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Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by wiredfool »

sqnguyen wrote: post #35
mindfulplay wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had previously no idea who he was. Having listened to his music, I now understand how good he is/was and this was a gentle introduction to this genre. Are there good jazz piano/jazz albums to listen to that people might recommend? (By him or others)

You have plenty of great recs at this point so there's no point to regurgitate what has already been said. (Definitely check out the late McCoy Tyner rec.) For those who haven't listened to Musicmagic before, that whole album is criminally underrated. Seriously, the name says it all. Been bumpin' to it all day!

I saw McCoy Tyner in the early 90's at Blues Alley, and sat maybe 4 feet from the piano.

Absolutely amazing experience, seeing his hands fly over the keys.

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by wholinator2 »

rostigerpudel wrote: post #37
defen wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a really powerful story, but also > kummerspeck (German for grief bacon) Raises more questions than it answers

When you start eating because you are sad, then, given enough time in this state, you will gain weight -> bacon from grief

It still didn't make sense to me so I googled it and found, "Kummerspeck is the name for excess fat gained by emotional eating – specifically, the excessive eating people do in times of stress or sorrow."

    So it literally refers to the _fat_ (speck) someone gains by eating while feeling _grief or sorrow_ (kummer). Except that the specific word for fat they use is the word for _animal fat_ and in some instances literally means bacon. What an interesting word.
https://blogs.transparent.com/german/kummerspeck-frustfresse...

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by wokwokwok »

What on earth is going on with this website?

I can’t even read it; every time I zoom in it resized itself to make the text smaller.

Can someone paste the full text or link to a plain text version of the announcement?

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by steerablesafe »

mindfulplay wrote: post #16
linguae wrote: post #12

I am a huge fan of Chick Corea; he is my favorite jazz pianist. I was saddened to hear this news this afternoon. My very first jazz album outside of smooth jazz was “My Spanish Heart,” which was my introduction to jazz fusion. I then discovered Return to Forever and the Elektric Band, and I also learned about Chick Corea’s post-bop work. Chick Corea’s music has been a mainstay in my life for the past 15 years. I love…

I had previously no idea who he was. Having listened to his music, I now understand how good he is/was and this was a gentle introduction to this genre. Are there good jazz piano/jazz albums to listen to that people might recommend? (By him or others)

This was a Hungarian jazz trio lead by the keyboardist (Kaltenecker Trio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl647liv4_M

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by Xylakant »

donquichotte wrote: post #40
defen wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a really powerful story, but also > kummerspeck (German for grief bacon) Raises more questions than it answers

It's certainly not a common word in German. In fact, this is the first time I've ever seen it, and all google search results are either dictionary entries or English articles that can be attributed to the Anglosphere's obsession with German compound words. Source: native speaker, reasonably literate

Might be regional, I certainly know it, I’m from southwest germany.

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by TurboHaskal »

brtkdotse wrote: post #14
SkyMarshal wrote: post #10

Fyi, ScriptSafe is showing that one of the blocked domains on this site is scientology.tv. Apparently Chick was a Scientologist. https://www.scientology.tv/series/staywell-concert/artists/c...

He was, and quite a prominent one as well. While it low-key bugs me, I decided I won’t let it destroy the beauty of his art for me. In general, it’s better not to dig into the personal lives of people you look up to, because chances are we’re attributing all sorts of virtues to them based on their work, while they’re - just like all of us - humans with flaws and dark nooks. John Lennon, for example, beat his first wi…

It doesn't surprise me much. I knew nothing about the guy, but watched the one hour video that is hosted in his website, and it seems as if he couldn't really explain what music is, nor how he produced it, in an intelligible way. As talented as he was, my early impression is that he didn't possess a very rational mind.

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by pachico »

The night I turned 18 I was drinking with Chick Corea. It happened that in 1995 he had a classical music project involving some local orchestra musicians in Modena, Italy, where I was living at the time. One of the musicians was a friend of mine's brother who invited me to the dress rehearsal in a renaissance villa. Concert was good.

After the concert, I got introduced to him and he asked me if I liked it. Shortly after I was drinking with him and others, and I turned 18 right there.

:)

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by Splatter »

mindfulplay wrote: post #16
linguae wrote: post #12

I am a huge fan of Chick Corea; he is my favorite jazz pianist. I was saddened to hear this news this afternoon. My very first jazz album outside of smooth jazz was “My Spanish Heart,” which was my introduction to jazz fusion. I then discovered Return to Forever and the Elektric Band, and I also learned about Chick Corea’s post-bop work. Chick Corea’s music has been a mainstay in my life for the past 15 years. I love…

I had previously no idea who he was. Having listened to his music, I now understand how good he is/was and this was a gentle introduction to this genre. Are there good jazz piano/jazz albums to listen to that people might recommend? (By him or others)

I haven't seen him mentioned in this thread, but I was introduced to the phenomenal drummer Dave Weckl through Chick Corea and his Elektric Band. In my mind, Dave is the best drummer alive today. The mix of technical and musical skills is super impressive. After Dave played with Chick and the Elektric Band he's done several albums and is all over the place sharing his gift with folks from around the world. Look him up, you won't be disappointed.

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by cameldrv »

rostigerpudel wrote: post #37
defen wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a really powerful story, but also > kummerspeck (German for grief bacon) Raises more questions than it answers

When you start eating because you are sad, then, given enough time in this state, you will gain weight -> bacon from grief

Speck is bacon and also (human) fat. Kummerspeck is the fat you get from feeling bad.
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