Piano Improvisations Vol. 2

Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 is a studio album (and second solo piano album) by jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over two days in April 1971 and released on ECM in March 1972. It was recorded at the same session as Piano Improvisations Vol. 1, released the previous year.

Piano Improvisations Vol. 2
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	March 1972[1]
Recorded	April 21–22, 1971 (1971-04-21 – 1971-04-22)
Studio	Ame Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:14
Label	ECM 1020 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Chick Corea chronology
Sundance (1972) Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972) Return to Forever (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Background

The two Piano Improvisations albums serve as a sort of bridge between Corea's largely free work in Circle and his more melodic Return to Forever music.^[5]

Track listing

Original release

All tracks composed by Chick Corea except as noted
A. Side one

1. "After Noon Song" – 2:49
2. "Song for Lee Lee" – 2:41
3. "Song for Thad" – 2:00
4. "Trinkle, Tinkle" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:01
5. "Masqualero" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:32

B. Side two

1. "Preparation 1" – 2:37
2. "Preparation 2" – 0:52
3. "Departure from Planet Earth" – 7:36
4. "A New Place"
   1. "Arrival" – 0:36
   2. "Scenery" – 5:49
   3. "Imps Walk" – 1:36
   4. "Rest" – 5:05

Personnel

• Chick Corea – piano

Production

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• B. & B. Wojirsch – cover design

Liner notes

On the back cover of the album Corea writes: "This music was created out of the desire to communicate and share the dream of a better life with people everywhere," a theme continued from A.R.C. (Affinity, Reality, Communication), also released the year previously—an expression his deepening interest in Scientology.

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard Jazz Albums	33[6]