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It almost looked as the simply enjoyed being able to play every night with the best people he could find. Zero ego on stage.
A lot of musicians have the playing chops but few do truly interesting and original work as composers. Chick Corea was one of those.
Some of my favorite tracks, off the top of my head: Spain, Captain Marvel, Armando's Rumba, Sicily, Samba L.A., The Slide, Leprechaun's Dream, North Africa, Eternal Child, Tumba Island, Got A Match, Charged Particles.
The last track has some special significance to me since I listened to it repeatedly to pump myself up for a big life decision.
Plus, I have fond memories driving my parents crazy on roadtrips by playing "that crazy music" (= either Chick Corea or video game soundtracks) in the car.
I'm a lifelong fan but I'm really surprised to see the video on his website was made and created by Scientology. What's that about?
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)
Piano: Thelonious Monk - any album, Michel Camilo - Thru My Eyes
Guitar: Pat Metheny - Orchestrion and Unity Band, Bela Fleck - Outbound
Bass: Victor Wooten - Trypnotyx, Marcus Miller
Sax: Michael Brecker - Tales From the Hudson, Grover Washington Jr. - Winelight, Chris Potter - Ultrahang
Trumpet: Roy Hargrove - Earfood and RH Factor, Arturo Sandoval - Live at the Blue Note
I saw Chick most recently at Blues Alley in DC. Amazing show and always accompanied by world class musicians. RIP
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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
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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 love a good piano jazz album because it makes typing on a computer keyboard so much more fun when you’re in a flow state. I highly recommend Bill Evans Trio: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings and Ryo Fukui: Scenery as they are two of my go-to jams, especially the former.
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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)
Disclaimer: My favorite subgenres of jazz are fusion and post-bop. A wonderful, accessible jazz album that I highly recommend for newcomers is saxophonist Michael Brecker's 1987 self-titled album, which was his first album as a band leader (though by this point he had already been a highly prolific session player). There is some great piano playing on this album. I consider Michael Brecker one of the greatest saxopho…
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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.
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Return to Forever, Crystal Silence, Romantic Warrior, My Spanish Heart, Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy. When you're done with those (I figure, five years or so :) ), then you will want to listen to everything else... My personal favorite is probably Crystal Silence, that is such an amazing piece, it never ceases to give you more joy and new bits of discovery, even when you know it note-for-note. As for other good Jazz al…
> Return to Forever, Crystal Silence, Romantic Warrior, My Spanish Heart, Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy. funny these would have been in my top too I'd add the blue note acoustic band session of the early 90s (colaiuta/patittuci)
Flora Purim has such a beautiful voice.