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Chick Corea Chick Corea is one of the most outstanding jazzmen since the '60s, a masterful pianist whose musical curiosity has never dimmed! He is on tour in Europe with his trio!
Line-up Chick Corea - piano Avishai Cohen - bass Jeff Ballard - drums On Stage: 3 Travel Party: 4 Website www.chickcorea.com
Biography 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 made his recording debut as a leader with 1966's Tones for Joan's Bones, and his 1968 trio set. 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. 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. 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. Then Chick reunited with John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal, and Frank Gambale for the first time in 10 years to present both original CCEB repertoire as well as new compositions Chick created for the later version of the band and now rendered by the original fab five genius musicians. He remains a very important force in modern jazz, and every phase of his development has been welldocumented on records. Discography
1986 The Elektric Band - GRP 1987 Light Years - GRP 1988 Eye of the Beholder - GRP 1990 Inside Out - GRP 1991 Beneath the Mask - GRP 1993 Paint the World - GRP 1996 Live from the Country Club - Stretch/MCA 1997 Remembering Bud Powell - Stretch 1997 Native Sense: The New Duets - Stretch 2000 In Concert [live] - Starburst 2000 Live from Blue Note Tokyo - MVP Japan 2000 Corea.Concerto - Sony 2001 Past, Present & Futures - Stretch 2002 Now He Sings, Now He Sobs - Blue Note 2002 Rarum, Vol. 3: Selected Recordings - ECM
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