[HN Gopher] Chick Corea has died
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Chick Corea has died
Author : rock_artist
Score : 652 points
Date : 2021-02-12 06:35 UTC (16 hours ago)
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| nkg wrote:
| I didn't expect to see this post on HN, I am also a big fan of
| his work. It's a sad day.
| klmadfejno wrote:
| I only just discovered Chick Corea THIS WEEK. Upsetting to hear.
| His music is great. I'm not one to listen to jazz, but found him
| as a suggestion off of Hiromi Uehara whom he apparently mentored.
| Wonderful music. The way he talks was oddly calming as well.
| kevinwang wrote:
| Every since I discovered him in high school, I've been trying to
| play even a little bit like him. RIP.
| Crazyontap wrote:
| 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.
| hanche wrote:
| > Armando's Rhumba
|
| He turned that into Armando's Tango once. It's on his
| "Rendezvous in New York" album. Such great irreverent fun!
| legerdemain wrote:
| We observe the death of that iconic 80s late-night TV talk show
| title card music sound.
| cseleborg wrote:
| My absolute favorite jazz musician. After years of trying to
| learn "classical" piano, a new teacher introduced me to jazz.
| Crystal Silence was my favorite piece. Later I discovered more of
| his works. His concert with Bobby Mcferrin is one of my absolute
| favorite recordings.
|
| So long, Chick, and thanks for the music.
| arxpoetica wrote:
| This is a great sadness to me. I'm a jazz pianist (not a hobby,
| but not a profession), and so much of the feel/sound that I
| learned, I learned from him. He was--without exception--the GOAT.
| I was just listening yesterday to some improvisation courses he
| taught on YouTube in 2016. I'm so glad he left us so much. But
| his voice will be missed.
|
| There's no one like him.
| tmalsburg2 wrote:
| What a coincidence! I bought some of Corea's records 20 years ago
| but hadn't listened to them in a long time. But on the day of his
| death my 2-yo son pulled out one of them, and we listened to it.
| A recording of a concert he gave in 1978 together with Herbie
| Hancock [1]. They are playing like gods, absolutely breathtaking.
| Good starting point if you haven't made contact with Corea's work
| yet.
|
| [1] https://www.discogs.com/Herbie-Hancock-Chick-Corea-Herbie-
| Ha...
| brulard wrote:
| Similar thing happened to me when Basil Poledouris passed away.
| pinko wrote:
| Listening to it now, thank you.
| martyvis wrote:
| Thanks for making me look for things. I just found this
| brilliant duet with Chick and Herbie.
| https://youtu.be/14ovAQNNmWQ
| erichmond wrote:
| I have this on CD. Their version of La Fiesta is one of the
| most joyous things every recorded.
| illsorted wrote:
| I couldn't find that one on Spotify, but here's a recording
| with Chick and Herbie Hancock from 1979:
| https://open.spotify.com/album/74dcvlPv6JbYQd7O2LScsW?si=KJv...
| tomcam wrote:
| There was only one first time to hear "Return to Forever", and it
| was a trip
| modeitsch wrote:
| Rest in peace legend
| wokwokwok wrote:
| 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?
| encom wrote:
| The internet is now terrible.
|
| Readable version: https://archive.ph/xfPZT
| Keyframe wrote:
| King of comp. Always brought out the best from musicians in a
| band. Henderson here, but Gambale and plethora of others. RIP,
| legend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL13lJAz_wc
| deltron3030 wrote:
| Seeing him perform live on stage in Leverkusen a decade ago was
| unforgettable. The calm songs with Flora Purim are one of my
| favorites to chill out to.
| warent wrote:
| Chick Corea is such an excellent introduction/addition to jazz
| and jazz fusion libraries. If you like Snarky Puppy, Chick Corea
| was a huge part of their inspiration. He was a musical genius and
| his soul will live on in jazz forever
| scrozier wrote:
| I discovered Chick's "Children's Songs" about six months ago,
| ordered the book of music, and have been playing them joyfully
| since. It's a series of 20-ish little compositions for solo
| piano, each very short (1-2 minutes). They are amazing gems. You
| can find Chick playing them on YouTube. I've been wanting to
| record them to introduce my grandkids to playing the piano. Now
| they will have even more poignancy for me.
| tluyben2 wrote:
| I thought he would go on for at least a decade more the way he
| still looked and given his energy; what a shame (and fuck
| cancer). If you don't know his music, it's well worth exploring.
| I found The Mad Hatter in the record cupboard of my parents when
| I was very young and liked it instantly.
| Jeaye wrote:
| Chick Corea had an awesome collaboration with Bela Fleck,
| producing such a fun mishmash of blue grass and jazz.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7BMtIG_3fg&list=OLAK5uy_mU6...
|
| Combined with his stuff with Bobby McFerrin, he's definitely
| someone that anyone curious about jazz should check out.
| benzible wrote:
| Bela's cover of Spain is excellent as well:
| https://youtu.be/5Z7_iEjhBpU This is a live Flecktones version
| but he started playing it in his pre-Flecktones days and
| recorded it for his first solo album.
| jvandonsel wrote:
| +1 on the two Bela Fleck collaborations. They're amazing.
| ende wrote:
| Didn't Corea and Fleck also do something along those lines with
| a third person? I remember the name "Trio". Can't remember who
| the third was though.. maybe Jean Luc Ponty or Stanley Clark?
| skadamou wrote:
| I saw Chick Corea play a concert at Berkeley with Bella Fleck (a
| banjoist!) in like 2013. It was an utterly unique experience and
| I have had a soft spot for Chick Corea ever since. He will be
| missed!
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G3BSmEX4_w
| xpe wrote:
| One of my first jazz albums was Time Warp. Little did I know that
| it would remain one of my favorite blends of classical and jazz.
| I recommend listening to the whole album, start to finish. Play
| it on a good pair of headphones or speakers.
| wombatmobile wrote:
| Chick Corea's gadget bag [2014]
|
| https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/talkingtech/20...
| davepeck wrote:
| Today's playlist was:
|
| - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
|
| - Captain Marvel (w/ Stan Getz)
|
| - Chick Corea Plays (a live album released last September)
|
| Corea has so many great albums, both as leader and as sideman,
| that it's entirely unfair to name only those three. But... that's
| where inspiration and available time took me.
| peatmoss wrote:
| I had no idea this would be such big news on HN. Chick is one of
| those musicians who plugged straight into my brain. Saw him live
| with Origin and remember being awestruck both at the music that
| was happening, as well as the fact that Chick wasn't going to let
| his best days be in his past.
| mixmastamyk wrote:
| A song of his came on the radio today. I thought wow, haven't
| heard that name in a while. Good memories from my youth... I grew
| up in a house of musicians. Now I know why. :-(
| pachico wrote:
| 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.
|
| :)
| robbyking wrote:
| That same year I was working at a mom and pop musical
| instruments store, and in our hallway we had a photo of Chick
| standing behind a keyboard with his pants unbuttoned.
|
| As a 17-year-old who didn't know anything about jazz, and I
| asked the owner what the story was behind the photo, and he
| said, "Robby, when you're a legend you don't have to button
| your pants."
| 4x5-Guy wrote:
| I was really saddened to hear this. I've always loved his music,
| and I didn't know he was ill.
|
| He will be missed.
| jordache wrote:
| damn.. corea and john prine.. not a good 12 mos for these
| legendary old timers... :(
| _null_ wrote:
| Chick has been my favorite since I began playing jazz in High
| School 20 years ago. Endlessly creative and a masterful player up
| until his last day. Since the pandemic started I've been watching
| him stream on IG and YT. He never lost a note and was always
| exploring new composers, techniques, and ways to expand his
| musical world. An absolute wonder and inspiration.
|
| I never imagined that this story would be on the front page of
| HN. It's like seeing two of my worlds collide out of nowhere.
| blunte wrote:
| I don't know if these videos will still be on his Facebook page,
| but sometime in the last year or so he did a series of livestream
| events where he would practice or teach. I knew I loved his
| playing, but I had no idea what a kind and gentle mentor type he
| was until then.
|
| If you like his music, go look for those videos (COVID era).
|
| As for his music, it's hard to pick a favorite; his duo album
| with Bobby McFerrin is my favorite.
| sebastian_z wrote:
| Morning Sprite is such an invigorating song, especially, the last
| minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBQrlWhqZo
| WrksOnMyMachine wrote:
| The way he wrote about playing in a group spoke volumes about how
| great he was at improvising and piano.
|
| https://imgur.com/k1K7D3j
|
| Showing that much restraint and not just letting muscle memory
| take over to become a lick machine is so impressive.
| jbgreer wrote:
| Chick Corea was the unknowing instigator of rebellion from the
| jazz of my father and the beginning of a broader embrace of jazz.
|
| I saw Chick twice - once in 80s and then again a few years ago.
|
| The night of his death I was playing selected tunes to my wife,
| trying to explain his significance to me. She said,
| "Rachmaninoff... don't you hear Rachmaninoff in that?" [ I
| repeated the anecdote about Art Tatum. ]
|
| Finished my set with the Miles Davis concert on the Isle of Man,
| the last concert before Chick left that band.
|
| Amazing musician. Great to see so many here touched in the same
| way.
| phlakaton wrote:
| Not just Rachmaninoff, but more than a little Stravinsky too!
| hootbootscoot wrote:
| That is SAD. We will miss Chick and his music.
| brink wrote:
| It's refreshing and somehow comes off as more respectful to me
| that this death wasn't announced via Twitter.
| Dumblydorr wrote:
| Chick was a musical idol for so many Jazz pianists. Here he is
| playing with arguably the greatest (now) living, Hiromi:
|
| https://youtu.be/s11ER546zBM
| dharma1 wrote:
| 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
| mncharity wrote:
| youtu.be/0Epv4Zk6stQ Crystal Silence: "This video is only
| available to Music Premium members".
| dharma1 wrote:
| Sorry didn't realise - here it is live from Chick's home a
| months ago
|
| https://youtu.be/9HYYF-7y8MY
| sqnguyen wrote:
| He left a huge mark on me--I literally have an excerpt from 500
| miles high tattooed on my forearm. Chick's work with Return to
| Forever made me __love__ jazz which led to so many more
| discoveries. You bet you'll be missed, Chick! Thank you so much
| for sharing your wonderful compositions with the world.
| andreygrehov wrote:
| Fucking cancer, when will the science beat it once and forever?
| josh2600 wrote:
| Chick Corea was a god.
|
| I learned Spain on the bass in the hopes that one day I could
| play my meager rendition for him. In a concert at SFJazz he
| picked people out of the audience to paint their portraits with
| his piano. How lucky was I to be placed upon such a seat where
| Chick dismembered me with his eyes, eviscerating my soul upon a
| platter. He stared at me with the eyes of a musician who had
| searched heaven and hell for the most tempestuous chordal
| mixtures. The two minutes I spent in that seat where he painted
| my portrait with his keystrokes are some of the most treasured
| moments of my life. I felt like I had been seen, chewed up,
| devoured, and reincarnated as the everloving Chick Corea
| sycophant I had always known myself to be.
|
| The man was a goddamn monster on the boards and we are all at a
| loss with his passing. Rest in Power Chick, you're in my heart
| forever.
| bromley wrote:
| For anyone else who, like me, is curious about these musical
| portraits, here's a video I found: https://youtu.be/iVsWELIJ96o
| phreeza wrote:
| Isn't that 'thousand mile stare' often attributed to
| scientologists? Did this happen after his conversion?
| diggan wrote:
| A "thousand-yard stare" would be devoid of life and emotion.
| What josh2600 is describing seems to be the opposite of that,
| a stare full of life, questions and answers.
| paradygm wrote:
| My first exposure to Chick was also through Spain, playing bass
| in high school. My friend and I decided we wanted to start a
| jazz band and found some charts for Spain, however it was a
| watered down arrangement with the rhythms...let's just say not
| as interesting as the original. Imagine my surprise when I
| finally heard the original recording. That is where I trace the
| beginning of my love for jazz and 30+ years later, he is still
| my biggest musical influence. I count my blessings I was able
| to see him perform many times in many different settings.
| Softcadbury wrote:
| Thanks for the story. Sorry, I know nothing about music, how do
| you paint someone's portrait with a piano? He was able to
| create a music based on a person?
| josh2600 wrote:
| 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 played the piano, all I could do was sit there and
| listen.
| defen wrote:
| That's a really powerful story, but also
|
| > kummerspeck (German for grief bacon)
|
| Raises more questions than it answers
| usr1106 wrote:
| >> 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.
| coldtea wrote:
| _One could gain Kummerspeck (over weeks, months or
| years), but one could not be looking like Kummerspeck or
| sitting there like Kummerspeck._
|
| 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....
| rostigerpudel wrote:
| When you start eating because you are sad, then, given
| enough time in this state, you will gain weight -> bacon
| from grief
| wholinator2 wrote:
| 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...
| cameldrv wrote:
| Speck is bacon and also (human) fat. Kummerspeck is the
| fat you get from feeling bad.
| [deleted]
| donquichotte wrote:
| 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
| danielh wrote:
| It is definitely colloquial and not a word you'd use
| everyday, but it is in Duden:
|
| https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Kummerspeck
| mfkp wrote:
| I love how I just automatically accept the German cookie
| banner without reading it (but understanding exactly what
| it says). Modern internet ist scheisse.
| Xylakant wrote:
| Might be regional, I certainly know it, I'm from
| southwest germany.
| MrGilbert wrote:
| 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.
| weinzierl wrote:
| Bavaria (southeast Germany) agrees. It's colloquial and -
| maybe regional - but not an uncommon word in my
| experience.
| avhception wrote:
| NRW reporting in, too
| tralarpa wrote:
| 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 uber Kummerspeck - Wie die Seele
| uns dick macht"
|
| spiegel.de: "Essen gegen Stress und Frust: Was tun gegen
| Kummerspeck"
|
| bildderfrau.de: "Warum Kummerspeck so gefahrlich ist"
|
| ...
| usr1106 wrote:
| 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.
| baxtr wrote:
| A discussion about the passing of a great Jazz musician
| turns into a discussion about a German word about fat.
|
| #onlyonHN
| alien_ wrote:
| The other week I similarly saw a conversation about
| calendar optimization to not look like Swiss cheese turn
| towards discussing the process of making Greek yogurt.
| tralarpa wrote:
| We didn't manage to divert the discussion towards the
| advantages of Lisp and Rust or the issues with current
| practices in job interviews.
| kodisha wrote:
| This is the content I subscribe here for. :)
| busfahrer wrote:
| As a German it's amusing to me that a translation was
| given for Kummerspeck, but not for Wanderlust.
| wheels wrote:
| _Wanderlust_ is commonly used as a loanword in English.
|
| https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wanderlust
| jgwil2 wrote:
| Both _wander_ and _lust_ are also English words, albeit
| with slightly different shades of meaning, so it should
| be comprehensible to a non-German speaker who has never
| encountered it before, whereas _Kummerspeck_ would not
| be.
| martyvis wrote:
| Coincidentally I saw a tweet yesterday which said that
| albeit looks like a German word but isn't
| MockObject wrote:
| As an American it's amusing to me that Wanderlust means
| the same in German, since both words are English as well.
| cycomanic wrote:
| To another German it's amusing that the individual words
| exist in German and English, but don't quite mean the
| same things in each language, i.e. are not really
| translations of each other.
| [deleted]
| btkramer9 wrote:
| Not sure why English speakers are in love with German
| compound words but add me to the list because this phrase
| is wonderful
| dhosek wrote:
| Spanish has some wonderful compound words as well.
|
| Puzzle = _rompecabezas_ (literally, breaks heads)
|
| mask (like we've been wearing for the last year) =
| _tapabocas_ (covers /plugs mouths)
|
| half-sleep = _duermevela_ (sleep candle)
|
| There are more, these are just two of my favorites.
| harveywi wrote:
| > 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 a mathematical model of computation
| that defines an abstract machine that manipulates symbols
| on a strip of tape according to a table of rules. It felt
| like I was being imitated, state by state, symbol by
| symbol, my inner-most thoughts understood but unspoken as
| my utterances were scribbled onto the infinite tape.
|
| > I was also a newly married man who had gained some
| weight.
|
| > As Chick tickled the ivories, he whispered, "I shall call
| the song of your life 'The Imitation Game'."
|
| > A moment later, he whispered my name. I do not recall me
| telling him my name.
|
| > "I wrote this for you, Benedict Kummerspeck," whispered
| Chick.
| rongdongdong wrote:
| vore?
| epiphanitus wrote:
| If anybody is looking for something new to listen too, he made
| an album with John McLaughlin and 3 other jazz gods called Five
| Peace Band. One of my favorite albums of all time.
| sharadov wrote:
| You've written a powerful eulogy and it sounds like music to my
| ears. Rest in Power Chick!
| PromoMass wrote:
| The problem with you homo assholes is that you 1) won't ever
| get any pussy, because Chick Corea isn't exactly a pussy
| magnet topic, and, 2) you're homo-eroticising over a dead
| fucking jazz- faggot. Which means no pussy and no holes in
| any case. Chick Korea isn't exactly a sex subject. Better re-
| evaluate your objectives.
| jackfoxy wrote:
| I am so sad I will never see Chick perform live again, but mostly
| I'm sad the world has lost such a genuine, kind, decent, man and
| great artist who brought light to the world.
|
| The first time I saw him live at Yoshi's he performed with a
| combo of young musicians and you could see by the interactions on
| stage a deep mentor/mentee bond between them.
|
| Twice at Weyl Hall with Bela Fleck. Aside: you should take the
| opportunity to enjoy live performance here when life returns to
| normal. The first time Chick and Bela both expressed wonder at
| what a great venue this is. Some are calling it the Carnegie Hall
| of the west coast.
|
| In Santa Barbara with Herbie Hancock everything about that
| performance of two real artistic geniuses was amazing. (A very
| overused word today, but in this case appropriate.) Their opening
| piece started out with avant-garde chaos which gradually morphed
| into extraordinary beauty. The rest of the show built on that,
| ending with an audience participation rendition of Spain.
|
| RIP
| protoman3000 wrote:
| In his last time he had many videos and livestream events on
| YouTube where a master would share his wisdom to the aspiring
| people. I always postponed or procrastinated on this, where
| always there would pop up something "more important" to do
| instead and where I'd tell myself "I'll just participate next
| time".
|
| But there won't be a next time anymore. Chances slid through
| one's finger like sand and there will be no next time. It's your
| fault to not seize them.
|
| May this great artist rest in piece.
| wheels wrote:
| I posted this on Facebook right after I read the news (a few
| hours before the HN story):
|
| RIP Chick Corea. When I was 18, graduating as a wanna-be-wanky
| musician from rock and blues, I kind of knew jazz was a thing I
| was supposed to grow into. I bought a crappy $5 jazz sampler CD.
| (This was 1998, so that's how you discovered things.) The only
| thing I can remember blowing my mind was a solo piano piece from
| Chick Corea. I'd never heard harmony like that. Sadly, I don't
| remember piece it was. But Chick Corea was the bridge for me
| between my musical childhood and adulthood. The next album I
| bought, was "Where Have I Known You Before" from his fusion band,
| "Return to Forever". I still remember the names of everyone in
| the band: Chick Corea (piano and synth), Stanley Clark (bass), Al
| Di Meola (guitar), Lenny White (drums). Literally every member of
| the band was at a level of technical virtuosity I'd never heard,
| but more importantly, it was my introduction to jazz harmony.
| Here's the first song from that album in full 70s fusion
| cheesiness:
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RycYchunTKc
| jpcooper wrote:
| What's the best free jazz these days and in previous days?
| SyzygistSix wrote:
| Late period John Coltrane (A Love Supreme and after) kind of
| set the standard. I find his fellow bandmates Pharoah Sanders
| and Alice Coltrane, interesting as well.
| linguae wrote:
| It might be incorrect for me to call this "free jazz," but
| since the early 2000s saxophonist Wayne Shorter has played with
| a band featuring bassist John Patitucci (who was in the Chick
| Corea Elektric Band), drummer Brian Blade, and pianist Danilo
| Perez. This band plays in an acoustic style, but it's not in
| the style of Wayne Shorter's 1960s Blue Note work; instead,
| it's in a very "free" style of jazz. I'd check out "Without a
| Net" (2013) and "Emanon" (2018). I had the opportunity to see
| this band live at the San Francisco Jazz Center twice: once in
| 2015 and another time in 2017.
| xpe wrote:
| We'll miss Chick. A masterful performer, composer, and
| collaborator.
|
| There are so many relatively unknown artists that are also
| exploring like Chick did. For example, I highly recommend
| checking out a composer named Maria Schneider. Like Chick, she
| has a way of interweaving composed classical style piano with
| improvisational jazz. I'm going to see if I can find examples of
| Chick playing any of her tunes.
| binarytox1n wrote:
| If you're revisiting Chick's music due to this event or learning
| of him for the first time, here's a duet that may introduce you
| to another electrifying pianist, Hiromi Uehara:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRU1o-sCnqY
| augustk wrote:
| "Romantic Warrior" with Return to Forever is one of my favorite
| jazz fusion albums. The title track was the first piece I thought
| of when I heard about the sad news:
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta6dED32tL8
|
| The climax builds up from 7:20.
| dep_b wrote:
| I've seen him playing for a few hours not that long ago. If you
| wouldn't have known it was a Chick Corea concert and he
| introduced a few things from now and then you wouldn't have
| guessed he was the main attraction of the show. The other players
| were at the same level as he was and took as much time doing
| solos as him.
|
| It almost looked as the simply enjoyed being able to play every
| night with the best people he could find. Zero ego on stage.
| f430 wrote:
| I wonder how he got his last name from?
| hsitz wrote:
| Jazz musician/educator Dave Frank did a Chick Corea "Masterclass"
| video in honor of Chick, which you can view here:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF8V7iTWuzY
|
| A lot of it is technical, won't be comprehensible to non-
| musicians, but lots of interesting stuff.
| antognini wrote:
| My wife and I saw him perform a concert at Davies Concert Hall
| not too long before covid hit. One of my favorite parts was when
| he described the holidays in his house growing up. He and his
| siblings would sit at the piano in pairs and improvise songs
| together. He then pulled up a volunteer from the crowd and
| improvised a song with them. (Twice, actually, with two different
| volunteers.) They were both really, really good and the whole
| thing was just so much fun.
| maxehmookau wrote:
| 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?
| jwarren wrote:
| He'd been a scientologist since the 60s IIRC.
| mikerubini wrote:
| Rest in peace Maestro
| fdej wrote:
| Chick Corea was my gateway drug to jazz as a teenager, after my
| guitar teacher gave me Spain to practice.
|
| 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.
| SkyMarshal wrote:
| 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...
| Mediterraneo10 wrote:
| Chick Corea was not only a Scientologist, but he recorded
| albums that were meant to be tributes to L. Ron Hubbard [0]
| [1]. That is a whole different level of cringe than an artist
| simply being affiliated with Scientology. To go from those
| classic 1970s ECM recordings to this raised many eyebrows at
| the time.
|
| [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Stars_(album) [1]
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Adventure
| phlakaton wrote:
| Looking at the futuristic themes in his work, it seems to have
| been a major creative inspiration to him. Having grown up with
| church music of my own, I can recognize and appreciate that.
| Rarely does his music hit you over the head with it.
| athms wrote:
| Yes he was, but if you like jazz, his music is amazing and he
| did many collaborations. Mark Isham is another jazz musician
| (and film composer) I like and he is also a Scientologist.
| aczerepinski wrote:
| I met Mark as an undergrad when I was trying to get a career
| in music started. I asked him if he had any advice about
| getting my foot in the door of tv or film scoring, and his
| advice was... Scientology.
|
| Joke's on me. I never tried Scientology and consequently
| never made it as a film composer.
| toast0 wrote:
| I mean, in a way, scientology is like any other affinity
| group [1]. If many members of a particular affinity group
| are prominent in an industry, joining it is a way to get
| connected with those members and that industry. Scientology
| is also a lot more hands on, and tries to manage staffing
| for their most prominent members, which means positions may
| be open only for members (which may be illegal), so it
| probably is pretty effective at getting your foot in the
| door in the industry.
|
| The questions are really can you get out of Scientology and
| stay in the industry, and is getting into the industry
| worth the strife of getting into and out of Scientology and
| of association with Scientology in general.
|
| [1] Most affinity groups aren't abusive or dehumanizing, or
| at least aren't to anywhere near the same degree.
| Mediterraneo10 wrote:
| > The questions are really can you get out of Scientology
| and stay in the industry.
|
| Yes, you can, at least in the last decade. Lots of
| celebrities who were once vocal Scientologists have now
| left the church, though they might not make a big fuss
| about it. Blogs like Tony Ortega's have written on how
| Scientology's membership is imploding, though it still
| has some committed donors that it squeezes for money to
| keep up appearances.
| brtkdotse wrote:
| 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 wife.
| jacquesm wrote:
| 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.
| officemonkey wrote:
| Corea's touring group was all sourced from Scientologists.
| It allowed him and the church to manipulate his staff. A
| colleague of mine helped on an overseas tour and
| accidentally incurred a $18,000 cell phone bill
| (international roaming charges out the wazoo.)
|
| 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.
| TurboHaskal wrote:
| 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.
| TurboHaskal wrote:
| Down-voters may want to explain what is rational about
| "conveying feelings" and "bringing out the personality of
| the instrument player".
|
| Not that you can. A rational person just doesn't join
| scientology to begin with.
| anaerobicover wrote:
| Magnificent musical skills are rare; strong verbal ability
| is also rare; the combination must be even more rare. Not
| everybody who's good at doing something is good at
| explaining it.
|
| Or, as it's been put by other artists with a bit of pith:
|
| "If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point
| in dancing it." -- Isadora Duncan
|
| "Talking about art is like dancing about architecture." --
| Laurie Anderson
| SkyMarshal wrote:
| _> 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._
|
| I'm actually an advocate of doing just that. Less
| idolization, less focus on the person, and more focus on
| learning from their work and results.
| vehemenz wrote:
| He plays on one of my favorite albums, Like Minds.
|
| https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ms-PRDnEUGK1o3ncDc...
|
| Check out the 2:55 mark of Like Minds (the song) for a nice piano
| solo.
| daviddaviddavid wrote:
| I could be wrong but this album (which I've had on CD for
| years) might be the only studio recording that has both Chick
| and Metheny. My favorite part is Chick's solo on the Gershwin
| tune "Soon". Some of his phrases are just loaded with a feeling
| of nostalgia that just hits me every time.
| ipiz0618 wrote:
| May he rest in peace
| linguae wrote:
| 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 the playfulness of his piano
| playing and his compositions, which I feel is missing in a lot of
| music. He has helped inspire me to play: I received an electronic
| wind instrument (EWI) for Christmas that I've been practicing.
|
| The jazz community lost a legend. RIP Chick Corea.
| mindfulplay wrote:
| 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)
| pdpi wrote:
| A personal favourite of mine is Play (Chick Corea and Bobby
| McFerrin).
|
| 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.
| abakker wrote:
| If you are into something more modern, and not piano based,
| this is my favorite Jazz album of 2020 -
| https://youtu.be/7GYsSqsa3dQ
| xpe wrote:
| Thanks for sharing more recent albums. As much as I love
| the 'classics', I believe that an essential part of the
| jazz tradition is the ongoing exploration of new artists
| and new directions.
| jacquesm wrote:
| 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 albums, Pat Metheny, Al di Meola,
| Weather Report might be to your liking, and maybe McCoy
| Tyner, try 'Fly with the wind'. And a bit more off the beaten
| path, Friedrich Gulda, the 'terrorist pianist'.
|
| Enjoy! And mail me if you want more.
| agumonkey wrote:
| > 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)
| jacquesm wrote:
| What games shall we play today? ;)
|
| Flora Purim has such a beautiful voice.
| mindfulplay wrote:
| Thank you, I just got hooked to John Coltrane but my view
| of the jazz world was very limited, glad to see so many new
| names.
| jacquesm wrote:
| Jazz is probably wider and deeper than either pop or
| classical, you have your work cut out for you :) But it's
| the best kind of work.
|
| Oh, and I forgot to mention Michel Petrucciani.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PyYcnXQZJY
| dereg wrote:
| 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.
| calmoo wrote:
| Bill Evans I find is fantastic for coding / flow states, it
| grooves just right. I can listen to village vanguard on
| repeat and not even notice it flows so well.
| steerablesafe wrote:
| This was a Hungarian jazz trio lead by the keyboardist
| (Kaltenecker Trio):
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl647liv4_M
| lb1lf wrote:
| -For something same, same but decidedly different, you could
| do worse than checking out Keith Jarrett.
|
| I usually recommend his Koln 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 Wesseltoft.
| hanche wrote:
| The Koln 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.
| pimeys wrote:
| He played in the Miles Davis masterpiece Bitches Brew, that
| is mystical, eternal and mind-bending trip. Might be hard to
| grasp first, but when you get it... you'll really get it.
| yesenadam wrote:
| Jazz pianist here. Among the greatest jazz pianist albums:
|
| Herbie Hancock - _Maiden Voyage_ , _Empyrean Isles_ , _Herbie
| Hancock Trio_ (1981)
|
| McCoy Tyner - _Supertrios_ , _The Real McCoy_
|
| Keith Jarrett - _Facing You_ , _Survivors Suite_ , _Fort
| Yawuh_ , _Expectations_
|
| A lot of my favourite piano/keyboard playing is on Miles
| Davis albums:
|
| Red Garland on _Steamin '_. _Relaxin '_, _Workin '_, _Cookin
| '_, _Round About Midnight_ , _Milestones_
|
| Herbie Hancock on _Four & More_, _My Funny Valentine_
|
| Keith Jarrett on _Live-Evil_
|
| Not to mention all the other amazing musicians on those!
| Among my musician friends, Miles' band with Wayne Shorter,
| Herbie, Ron Carter and Tony Williams (1963-68) is considered
| unrivalled in jazz. All Miles' records with Gil Evans'
| orchestra are superlative also.
|
| P.S. There's also the strange and not-very-important question
| of labels - I don't think _Facing You_ (or _The Koln Concert_
| ) or _Live-Evil_ are _jazz_ , or anywhere near it. They _are_
| played mostly by jazz musicians, I guess. Who cares, they 're
| good music.
| wdbbdw wrote:
| I'm not one of your friends, and I'm hardly a musician, but
| I agree that Miles' second quintet is indeed unrivaled in
| jazz. All of the music they made is sublime, but my
| favorites are the albums Filles de Kilimanjaro, Sorcerer,
| Water Babies, Nefertiti, and of course In A Silent Way
| (featuring late great Chick Corea).
| Dumblydorr wrote:
| Bill Evans and Hiromi are, for me, in the top 3 with Chick.
| Hiromi is a monster of technique whereas Bill is a pioneer
| of the Chopin Debussy style, when most jazz pianists then
| didn't have roots in the classical world.
| Slump wrote:
| Was going to post the same. I can't go a week without
| listening to Bill, Chick or Hiromi at some point. There
| is a YouTube video of dualing pianos with Chick and
| Hiromi, it's one of my most watched. They are both just
| out of this world.
| [deleted]
| [deleted]
| linguae wrote:
| 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
| saxophonists in jazz. Unfortunately he passed away rather
| untimely in 2007, but thankfully he left us with a lot of
| wonderful music.
|
| While I'm still talking about Michael Brecker, I also
| recommend the albums "Steps Ahead," "Modern Times," and
| "Magnetic," which are all from the band Steps Ahead and
| feature Michael Brecker as a sideman. Don Grolnick was
| another wonderful pianist, and I also recommend his album
| "Hearts and Numbers," which features Michael Brecker.
|
| Regarding Chick Corea's work, "My Spanish Heart" is an
| excellent introduction, as well as "Now He Sings, Now He
| Sobs." The albums from his two fusion bands Return to Forever
| and the Chick Corea Elektric Band are also all top-notch; I
| recommend starting with "Romantic Warrior" for the former and
| "Eye of the Beholder" for the latter as definitive albums for
| these bands.
| jackfoxy wrote:
| I noticed a lot of the MSM eulogies focus on Chick being a
| pioneer of fusion, which is true, but only one of many of
| his musical facets.
| jacquesm wrote:
| Haven't listened to Steps for far too long, I'll go and
| play Radio Active, thank you!
| mindfulplay wrote:
| Thank you and others for the suggestions. This is great.
| sgt wrote:
| You mean there's jazz outside of Kenny G?
| frogpelt wrote:
| Pat Metheny is going to kill you in your sleep.
|
| EDIT: Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-mjt1ypiF8
| aczerepinski wrote:
| One of the classics by Chick is "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs."
|
| If you (or anybody else) happen to be into vinyl, the Blue
| Note Tone Poet pressing of this record is excellent.
|
| Just last week I was watching a recent YouTube video of Chick
| explaining how he loved Roy Haynes's ride cymbal on that
| record so much that Roy gave it to him. He's had many of the
| subsequent drummers in his bands play that same cymbal. Chick
| was playing drums in the video and seemed to be so completely
| full of energy and life. I was stunned by the news of his
| death because he seemed to like somebody who had another 20
| years ahead of him.
| Splatter wrote:
| 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.
| conradfr wrote:
| 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
| hanche wrote:
| Chick Corea cooperated with a great many people. My personal
| favourite is the album "Crystal Silence" with Gary Burton,
| recorded in 1972 I believe.
| martyvis wrote:
| 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.
| sqnguyen wrote:
| 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!
| wiredfool wrote:
| 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.
| jacquesm wrote:
| More than just slightly jealous here.
| xpe wrote:
| I highly recommend compositions from Maria Schneider.
|
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Schneider_(musician)
|
| Something I just learned about her:
|
| > Schneider's advocacy against big data companies and their
| impact on music, culture and privacy is reflected in some of
| her compositions of the late 2010s, including pieces entitled
| "Data Lords", commissioned by the U.S. Library of Congress
| (2016);[16] "Don't Be Evil";[17] and "Sputnik". Several of
| these compositions appeared on the 2020 album Data Lords.
| jjazz wrote:
| Many excellent musicians and albums mentioned already, but
| here are a few 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
| lanstein wrote:
| And Chris Potter on West of Hollywood
| e40 wrote:
| In my formative years I was a huge RTF fan. Chick. Stanley. Al.
| I followed them all as they drifted apart. RIP
| hartem_ wrote:
| Rick Beato made an awesome tribute video
| https://youtu.be/4LHuv0I-qbA
| dansomething wrote:
| Chick's Three Quartets is absolutely brilliant. I hope that he
| and Brecker, who also passed too soon because of cancer, are
| together again making great music somewhere out there.
| dansomething wrote:
| There's a great quote from Tom Mendola in the comments section
| of Rick's video.
|
| "Thanks for doing this. Chick's mother told me that when he was
| a child she would strip his bed sheets to wash them. She would
| find music written in pencil on the bed sheet. He was supposed
| to be sleeping but his mind was always in music. As amazing as
| he was as a musician/composer he was a wonderful person, loving
| father and a true friend. I will miss him."
| mushishi wrote:
| Spain is one of my favorite jazz tunes:
| https://youtu.be/sEhQTjgoTdU
| klodolph wrote:
| I remember seeing him in concert. At the end of the concert the
| band members ran around switching instruments, having fun. Corea
| could hold his own no matter where he was in the band.
| FabHK wrote:
| Was at a performance 20 years or so ago in Santa Barbara, wanted
| to go see him next month in Luxembourg. RIP.
|
| https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programm/chick-corea-vigilett...
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