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Remembering Chick
by Patrick Burnette
The jazz world lost Chick Corea this February and we bastards miss him like everyone else. Well, maybe not like fans of electric-era Return to Forever, but we certainly miss him. In this episode, we focus on some of Chick's acoustic music, looking at some early works that show both his melodic and avant-garde sides, and his tribute to a predecessor with a considerably less sunny personality than Chick himself. Pop matters delves into strange tributaries as Mike works his ...
Continue ReadingA Musical Tribute To Chick Corea: Part 3
by Len Davis
We continue with part 3 of our musical tribute to Chick Corea with music recorded between 1986 and 2018. The Chick Corea Electric Band featuring guitarist Scott Henderson and the Electric band featuring guitarist Mike Miller and drummer Gary Novak and we finish with Steve Gadd and Chick Corea from their album Chinese Butterfly. Playlist Chick Corea Electric Band “Rumble" from Chick Corea Electric Band (GRP) 00:00 Chick Corea Electric Band “King Cockroach" from Chick Corea Electric Band ...
Continue ReadingReturned to Forever: The Chick Corea's Songbook, Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
We continue our journey through the Chick Corea Songbook (part 1). For decades he was one of the contemporary ambassadors of American jazz, inspiring fans and other musicians all over the world. In this part of the programme, we'll feature renditions of his work by musicians from abroad and from the USA, and from across musical genres including hip-hop acts that mined the Chick Corea catalogue. PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...
Continue ReadingA musical tribute to Chick Corea: Part 2
by Len Davis
Continuing our musical tribute to the late Chick Corea, we will hear music from his recordings between 1975 and 1982, featuring No Mystery, My Spanish Heart, The Romantic Warrior and much more. Playlist Return To Forever “No Mystery" from No Mystery (Polydor) 00:00 Chick Corea “Night Streets" from My Spanish Heart (Polydor) 08:01 Return To Forever “The Romantic Warrior" from Romantic Warrior (Columbia) 15:46 Chick Corea “Fickle Funk" from Secret Agent (Polydor) 23:43 Chick Corea “Cappuccino" from Friends ...
Continue ReadingReturned to Forever: The Chick Corea's Songbook, Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
We celebrate the legacy of the late Chick Corea with his countless recordings as a leader or sideman, a body of compositions that have already expanded the jazz canon and will continue to do so in the coming years. In this first part of the programme we'll focus in particular on his “Spanish Heart" and his “Children's Songs" cycle.PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Iiro Rantala, Michael Wollny, Leszek Mozdzer “Armando's Rumba ...
Continue ReadingA Musical Tribute To Chick Corea: Part 1
by Len Davis
We pay a musical tribute to Chick Corea one of the most influential musicians for the last 50 years. We will hear his music from 1968 through to 1974. Playlist Chick Corea “Matrix" from Now He Sings Now He Sobs (Solid State) 00:00 Chick Corea “Games" from ARC (ECM) 09:25 Chick Corea “Return To Forever" from Return To Forever (ECM) 18:47 Return To Forever “Captain Marvel" from Light As A Feather (Polydor) 28:05 Chick Corea-Gary Burton “Crystal Silence" ...
Continue ReadingChick Corea: The Passing Of A Giant
by Doug Hall
The passing of a giant in all categories of jazz. Chick Corea, NEA Jazz Master, 22-time Grammy Award winner, keyboard virtuoso as pianist, composer and arranger has earned, by contribution and breadth of musicianship, all the accolades, awards and recognition. If ever the title applied: a legendary figure in jazz. Beyond Corea's range of solo compositions and collaborations are the breadth of cutting-edge bands he formed over six decades. A highlights list includes the seminal jazz-rock fusion group Return to ...
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