Chick Corea
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Chick Corea Biography
Chick Corea has been one of the most significant jazzmen since the
'60s. Not content at any time to rest on his laurels, Corea has been
involved in quite a few important musical projects, and his musical
curiosity has never dimmed. A masterful pianist who, along with Herbie
Hancock and Keith Jarrett, was one of the top stylists to emerge after
Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, Corea is also one of the few electric
keyboardists to be quite individual and recognizable on synthesizers.
In addition, he has composed several jazz standards, including Spain,
La Fiesta, and Windows.
Corea began playing piano when he was four and, early on, Horace Silver
and Bud Powell were influences. He picked up important experience
playing with the bands of Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo (1962-1963),
Blue Mitchell (1964-1966), Herbie Mann, and Stan Getz. He made his
recording debut as a leader with 1966's Tones for Joan's Bones, and his
1968 trio set (with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes) Now He Sings, Now
He Sobs is considered a classic. After a short stint with Sarah
Vaughan, Corea joined Miles Davis as Herbie Hancock's gradual
replacement, staying with Davis during a very important transitional
period (1968-1970). He was persuaded by the trumpeter to start playing
electric piano, and was on such significant albums as Filles de
Kilimanjaro, In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, and Miles Davis at the
Fillmore. When he left Davis, Corea at first chose to play avant-garde
acoustic jazz in Circle, a quartet with Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland,
and Barry Altschul. But at the end of 1971, he changed directions again.
Leaving Circle, Corea played briefly with Stan Getz and then formed
Return to Forever, which started out as a melodic Brazilian group with
Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell, Airto, and Flora Purim. Within a year,
Corea (with Clarke, Bill Connors, and Lenny White) had changed Return
to Forever into a pacesetting and high-powered fusion band; Al DiMeola
took Connors' place in 1974. While the music was rock-oriented, it
still retained the improvisations of jazz, and Corea remained quite
recognizable, even under the barrage of electronics. When RTF broke up
in the late '70s, Corea retained the name for some big band dates with
Clarke. During the next few years, he generally emphasized his acoustic
playing and appeared in a wide variety of contexts; including separate
duet tours with Gary Burton and Herbie Hancock, a quartet with Michael
Brecker, trios with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes, tributes to
Thelonious Monk, and even some classical music.
In 1985, Chick Corea formed a new fusion group, the Elektric Band,
which eventually featured bassist John Patitucci, guitarist Frank
Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, and drummer Dave Weckl. To
balance out his music, a few years later he formed his Akoustic Trio
with Patitucci and Weckl. When Patitucci went out on his own in the
early '90s, the personnel changed, but Corea continued leading
stimulating groups (including a quartet with Patitucci and Bob Berg).
During 1996-1997, Corea toured with an all-star quintet (including
Kenny Garrett and Wallace Roney) that played modern versions of Bud
Powell and Thelonious Monk compositions. He remains an important force
in modern jazz, and every phase of his development has been
well-documented on records.
Corea started out the 21st century by releasing a pair of solo piano
records, Solo Piano: Originals and Solo Piano: Standards, in 2000,
followed by Past, Present & Futures in 2001. Rendezvous in New York
appeared in 2003, followed by To the Stars in 2004. The Ultimate
Adventure was released in 2006. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide