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One of my favorite artist is Armando "Chick" Corea. Soloist or with Return To Forever, in my vision, Chick Corea is expression of absolute genius.
And for you?
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Prog Geo
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A fantastic artist! But I prefer him with Return to forever.
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js
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The album "Return to Forever" by Chick Corea is one of my favorites, such intense electric piano playing.
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darkshade
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Armando is one of my favorite musicians The album Romantic Warrior is what got me into jazz and wanting to check out more.
I still need to listen to "Return to Forever" album; I keep putting it off. |
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triceratopsoil
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I prefer his acoustic piano playing.
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snobb
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Corea's "Return To Forever" is absolute masterpiece for me. "My Spanish Heart" is almost as good as "Return To Forever".
Speaking about his more current works his piano albums are usually of good quality ,but too predictable,safe and often boring. The best of more modern albums you can hear are his few acoustic post-bop concerts (usually Japanese releases) .
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idlero
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'My Spanih Heart' is my favourite , I've seen him in concert , the music was too abstract for my taste
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Abraxas
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'Where Have I Known You Before' is one of my fave fusion albums, Corea's piano playing is lovely on the solo pieces, and his synth work is brilliant.
As a jazz pianist, I still need more listening, but Now He Sings and Now He Sobs sounds pretty great, so does Inner Space.
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Ricochet
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Yeah, I'm not gonna go into RTF stuff, even if Return to Forever counts as Corea (something which never truly & fully does for me).
I'm bonding back with Corea these days (well, not in the sense that I was estranged in any way before, but I've put him aside for the last few months) and it's the early albums I'm listening to again. The Song of Singing has a lot of free-jazz in it, probably from Corea not fully out of the Miles trance (being 1970). A bit rough music, but neat surprise nonetheless, especially between the jazz standard recordings on Now He Sings, Now He Sobs and the fusion period. Speaking of NHS, NHS, I just listened to it again. What Was is almost pre-Spain in style and I'm tempted to admire it more. My favourite albums, plus the ones I regard as masterpieces, remained the same during the years: Inner Space would chronologically be the first fabulous example. I'm a huge fan of The Mad Hatter, rather rarely mentioned, especially "Dear Alice". I can't say I'm impressed by the solo fusion in My Spanish Heart and Friends. I like virtually everything he has done with Gary Burton. The '79 concert with Hancock (the album filed under Corea) is out-of-this-world. Last but not least: Play with Bobby McFerrin. Edited by Ricochet - 10 May 2011 at 4:41pm |
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Abraxas
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You might want to check out the band Circle which was Corea's most avant-garde/free jazz group, as far as I'm aware of. It features Dave Holland and Barry Altschul. |
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harmonium.ro
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^ that was very nice.
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Hawkwise
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Chick can do no wrong to my ears yet to hear album he has been on that i haven't liked , Return to Forever of course is a wonderful wonderful record but i also love these two...
Also have to give a special mention to Now He Sings, Now He Sobs which i also love and yet to find on Vinyl for Chick......... |
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"If you're trying to be hip, be hip." - Miles Davis
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Ricochet
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I don't recognize the first cover, Hawk.
@Abraxas: I dug out the info about Circle, but I've yet to listen. Edited by Ricochet - 10 May 2011 at 6:12pm |
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Hawkwise
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Quartets |
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"If you're trying to be hip, be hip." - Miles Davis
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Kazuhiro
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It is possible to listen to Paris-Concert if people interest Circle. This organization has the form of +1 that adds Anthony Braxton to ARC Trio. It has the atmosphere of peculiar AG jazz to ECM. Especially, "Nefertiti" is overwhelming. And, I will give one's views RTF again. |
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NHS, NHS = Still his pinnacle output imho. His trio w/ Avishai Cohen and Jeff Ballard in the early 2000's was pretty damn good too. I'm not a huge fan of his fusion stuff. Edited by Krilons Resa - 10 May 2011 at 7:10pm |
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That shows you the power of music, that magician of magician, who lifts his wand, says his mysterious word and all things real pass away and the phantoms of your mind walk before you clothed in flesh.
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Kazuhiro
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The drum player was live Vinnie Colaiuta of Akoustic Band that had been done in Japan in 1992. This organization looks unusual. I wanted to hear it if there was a member well informed though I did not know details that Chick Corea appointed Vinnie Colaiuta. |
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dwill123
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I like most of what Chick has done. Both solo and RTF. Lately I've been getting into the Elektric Band. With "Beneath The Mask" being my favorite of thier albums. A little different than RTF (some would say a little commercial sounding) but the musician ship is first rate.
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Sean Trane
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You'll find that light as a feather is almost the carbon copy of that RTF album.
I like a lot of Chick's album during the 70's.....
but I must say that I appreciate less the man himself, because his Mormon/scientology (whichever) proselitism has always created tensions with those not wanting to join up when he was trying to entice the person into it...
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js
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No, I think 'Light as a Feather' is very different, much more relaxed, which isn't bad at all, but I prefer the more fiery playing of the first album.
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