Piano Improvisations Vol. 1

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 is a studio album (and first solo piano album) by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1971 and released on ECM later that year. The session also produced Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972), released the following year.

Piano Improvisations Vol. 1
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	1971 (1971)
Recorded	April 21–22, 1971 (1971-04-21 – 1971-04-22)
Studio	Ame Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:43
Label	ECM ECM 1014 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
A.R.C. (1971) Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) Sundance (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic described Piano Improvisations Vols. 1 & 2 as an accessible transition between Circle and Return to Forever, as Corea moved away from the avant-garde to communicate with a wider audience.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chick Corea, except as noted.

Side I

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Noon Song"		4:00
2.	"Song for Sally"		3:45
3.	"Ballad for Anna"		2:25
4.	"Song of the Wind"		3:10
5.	"Sometime Ago"	Chick Corea Neville Potter	8:20
Total length:			21:40

Side II: Where Are You Now? – A Suite of Eight Pictures

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Picture 1"	4:53
2.	"Picture 2"	2:03
3.	"Picture 3"	2:30
4.	"Picture 4"	2:40
5.	"Picture 5"	0:32
6.	"Picture 6"	3:55
7.	"Picture 7"	1:55
8.	"Picture 8"	1:35
Total length:		20:03 41:43

Personnel

• Chick Corea – piano

Production

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan-Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• B & B Wojirsch – cover design
• Valerie Wilmer – photography