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This is an old favourite; Chick Corea’s solo from Spain as recorded with Return to Forever in 1972. ChickCoreaSpain.pdf I can’t guarantee its complete accuracy, and you’ll note that I’ve gone for the approach of notating rhythmically as it sounds against the.

• • • • • • • Website Armando Anthony ' Chick' Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American pianist/electric keyboardist and composer. His compositions ', ', ' and ', are considered. As a member of 's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of. In the 1970s he formed the fusion band. With,, and, he has been described as one of the major jazz piano voices to emerge in the post- era. Corea continued to pursue other collaborations and to explore musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He is also known for promoting and fundraising for a number of social issues.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Life and career [ ] Youth [ ] Armando Corea was born in, Massachusetts. He is of southern Italian and Spanish descent. His father, a jazz trumpeter who led a band in Boston in the 1930s and 1940s, introduced him to the piano at the age of four.

Surrounded by jazz, he was influenced at an early age by and,,,,. At eight he took up drums, which would influence his use of the piano as a percussion instrument.

Corea developed his piano skills by exploring music on his own. A notable influence was concert pianist Salvatore Sullo, from whom Corea started taking lessons at age eight and who introduced him to classical music, helping spark his interest in musical composition. He also spent several years as a performer and soloist for the St.

Rose Scarlet Lancers, a based in Chelsea. Given a black tuxedo by his father, he started playing gigs when in high school. He enjoyed listening to 's band at the time and had a trio that played Horace Silver's music at a local jazz club. He moved to New York City, where he studied musical education for one month at and six months at.

He quit after finding both disappointing, but he liked New York City and made it the starting point for his career. Early career [ ] Corea began his career in the early 1960s with,,,,. He released his debut album,, in 1966. Two years later he released a trio album,, with. From 1968 to 1971 Corea had associations with avant-garde players, and his solo style revealed a dissonant orientation. In 1970 he played electric piano on, Larry Coryell's third album as a leader.

The album was released on the Vanguard label with on guitar, Miroslav Vitous on bass, and on drums. The album was produced by Daniel Weiss and engineered by David Baker with assistance of Paul Berkowitz. Spaces is sometimes considered to have started the jazz fusion genre. [ ] His avant-garde playing can be heard on his solo works of the period, his solos in live recordings under the leadership of, his recordings with, and his playing on 's Song of the Wind album on. In September 1968 Corea replaced in Davis's band and appeared on,,. Ek se badhkar ek tv series. In concert, Davis's of Corea,, and combined elements of improvisation and rock music.