Guy Berger Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Michael Cuscuna's liner notes to Now He Sings, Now He Sobs say Check out, for instance, the second section of "Steps-What Was" which would take on new life in crystalized form five years later as "Spain". I've heard this similarity mentioned elsewhere as well. But... I'm only a casual Corea fan, and a non-musician to boot, so I'm only familiar with the version of "Spain" off Light as a Feather -- a version which doesn't especially sound like the second section of "Steps-What Was". On the other hand, the section in question does sound quite a bit like "La Fiesta" off Return to Forever (though "La Fiesta" is much brighter, and has that chirpy second theme). Both tunes have very similar vamps, and they seem to use similar scales as a basis for improv. On the other hand, "Spain" has a totally different kind of groove and the melody doesn't sound that similar to either of the other two. So am I missing something, or did Cuscuna get "La Fiesta" and "Spain" mixed up? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 You are right. Cuscuna is wrong. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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