If You Can Find It: Tones for Joan's Bones

by Paul Burmeister

Chick Corea, Tones for Joan’s Bones, 1966, Atlantic.
This CD may be difficult to find, but the complete album is available on Amazon Music and Apple Music.

Reasons to highly recommend:
• Strong set list, including “Lithia” and the title tune
• Excellent playing throughout—the leader on piano, Joe Farrell (saxophone, flute), Woody Shaw (trumpet), and a superb foundation from Steve Swallow (acoustic bass) and Joe Chambers (drums)
• Did I mention the excellent players, as soloists and in ensemble? Joe Chambers is a favorite drummer from this period.
• Clear, bright, and spacious recording; I do wish I could hear this on vinyl!

An equally excellent release from about the same time and featuring Corea and Chambers, with Harold Land on saxophone and flute:
Bobby Hutcherson, Total Eclipse, 1967, Blue Note.