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Corea

American  
[kuh-ree-uh] / kəˈri ə /

noun

  1. Armando Anthony Chick, 1941–2021, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.


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Maupin would go on to play with the pianist Herbie Hancock in his Mwandishi and Head Hunters bands; the keyboardist Joe Zawinul and the saxophonist Wayne Shorter formed Weather Report; the pianist Chick Corea and the drummer Lenny White started Return to Forever; and the guitarist John McLaughlin and the drummer Billy Cobham founded the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

From New York Times

He remembered a two-piano concert once, with Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock.

From Seattle Times

The collection features Corea and Ron Carter on “Bopstacle Course” and “Sweet Young Song of Love.”

From Seattle Times

The younger Gibbs befriended Corea in his last months of life.

From Seattle Times

The last song on the first disc is “Hey Chick,” also in honor of Corea, a 23-time Grammy Award-winner who died in February at age 79.

From Seattle Times