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Chick Corea, 1941-2021

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  • Doctor PhibesD Online
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #3

    Damn.

    RIP. A great musician.

    I was only joking

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      Loki
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      #4

      That’s a huge bummer. Seen him many times. RTF was probably the most played stuff on my record player in college. Some great you tube performances out there.

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      • Doctor PhibesD Online
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        Doctor Phibes
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        #5

        I think I first came across him on Times Lie, a Stan Getz album, which was basically Return to Forever + Stan.

        I was only joking

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          Renauda
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          #6

          RIP. I wasn't a big fan but really did like the way he reworked a couple of Scriabin's preludes. Very tasteful.

          Elbows up!

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            bachophile
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            I’ve seen him live and I seem to remember enjoying. In my younger years romantic warrior was an album I listened to. But honestly did not delve into his work too deeply.

            A bit too electronic for me. I prefer the jazz standards of Keith Jarrett

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              George K
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              Listen to the cool things he does with the rhythm at about 0:50

              Link to video

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                Listen to the cool things he does with the rhythm at about 0:50

                Link to video

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                mark
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                #9

                @george-k here is Chick and Keith Jarrett (Retired at 75 due to complications of stroke) playing Mozart Piano Concerto No.10 in E-Flat major for two piano KV365 (361a)

                Link to video

                An old video with no so great quality but, these two people were masters of the keyboard no matter what they played.

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                  mark
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                  #10

                  Tiny Desk concert with Gary Burton from 2016

                  Link to video

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                  • jon-nycJ Online
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                    jon-nyc
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                    #11

                    This is fabulous.

                    Link to video

                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      AndyD
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                      Brilliant, and his change to bossa nova ❤️

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                        Tom-K
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                        #13

                        When people come over your house and see your piano and ask you to play something, that piece by Chic Corea is EXACTLY what you should play. Light, airy, kind of simple in it's way, inviting, yet astoundingly beautiful. Yet nobody but a really brilliant artist can actually do something like that. It's what makes the piano such an annoying instrument to play.

                        Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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                          Renauda
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                          #14

                          First class arrangement and interpretation. What TomK said too. Sigh.

                          I also really like Corea’s arrangements of the Scriabin preludes. Especially the E minor

                          Elbows up!

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Online
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                            Doctor Phibes
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                            In a different vein, this was my first contact with Chick Corea and one of his better known compositions, I think I first heard it on vinyl in about 1979. Dig the funky modern technology!

                            What a lineup - Stan Getz representing the old guard with Corea, Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams. I know, it's mostly saxophone, but we need a bit of balance....

                            Link to video

                            I was only joking

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                            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                              In a different vein, this was my first contact with Chick Corea and one of his better known compositions, I think I first heard it on vinyl in about 1979. Dig the funky modern technology!

                              What a lineup - Stan Getz representing the old guard with Corea, Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams. I know, it's mostly saxophone, but we need a bit of balance....

                              Link to video

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                              Axtremus
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                              @Doctor-Phibes , that's great!
                              Love that Stan Getz Quartet video.
                              Every artist performed great individually and the entire band performed great as an ensemble.
                              The music itself, as a composition, is a masterpiece.
                              I suspect this will be the rare few pieces that I can listen to many times and still be awed and entertained every time for a long time.

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                                bachophile
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                                #17

                                When I was a teen, returns to forever’s romantic warrior was the go to “get stoned” music.

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                                • bachophileB bachophile

                                  When I was a teen, returns to forever’s romantic warrior was the go to “get stoned” music.

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                                  mark
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                                  @bachophile said in Chick Corea, 1941-2021:

                                  When I was a teen, returns to forever’s romantic warrior was the go to “get stoned” music.

                                  was? 🤣

                                  Pass that doobie!

                                  Seriously though, I have that album on vinyl and it is still spectacular after all these years.

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    This is fabulous.

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                                    Axtremus
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                                    Transcription score:

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                                    • jon-nycJ Online
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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      Sweet

                                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                        AndyD
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                                        Thanks Ax

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                                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                                          jon-nyc
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                                          How to improvise on a classic piece. Scriabin 11/4.

                                          Fucking genius.

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                                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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