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Chick Corea shared his inner creative soul on Plays On Chick Coreaâs 2-CD package, Plays (Concord), he needed no rhythm section, no blaring horns to make his points. His 10 fingers cascading wildly over the 88 keys of his piano creates new vistas of meaning to 300 years of compositional gems by varied composers. Corea explained the joy of making Plays to Goldmine. Author: By Mike Greenblatt [Chick Corea passed away on February 9 at the age of 78. This interview feature originally ran in Goldmine s October 2020 print edition] Chick Corea. Photo by Toshi Sakurai courtesy of Chick Corea Productions, In celebrating the legacy ....
Remembering Chick Corea: From Spain to Sorceress, 12 essential performances from the virtuoso Corea helped enrich the lexicon of jazz, merging its harmonic language with the heaviness (and amplification) of rock and funk. Chick Corea in1976. Polydor Records/Wikimedia Commons Chick Corea, the pioneering keyboardist and bandleader who died last Tuesday at 79, will be forever regarded as a crucial architect of jazz-rock fusion. It’s a fitting one-line tribute. Whether on his own, leading the collective Return to Forever or accompanying giants like Miles Davis (on landmark albums including “In a Silent Way” and “Bitches Brew”), Corea helped enrich the lexicon of jazz, merging its harmonic language with the heaviness (and amplification) of rock and funk. But no description, even one this broad, can encompass a vision so limitless. ....
Chick Corea “What making music for people does, I’ve observed, is it stimulates what’s natural in all of us. It’s native sense, in every person. You don’t have to be a professional anything all you need to do is be a living human being, and open to the play of imagination.” –Chick Corea, Jazz Times (2020) With a career spanning more than five decades and 23 Grammy Awards, pianist/keyboardist Chick Corea first garnered international attention with Miles Davis, ever after exploring a vast range of music from Latin, fusion and modern post bop with acclaimed bands Return to Forever, Circle, Akoustic Band, Elektric Band, Origin, Circle, Touchstone, Five Peace, Vigil and Trilogy, and forming lasting acclaimed partnerships with Gary Burton and Bela Fleck. Corea passed away on February 9 at age 79. ....