Herbie Hancock on Chick Corea: 'He Always Wanted to Share Whatever He Had' Herbie Hancock on Chick Corea: 'He Always Wanted to Share Whatever He Had' "There was never one hint of competition; it was all inspiration," Hancock says, looking back on more than 50 years' worth of collaboration with his friend and fellow pianist after Corea's death Hank Shteamer, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In a different field, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea could have been rivals. Born just a year apart, the pianists both hit the New York jazz scene in the early Sixties, and by the end of the decade, they’d grown into two of the genre’s brightest young talents — and two of the musicians best equipped to lead the way into the plugged-in fusion era. But even after Corea replaced Hancock in Miles Davis’ live band in 1968, the pair developed a close working relationship — and equally strong friendship — that would endure for the next 50-plus years, until Corea’s death from cancer last week.