Chick Corea, Groundbreaking Jazz Pianist, Dead at 79 – Rolling Stone

by lightlyused on 2/11/2021, 9:43 PM with 13 comments
  • by scotuswroteus on 2/12/2021, 6:08 AM

    For folks new to the Chick Corea party or want to join, here's my recommendation:

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/trilogy-2-live/1477683289

    If any of you think jazz isn't accessible, start off with their live jazz version of Gangsta's Paradise entitled "Pastime Paradise."

    Worth noting that Chick Corea plays in this live album with bassist Christian McBride, who in addition to bringing the funk is really good at hosting podcast eps: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928739116/crate-digging-with-...

  • by athms on 2/12/2021, 7:43 AM

    Sorry to see him go.

    Unfortunately, Jazz has fallen out of favor in the United States. America, with a population of over three hundred million, accounts for about 1% of the global Jazz market. Japan is the biggest and has been for the last two decades. Europe is second with France, the UK and Sweden being epicenters of both musicians and listeners.

  • by Rochus on 2/11/2021, 11:13 PM

    An era is over. Good bye Chick, we'll miss you!

  • by 2pEXgD0fZ5cF on 2/11/2021, 10:13 PM

    I'm not the biggest Chick Corea listener, but his piece "Spain" is partly what got me into Jazz back in the day!

  • by jacquesm on 2/12/2021, 12:02 AM

    Chick Corea has Returned to Forever, what a pity.

    Crystal Silence, Spain, so many good memories.

  • by lightlyused on 2/11/2021, 11:22 PM

    I'm glad to have seen him in concert. RIP.