Chick Corea
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Chick Corea was an American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer who lived from 1941 to 2021 and became one of the most influential musicians in modern jazz. He is remembered for pioneering fusion music that blended jazz with rock and other styles, and for his virtuosic keyboard playing and innovative compositions that shaped the direction of jazz for decades.
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- 1941-06-12
- Died
- 2021-02-09
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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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chick
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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and "Windows" are considered jazz standards.
As a member of the Miles Davis band in the late 1960s, Corea participated in the birth of jazz fusion. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever. Along with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, Corea is considered one of the foremost pianists of the post-John Coltrane era.
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