The Ultimate Adventure

The Ultimate Adventure
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	February 7, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Jazz, World fusion, Jazz fusion
Length	73:01
Label	Stretch
Producer	Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology
To the Stars (2004) The Ultimate Adventure (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(not rated)[2]

The Ultimate Adventure is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released in 2006.

Like his 2004 album To the Stars, The Ultimate Adventure is a musical tribute to the work of science fiction author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.^[3] The album draws heavily upon the rhythmic and melodic traditions of African, Spanish, and Arabian music.^[4]

The Ultimate Adventure peaked number 7 in the Billboard Top Jazz albums^[5] and also won two Grammy awards in 2007 for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group) and Best Instrumental Arrangement.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 1" – 1:38
2. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 2" - 4:02
3. "Three Ghouls, Pt. 3" - 3:11
4. "City of Brass" - 6:38
5. "Queen Tedmur" - 5:15
6. "El Stephen, Pt. 1" - 6:39
7. "El Stephen, Pt. 2" - 1:47
8. "King & Queen" - 6:06
9. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 1" - 1:39
10. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 2" - 2:20
11. "Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 3" - 1:54
12. "North Africa" - 6:24
13. "Flight from Karoof, Pt. 1" - 6:11
14. "Flight from Karoof, Pt. 2" - 1:36
15. "Planes of Existence, Pt. 1" - 5:25
16. "Arabian Nights, Pt. 1" - 4:30
17. "Arabian Nights, Pt. 2" - 2:38
18. "Gods & Devils" - 2:15
19. "Planes of Existence, Pt. 2" - 2:50

Personnel

• Chick Corea – Piano, Rhodes piano, acoustic and electronic percussion, synthesizers
• Steve Gadd – Drums, palmas (on "Three Ghouls", "El Stephen", "Flight From Karoof")
• Airto Moreira – Vocals, percussion (on "Three Ghouls", "Moseb The Executioner", "North Africa")
• Carles Benavent – Electric bass, palmas
• Hubert Laws – Flute (on "Three Ghouls", "Queen Tedmur")
• Hossam Ramzy – Percussion (on "City Of Brass", "Flight From Karoof")
• Jorge Pardo – Flute, saxophone, palmas (all tracks except "Three Ghouls", "Queen Tedmur", "Moseb The Executioner", "Arabian Nights")
• Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums (on "Queen Tedmur", "Moseb The Executioner", "North Africa", "Arabian Nights")
• Tim Garland – Bass Clarinet (on "Queen Tedmur"), tenor saxophone (on "Moseb The Executioner")
• Rubem Dantas (Spanish) – Percussion, palmas (on "King & Queen", "Moseb The Executioner", "North Africa", "Planes Of Existence", "Arabian Nights", "Gods & Devils")
• Tom Brechtlein – Drums, palmas (on "King & Queen", "Planes Of Existence")
• Frank Gambale – Acoustic guitar (on "Arabian Nights")
• Bernie Kirsh – Recording engineer
• Al Schmitt – Mixing engineer
• Buck Snow – Mixing engineer
• Doug Sax – Mastering engineer

Chart performance

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