Results for "Chick Corea"

Musician

Chick Corea

Born: June 12, 1941

Chick Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was one of the most influential pianists, composers and bandleaders in the history of jazz. Over a career spanning more than six decades, he continually reinvented himself, moving effortlessly among acoustic jazz, avant-garde improvisation, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, chamber music and classical composition. A 27-time Grammy Award winner, Corea left behind a body of work that has become part of the modern jazz canon, with compositions such as "Spain," "La Fiesta," "500 Miles High," "Windows," "Armando's Rhumba," and "Crystal Silence" now regarded as contemporary standards.

Album

Reference: Bitches Brew Live 1969 In Europe

By Miles Davis

Label: AlAy
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD1: Directions; Bitches Brew; It’s About That Time; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Sanctuary; Bitches Brew; Paraphernalia; Nefertiti. CD2: Masqualero; This; Directions; Bitches Brew; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Sanctuary; It’s About Time; Masqualero.

Album

Sometime Ago

By Chick Corea

Label: Moosicus Gmbh
Released: 2026
Track listing: Disc 1: Interlude: Noon Song; Noon Song; Interlude: Song for Sally; Song for Sally; Interlude: Jonathan Livingston Seagull; Jonathan Livingston Seagull; Interlude: Masqualero; Masqualero; Interlude: Children's Song No. 1; Children's Song No. 1. Disc 2: Interlude: What game shall we play today?; What game shall we play today?; Interlude: Crystal silence; Crystal silence; Interlude: Sometime ago; Sometime ago; Interlude: La fiesta; La fiesta.

Video

Quartet 1

Featuring the music of Chick Corea
Duration: 13:47
December 6, 2026

Chick Corea’s music was so stylistically varied, technically mind-blowing and musically gorgeous, that the pianist/composer's name is etched in granite at the pantheon of jazz masters. One proof point is Corea’s opus, Three Quartets, (Warner Bros. Records, 1981). Here, he ambitiously sets out to combine the dynamism and liberating improvisation of post-bop with the structure and intimacy of classical string quartets. Inviting Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez and Steve Gadd to record and perform the work live essentially guaranteed it achieve “must listen” status. On “Quartet 1” (music begins at 0:33), observe how closely the quartet listen and respond to each other. Compare this to a version with Brecker-contemporary Bob Berg on saxophone, opening his solo with plenty of space and crescendoing more demonstrably (search on YouTube for "chick with bob berg quartet 1").

Article: Album Review

Dave Bass: Trio Nuevo, Vol 3

by Pierre Giroux
October 2, 2026

The most enjoyable part of a listenable piano trio is the sense that no one is trying to prove anything. The music unfolds because the three musicians trust each other enough to leave room for surprise. A pianist has to know when to take charge and when to get out of the way, when a bass ...

Article: Play This!

A Dave Holland Primer

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 1, 2026

Here is an audio-companion to Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland. The playlist contains songs by, or featuring, Dave Holland, selected by those who contributed to that article. It's actually a quite interesting thing to see who selected what (click on the above link and under each individual contribution the selected song is listed).

Article: Interview

A Language of His Own: Bill Frisell on Dave Holland

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 1, 2026

As part of our Celebration of Dave Holland, we invited Bill Frisell to share a few thoughts about a musician who has been an important part of his musical world for decades. Bill had rather a lot to say, and it seemed a shame to stop at a few thoughts. So, rather than squeezing ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Stephan Crump, Amalie Dahl & Wadada Leo Smith

by Maurice Hogue
September 28, 2026

After considering whether or not he was now an empty-nesters--his two boys were not at home--bassist Stephan Crump started investigating the nesting practice of birds and eventually that began to inform his composing. His new striking album, Passerine, is the result. Master trumpet player Wadada Leo Smith's inspiration for his new Constellations And Hemispheres was the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 27, 2026

Stevie Wonder's cult classic may not be a jazz album, but its jazz connections run deep--from Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, George Benson, Glenn Ferris, and Bobbi Humphrey involved in its recording to Alice Coltrane, Chick Corea, Quincy Jones, David Sanborn, and Lenny White among the influences acknowledged in the liner notes. No wonder its songs have ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Highlighting Brand X, Usein Bekirov, Kick The Cat, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, Chick Corea

by Len Davis
September 27, 2026

A highlight on today's show is Brand X with music recorded in1977 North American Tour and and taken from reel to reel tapes from Robin Lumley archive, restored by Percy Jones. New music from Usein Bekirov and Italian bassist Federico Malaman, along with a long-awaited new track from Kick The Cat and Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard ...