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,
Introduction
Chick Corea Lyrics
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And balconies
With a sleepy ease I never knew
I navigate my way to you
Indigent darkness
Thick as a dream
A liquid party underneath
Knees pressed against the leather couch
I couldn't find my bra
You were so familiar
I think that I lean out too far
I wouldn't have if my heart
And my stomach hadn't fallen
So hard
That's some hat trick
An effortless move
That tearful frantic creature
Seems far away from here
My new orleans nickel ring
Your deep wilson tattoo
Under the bullshit radar
I came to find you
Knees pressed against the leather couch
I couldn't find my bra and
You were so familiar
I think that I leaned out too far
I wouldn't have if my heart
And my stomach hadn't fallen
So hard
Knees pressed against the leather couch
I couldn't find my bra and
You were so familiar
I think that I leaned out too far
I wouldn't have if my heart
And my stomach hadn't fallen
So hard
The lyrics of the song Introduction by Chick Corea/Gary Peacock/Joe Henderson/Roy Haynes describe a. narrative of a woman navigating her way to the person she loves in the middle of the night. The song opens with the woman slipping down railings and balconies with a sleepy ease she has never experienced, and this signifies her sense of familiarity with the place she is going to. The woman describes the darkness as indigent and thick as a dream, but feels excited about the liquid party that is happening underneath, despite being shaky and weak. She then expresses her comfort with the person she loves, reminiscing about the time when she lost her bra while lying on the leather couch. The lyrics express her familiarity with the person she is with, who makes her feel comfortable, and the sensation of falling in love.
The lyrics of the song Introduction depict a sense of comfort, familiarity, and love. The woman expresses her eagerness to be with the person she loves, which she describes through her ease of movements and the sensation of a liquid party. The lyrics reveal the woman's desire to be close and intimate with the person she loves. Additionally, the lyrics suggest that the person she is with accepts and loves her, which provides her with a sense of comfort and familiarity, making her feel at home.
Line by Line Meaning
Slipping down railings
And balconies
With a sleepy ease I never knew
I navigate my way to you
Moving effortlessly and confidently towards you, like a skilled acrobat gliding down a railing or balcony, something I didn't know I was capable of until now.
Indigent darkness
Thick as a dream
A liquid party underneath
Though I'm still shaky and weak
The surroundings are shrouded in darkness so thick it feels like a dream, and there's a lively atmosphere below the surface. Despite my trembling vulnerability, I'm drawn in.
Knees pressed against the leather couch
I couldn't find my bra
You were so familiar
I think that I lean out too far
I wouldn't have if my heart
And my stomach hadn't fallen
So hard
I'm reclined on the leather couch with my knees up, feeling a sense of comfort and familiarity with you. However, I start to feel overwhelmed and exposed, wishing I hadn't let my guard down so fully - but my emotions are too intense to control.
That's some hat trick
An effortless move
That tearful frantic creature
Seems far away from here
What we have is like a magic trick - it seems easy and seamless, yet it's truly remarkable. The emotions that once tormented me are now a distant memory in this moment with you.
My new orleans nickel ring
Your deep wilson tattoo
Under the bullshit radar
I came to find you
We connect on an unspoken level, beyond superficial judgments or expectations. I was drawn to you on a deeper level, ignoring any societal standards or norms that would have kept us apart.
Knees pressed against the leather couch
I couldn't find my bra and
You were so familiar
I think that I leaned out too far
I wouldn't have if my heart
And my stomach hadn't fallen
So hard
My vulnerability is still palpable, and my connection to you feels almost too intense to handle. Yet, even in my uncertainty, being close to you feels like the right choice.
Knees pressed against the leather couch
I couldn't find my bra and
You were so familiar
I think that I leaned out too far
I wouldn't have if my heart
And my stomach hadn't fallen
So hard
Once again, I find myself seized with a strong sense of emotion, feeling vulnerable yet safe with you. My heart is fully invested in this moment, despite the insecurity it brings.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHICK COREA
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@josephalvarez5315
Here after the news of his passing. What a fantastic musician we have lost
@jorgedavid2568
Same here. His music will live forever.
@jeff7775
💯
@SarumanDeWhite
WHAT?!?!
@luigibianchi7707
What a fantastic man we have lost. It does not come into my mind a fantastic musician that is also a fantastic man like him.
@wolfsimon3800
That’s better to says - how lucky we are too had met him and saw and heard his music message and messages in music -
We ain’t lost him.
He’s gone for a brand new place for an amazing new planet, man🚀
@theohouf2190
Dear Chick Corea,
I was a young boy at the age of 15 when I tirst heard this piece on" light as a feather".
This music touched me immediately and so I started to buy many of your records.
My love to Jazz has allready started and the adventure is still going on! At the age of 48 I started playing piano(much to late!!) and now I`m 54 and started playing "Spain" in an easy version.
But I am very abmitious to play it (nearly!) as you do! My teacher says it would be possible, if I work hard. And I will do so!!
Thank you for your music, it has changed my life in a beautiful way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kind regards
Theo
@mlggodzilla1567
Damn, 6 years and at the best you could play an easy version? Guess this song must be some kind of difficulty that i cant even coincive....i wish you will play this piece! Best luck my friend!
@DJmisterpeluca
@@mlggodzilla1567 it's a jazz standard, it's not too difficult if you have the level, it also depends on how disciplined are you when practicing
@patxmcq
Great stuff dude!! Keep going!!!