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Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by usr1106 »

defen wrote: post #34
josh2600 wrote: post #30

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Chick asked me to sit in a chair a couple feet away from his piano. He stared at me with the a look that seemed to say "whatever you've got, I'll work with it." If I had to imagine how I looked back at him in that moment it would've been the simulacrum of wanderlust and kummerspeck (German for grief bacon). It felt like I was being channeled by a ghost and the chords matched my facade like icing on a cake. Chick play…

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

>> kummerspeck (German for grief bacon)

> Raises more questions than it answers

True. As a native speaker I know the word, but the sentence makes little sense to me.

One could gain Kummerspeck (over weeks, months or years), but one could not be looking like Kummerspeck or sitting there like Kummerspeck. Unless in English the word has been loaned and the meaning shifted over time as it sometimes happens with loan words.

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Post by hanche »

lb1lf wrote: post #21
mindfulplay wrote: post #16

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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)

-For something same, same but decidedly different, you could do worse than checking out Keith Jarrett. I usually recommend his Köln Concert as a starting point - a recording of a 1975 concert which even though I've probably listened to it a thousand times over the years still sounds fresh and brings a smile to my face every time I put it on. Among the contemporaries, I have a soft spot for Iiro Rantala. Oh, and Bugge…

The Köln and Vienna concerts are my all-time favourite Keith Jarrett recordings. Perhaps that is part nostalgia: They were the first I ever heard of him.

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Post by mncharity »

dharma1 wrote: post #61

RIP Chick. Will be listening to this today https://youtu.be/0Epv4Zk6stQ Chick was running the online Chick Corea Academy recently, and now it makes sense why he was so keen on sharing his gift and wisdom while it was still possible. His music touched many people, and being on the front page of HN is testament to that. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=282682193144858

youtu.be/0Epv4Zk6stQ Crystal Silence: "This video is only available to Music Premium members".

Re: Chick Corea has died

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Post by hanche »

Crazyontap wrote: post #15

I've never heard of him even though he seems like such a legend. So I tried searching on Youtube and found a few tracks: Spain, Armado's Rhumba, You're everything, and Besama mama. Liked the last one a lot. I've never listen to jazz music before, but I'm starting today.

> Armando’s Rhumba

He turned that into Armando’s Tango once. It’s on his “Rendezvous in New York” album. Such great irreverent fun!

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Post by hanche »

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)

Chick Corea cooperated with a great many people. My personal favourite is the album “Crystal Silence” with Gary Burton, recorded in 1972 I believe.

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Post by martyvis »

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 discovered Chick only a couple of years ago, through a segue from Miles Davis and then the band Return to Forever (you must listen to Romantic Warrior). My wife who is more of a classic pianist, and didn't like to many of my jazz explorations, recently had embarked on trying her hand at jazz harmonies. I ended up finding that we both quite liked listening to Erroll Garner and Bill Evans.

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Post by conradfr »

Splatter wrote: post #49
mindfulplay wrote: post #16

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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 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 u…

It's fun because as a drummer not that much into jazz or fusion I got introduced to Chick Corea through Dave Weckl (which yes is the best drummer alive and maybe of all time) :)

Consequently, I'm currently watching this one because my first reflex this morning was to type "Dave Weckl Chick Corea" on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XZu8DBLSs

And speaking of Dave Weckl I can't resist posting this one with the late Didier Lockwood https://youtu.be/K-R9u-1R1FI

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Post by baxtr »

usr1106 wrote: post #69
tralarpa wrote: post #66

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Hey, there is somebody wrong in the Internet!!!11 It's a relatively common word. I still remember that I first saw it as a kid in a Garfield comic strip ("Lieber Kummerspeck als gar nichts zu Essen"). focus.de: "Die Wahrheit über Kummerspeck - Wie die Seele uns dick macht" spiegel.de: "Essen gegen Stress und Frust: Was tun gegen Kummerspeck" bildderfrau.de: "Warum Kummerspeck so gefährlich ist" ...

I would not call it a common word. But every native speaker who reads more than Facebook status updates should have met it. Being an obvious compound of 2 words really everybody knows it does not require any real learning effort, the first time you see it you understand it intuitively.

A discussion about the passing of a great Jazz musician turns into a discussion about a German word about fat.

#onlyonHN

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Post by MrGilbert »

Xylakant wrote: post #46
donquichotte wrote: post #40

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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.

Northern germany also knows it. Maybe it has something to do with age. It's usage has declined over the years, I think. Maybe because it belittles the underlying issue, as it sounds rather "cute" to a native speaker. Just an educated guess, though.
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