A.R.C. (album)
A.R.C. is a collaborative album credited to the trio of pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul, recorded and released in 1971 by the ECM label. The same trio featured on Corea's previous album The Song of Singing, as did an earlier version of “Nefertiti” by Wayne Shorter. The album title stands for "affinity, reality, communication," a term from Scientology, with which Corea had recently become involved. This is the first project in Holland’s long association with ECM. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This LP features pianist Chick Corea, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul during the brief period that, along with Anthony Braxton, they were members of the fine avant-garde quartet Circle. The music heard on this set is not quite as free as Circle's but often very explorative... a very viable set of adventurous jazz, recorded just a few months before Corea changed direction". Track listing All compositions by Chick Corea except as indicated "Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter) – 9:40 "Ballad for Tillie" (Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, David Holland) – 5:28 "A.R.C." – 5:41 "Vedana" (Holland) – 7:32 "Thanatos" – 4:33 "Games" – 7:39 Recorded in Tonstudio