Chick Corea
American musician and composer (1941–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist.[2][3] His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" and "Windows" are widely considered jazz standards.[4] As a member of Miles Davis's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever.[3] Along with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, Corea is considered to have been one of the foremost pianists of the post-John Coltrane era.[5]
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Birth name | Armando Anthony Corea |
Born | (1941-06-12)June 12, 1941 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 9, 2021(2021-02-09) (aged 79) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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Years active | 1962–2021[1] |
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Website | chickcorea |
Corea continued to collaborate frequently while exploring different musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. As of June 2024, he has won 27 Grammy Awards and was nominated 72 times for the award.[6]