Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was a famous American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer.
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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was a famous American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer.
He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and learned to play drums and piano with his father. His career began in 1962 and he moved to New York City where he went to music schools and played with famous jazz musisicans such as Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan and Miles Davis. In 1972 he started his own jazz band called Return to Forever, where he played electric piano. In the 1980s he formed one band called the Acoustic Band and one called the Electric Band. He also had small trios and bigger bands.[1] One of his recents bands was called "Spanish Heart Band" and had 8 members.
All together, he made around 80 records and won 23 Grammy Awards. Some of his best known jazz compositions were called "Spain", "500 Miles High", "Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and "Windows".[2]
Corea died from cancer at his home in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida on February 9, 2021, at age 79.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Chick Corea". Blue Note. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ Shteamer, Hank (February 11, 2021). "Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ↑ Russonello, Giovanni (February 11, 2021). "Chick Corea, Jazz Keyboardist and Innovator, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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