air date: June 11, 1978
Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock
Recorded at:
Masonic Auditorium
San Francisco, CA
February 2, 1978
01 Bill Minkin - Intro
02 Commercial - 3M Scotch Recording Tape (Ray Charles)
03 Commercial - Lee
04 Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock - Someday My Prince Will Come
05 Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock - Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
06 Commercial - Break
07 Commercial - 3M Scotch Recording Tape (Ray Charles)
08 Bill Minkin - Promo - Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock
09 Bill Minkin - Promo - Al Di Meola
This is a partial show; the Al Di Meola concert segment is not included.
The two jazz pianists played 23 cities across America, with several dates being professionally recorded.
Both record labels issued a live album, Columbia issued Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea – An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea In Concert 1978, while Polydor released CoreaHancock. Tracks on both LPs are attributed to the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, and the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI, so some of the King Biscuit tracks may be officially released.
We should cross-reference this against the official releases, but I have not had the time to do so yet.
MOSHPIT.com has two tracks attributed to the Masonic on "Mar 8, 1978."
I see NO EVIDENCE they played the Masonic on that date. There are print ads for a concert on Thursday, February 2nd, 1978. They were originally scheduled for a single 7:30 show, but a second 10:30 show was added.
Thomas Albright, the critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, wrote a harsh review, calling their solos "flawless gossamers of relentlessly pretty and occasionally witty effects - were close kin to the meandering improvisations of the cocktail lounge."
In contrast, the Chronicle's general pop cultural critic-at-large John L. Wasserman found the 40 minutes he watched (before he wandered over to the Fairmont to catch Peggy Lee ...and knowing Wasserman's reputation, several cocktails were almost certainly involved...). Wasserman found Corea and Hancock "no less than sensational" and "an experience I'll not soon forget."
Reactions to Mr. Albright's review were strong enough that he wrote a follow-up defense of his criticism a week later.
I've included all of this critical commentary for Our Beloved Audience to peruse and ponder as they listen to the music.










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