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So long, Chick, and thanks for the music.
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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 word…
One could very well be in the emotional state for Kummerspeck in that state of their lives, which is what is implied here.
Basically parent means: "[Corea] saw in me that I have wanderlust, and that I'm depressed and fat from it".
That is, the parent feels like Corea identified and expressed his personal and emotional state at the time, with his playing....
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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…
Seconded. Scientology is pretty good at corrupting people, and has quite a few prominent people in their ranks. John Travolta, Chick Corea, Tom Cruise, Isaac Hayes. Pretty sad in a way.
They dumped her when she complained, and found another church member to fill in. An actual tour manager would have cost more money and would have had a contract to get expenses like that paid.
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".
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ms-PRDnEUGK1o3ncDc...
Check out the 2:55 mark of Like Minds (the song) for a nice piano solo.
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)
A short list of albums I'd suggest as an introduction to Jazz, piano-based or otherwise:
* Time Out (Dave Brubeck)
* Spectrum (Hiromi)
* Mopocalypse (Mopo)
* Why? (Ginger Baker)
* Your Queen is a Reptile (Sons of Kemet)
Time Out is a classic, but most of these are from the 2010s.
[1] https://www.discogs.com/Herbie-Hancock-Chick-Corea-Herbie-Ha...
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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