The Vigil (album)
The Vigil is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released sixth of August 2013. In the "Billboard" Jazz albums charts the album peaked at number 4. The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Critical reception. John Kelman of "All About Jazz" comments, ""The Vigil" is certainly Corea's best electric album in decades..., he's not made a single recording of new material anything like "The Vigil" in decades". Thom Jurek from AllMusic wrote, "These seven tunes (five are over ten minutes) reflect some  of Corea's richest writing and arranging in years." He praises the band as exciting "as much for its potential as for the multifaceted talent the group members put on display here". John Fordham of the "Guardian" wrote, "Pianist Chick Corea, now 71, sounds on scintillating form here (...). The title apparently represents the vigil of jazz's elder statespersons in cherishing their pasts – but this unexpectedly full-on set is all about celebrating and reinventing, not polishing silverware." Steve Greenlee from "JazzTimes" stated, "This is, in fact, the most exciting music Corea has released in many years, and it features  the most virile new writing that Corea has offered in a quarter-century (or more)." Hernan Campbell from Sputnikmusic summarized his review, "He's like a mad scientist at work in this album, combining the elements that made his previous albums so enthralling (...) and breathes life to a new embodiment of masterful ingenuity." The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.