," soon to be a theme song for the Return To Forever band. "I found it quite easy to select what I felt was the single best disc [of 1971]. Chick Corea's Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is a true masterpiece of music and a very