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A musical tribute to Chick Corea: Part 2

by Len Davis
February 28, 2021

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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Returned to Forever: The Chick Corea's Songbook, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 23, 2021

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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Musical Tribute To Chick Corea: Part 1

by Len Davis
February 21, 2021

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" ...

Big Band in the Sky

Chick Corea: The Passing Of A Giant

by Doug Hall
February 15, 2021

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 ...

SoCal Jazz

Chick Corea: In The Present Tense

by Jim Worsley
February 12, 2021

This article was originally published at All About Jazz on November 12, 2020. RIP, Chick. What can you say about music icon Chick Corea that hasn't already been said? His past, his career has been honored, dissected, and revered. As it should be. A composer and pianist of unparalleled skills and accomplishments, Corea's place in music history continues to plateau. In conversation with Corea, we centered mostly on what hasn't been said. We talked extensively about his new ...

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Building a Jazz Library

Chick Corea

by Mark Sabbatini
February 12, 2021

In memory of NEA Jazz Master Chick Corea: 1941-2021. This article was first published at All About Jazz in 2004. Pianist Chick Corea is one of the major pioneers of fusion, with his influence since the 1960s also extending to post-bop, Latin, free-form and avant-garde jazz. He is a rarity in his proficiency and distinctiveness on both piano and synthesizers, and is one of the first players to fully exploit the potential of electronic instruments. Players ...

Interview

My Conversation with Chick Corea

by AAJ Staff
February 12, 2021

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in August 1999. It would be silly for me to even attempt to pontificate on the ramifications Chick Corea has had on this music. But it should be universal that his impact has been substantial at worst. So I will let him give you the download and you decide for yourself. Here he is, unedited, and always, in his own words. All About Jazz ...