(1941-06-12)June 12, 1941 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
February 9, 2021(2021-02-09) (aged 79) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
jazz fusion
post-bop
avant-garde jazz
Latin jazz
classical
progressive rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
composer
bandleader
Instrument(s)
Piano
keyboards
vibraphone
drums
Years active
1962–2021[1]
Labels
ECM
Polydor
Stretch
Warner Bros.
Formerly of
Circle
Return to Forever
Chick Corea Elektric Band
Chick Corea's Akoustic Band
Five Peace Band
Website
chickcorea.com
Musical artist
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist.[2][3] His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" and "Windows" are widely considered jazz standards.[4] As a member of Miles Davis's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever.[3] Along with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, Corea is considered to have been one of the foremost pianists of the post-John Coltrane era.[5]
Corea continued to collaborate frequently while exploring different musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. As of May 2024, he has won 27 Grammy Awards and was nominated 72 times for the award.[6]
^Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
^Siemaszko, Corky (February 12, 2021). "Jazz Keyboard Virtuoso Chick Corea Dead from Cancer Age 79". NBC.
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions...
ChickCorea (1941–2021) was an American jazz pianist and composer born on June 12, 1941, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Corea started learning piano at age...
that was founded by pianist ChickCorea in 1972. The band has had many members, with the only consistent bandmate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke...
ChickCorea Elektric Band was a jazz fusion band, led by keyboardist and pianist ChickCorea and founded in 1986 in New York City. The band was nominated...
The ChickCorea Songbook is the twenty-second studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer on September 29, 2009. The album features The Manhattan...
Akoustic Band is the first album by the ChickCorea Akoustic Band, featuring ChickCorea with John Patitucci and Dave Weckl. The group was nominated and...
jazz band Return to Forever led by keyboardist ChickCorea (credited on the album cover as "ChickCorea and Return to Forever"). It features saxophonist/flautist...
Colorado to record. It was the first album to remove the "featuring ChickCorea" credit from beside the band name on the album cover. Despite the music...
fusion band Return to Forever, and the second featuring the quartet of ChickCorea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White...
following year Burton began a forty-year collaboration with pianist ChickCorea, recognized for popularizing the format of jazz duet performance. Their...
1986) 42nd Street (Harry Warren and Al Dubin, 1932) 500 Miles High (ChickCorea, 1972) 502 Blues (Jimmy Rowles, 1958) 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk...
musicians from many genres including Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, ChickCorea, Chuck Mangione, Eric Clapton and Michel Petrucciani. Gadd grew up in...
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Spanish Heart is a studio album by ChickCorea, recorded and released in 1976. Prominent guest musicians include Corea’s Return to Forever bandmate Stanley...
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