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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. Al Jarreau sings “Hot News Blues”, and a four piece brass section and string quartet also appear.

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==
Track listing
All pieces are composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted. Side one • "Golden Dawn" – 3:39 • "Slinky" – 5:42 • "Mirage" – 2:11 • "Drifting" – 4:09 • "Glebe St. Blues" – 6:58 Side two • "Fickle Funk" – 5:05 • "Bagatelle, No. 4" (Béla Bartók) – 3:34 • "Hot News Blues" – 6:18 • "Central Park" – 5:22 ==Personnel==
Personnel
Chick Coreaacoustic piano (A1, B2); Fender Rhodes electric piano (A2, A3, A5, B1, B3, B4); Hohner clavinet (A5, B4 ); Minimoog, Multimoog & Oberheim Eight Voice synthesizers (A1 to A4, B2 to B4); backing vocals (B4); percussionAllen Vizzuttitrumpet (A1, A2, A4, A5, B4); flugelhorn (B1) • Bob Zottola – trumpet (A1, A2, A4, A5, B4) • Ron Moss – trombone (A5, B4); bass trombone (B4) • Jim Pugh – trombone (A1 to A5, B4); bass trombone (B4) • Joe Farrellflute & alto flute (A2, A4); bass flute (A4); tenor saxophone (A5); soprano saxophone (B1) • Bunny Brunelfretless bass (A1, A2, A4 to B1, B3, B4) • Tom Brechtlein – drums (A1, A2, A4, A5, B3, B4) • Airto Moreirapercussion (A2, A4, B4); Hi-hat (B1) • Charles Veal – violin & viola (A1, A5, B4); backing vocals (B4) • Carol Shive – violin (A1, A5, B4); backing vocals (B4) • Paula Hochhalter – cello (A1, A5, B4); backing vocals (B4) • Gayle Moranlead vocals (A4, A5, B2); backing vocals (B4) • Al Jarreau – lead vocals (B3) ==Charts==
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