Chick Corea (born Armando Anthony Corea in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA, on … Read Full Bio ↴Chick Corea (born Armando Anthony Corea in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA, on June 12, 1941, died February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist/electric keyboardist and composer. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta" and "Windows", are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion. In the 1970s he formed the fusion band Return to Forever. Along with Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Keith Jarrett, Corea has been described as one of the major jazz piano voices to emerge in the post-John Coltrane era. He continued to pursue other collaborations and to explore musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Of southern Italian and Spanish descent, Corea began studying piano at age four. At eight he took up drums. Over his career, he became one of the most prolific and acclaimed jazz artists from the second half of the 20th century, with contributions to most forms of modern music, including straight-ahead jazz, electric fusion, avant-garde and orchestral music. In 2010 he entered the DownBeat Magazine Hall of Fame and was named Artist of the Year.
As a member of Miles Davis's band in the 1960s, and later as founder of Return to Forever, he participated in the birth of the electric fusion movement. In the 1980s he helped expand jazz with the Chick Corea Elektric Band and the Chick Corea Akoustic Band.
In 2008, the third version of Return to Forever (Corea, keyboards; Stanley Clarke, bass; Lenny White, drums; Al Di Meola, guitar) reunited for a worldwide tour.
A new group, the Five Peace Band, began a world tour in October 2008.
Chick Corea's 75th birthday, Corea and John McLaughlin, Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City, 10 December 2016
A new group, the Five Peace Band, began a world tour in October 2008. Corea had worked with McLaughlin in Davis's late 1960s bands, including the group that recorded Davis's album Bitches Brew. Joining Corea and McLaughlin were saxophonist Kenny Garrett and bassist Christian McBride. Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta played with the band in Europe and on select North American dates; Brian Blade played all dates in Asia and Australia, and most dates in North America. The variety of Corea's music was celebrated in a 2011 retrospective with Corea playing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; a New York Times reviewer had high praise for the occasion: "Mr. Corea was masterly with the other musicians, absorbing the rhythm and feeding the soloists. It sounded like a band, and Mr. Corea had no need to dominate; his authority was clear without raising volume."[20]
A new band for 2013, Chick Corea & The Vigil, featured Corea with bassist Hadrien Feraud, Marcus Gilmore on drums (carrying on from his grandfather, Roy Haynes), saxes, flute, and bass clarinet from Tim Garland, and guitarist Charles Altura.
Corea celebrated his 75th birthday in 2016 by playing with more than 20 different groups during a six-week stand at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village,
Of southern Italian and Spanish descent, Corea began studying piano at age four. At eight he took up drums. Over his career, he became one of the most prolific and acclaimed jazz artists from the second half of the 20th century, with contributions to most forms of modern music, including straight-ahead jazz, electric fusion, avant-garde and orchestral music. In 2010 he entered the DownBeat Magazine Hall of Fame and was named Artist of the Year.
As a member of Miles Davis's band in the 1960s, and later as founder of Return to Forever, he participated in the birth of the electric fusion movement. In the 1980s he helped expand jazz with the Chick Corea Elektric Band and the Chick Corea Akoustic Band.
In 2008, the third version of Return to Forever (Corea, keyboards; Stanley Clarke, bass; Lenny White, drums; Al Di Meola, guitar) reunited for a worldwide tour.
A new group, the Five Peace Band, began a world tour in October 2008.
Chick Corea's 75th birthday, Corea and John McLaughlin, Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City, 10 December 2016
A new group, the Five Peace Band, began a world tour in October 2008. Corea had worked with McLaughlin in Davis's late 1960s bands, including the group that recorded Davis's album Bitches Brew. Joining Corea and McLaughlin were saxophonist Kenny Garrett and bassist Christian McBride. Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta played with the band in Europe and on select North American dates; Brian Blade played all dates in Asia and Australia, and most dates in North America. The variety of Corea's music was celebrated in a 2011 retrospective with Corea playing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; a New York Times reviewer had high praise for the occasion: "Mr. Corea was masterly with the other musicians, absorbing the rhythm and feeding the soloists. It sounded like a band, and Mr. Corea had no need to dominate; his authority was clear without raising volume."[20]
A new band for 2013, Chick Corea & The Vigil, featured Corea with bassist Hadrien Feraud, Marcus Gilmore on drums (carrying on from his grandfather, Roy Haynes), saxes, flute, and bass clarinet from Tim Garland, and guitarist Charles Altura.
Corea celebrated his 75th birthday in 2016 by playing with more than 20 different groups during a six-week stand at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village,
Captain Marvel
Chick Corea Lyrics
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Return to Forever Instrumental…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Chick Corea:
"Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
But Beautiful Love is funny or it's sad, Or it's quiet or…
Can Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
Can't We Be Friends Took each word she said as gospel truth the way…
Don't Mean A Thing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
Fiesta Sometime ago I had a dream It was happy, it was…
Fool on the Hill Day after day Alone on a hill The man with the foolish…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
I Hear A Rhapsody I hear music Mighty fine music The murmur of the morning bre…
I Want To Be Happy I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy…
Illusion Aiyyo this rap game ain't what it seems Artists get…
Introduction Slipping down railings And balconies With a sleepy ease I …
Is How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
Light As A Feather Clear days feel so good and free So light as a…
Love Castle lalalala…
My One And Only Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
So in Love Strange dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear T…
Someday My Prince Will Come Somewhere waiting for me There is someone I'm longing to see…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Sometime Ago/La Fiesta Sometime ago I had a dream It was happy, it was…
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because yo…
Spain I can remember the rain in December The leaves of brown…
Sweet & Lovely Sweet and lovely Sweeter than the roses in May Sweet and lov…
The One Step And you wonder what you're doing And you really want to…
This Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better,…
Up Up and ... Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
Wind Danse ahhhh…
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Ryland Cook
This will always be one of my all time favorite jazz albums
Andrew
My favorite by Chick, he will be dearly missed
Ace Vaptsarov
One of the craziest tunes I've ever heard! So cool!
daniel moreira
just heard of the bad news and come to listen to my favorite one of his, may God rest his soul.
Life of a Tacocat
This is one of those albums I never tire of. Some of the grooves Airto plays through this album .. he's just so relaxed o.o
Tabe8 8
That bass. You know Mr Clarke was having a lot of fun with this one.
Ianthe22
This is my all time favourite Chick Corea piece. Don't see him play it much anymore.
jazzlad1970
AMAZING!!! heard this track ages ago,brillant performance from the fusion five!
Iggy Lurye
this tune never gets old...
Greg Sachs
This is the best song ever written and performed.