~ Return To Forever ~
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Dammit. And Soros still draws breath.
He put together a band that made one of the best albums of its era, Romantic Warrior, then he promptly fired half the band and never did anything good afterwards. At very least he’s the answer to the question of “Who in his right mind would fire Al Di Meola for not being good enough?”
I never listened to any of his music after Return To Forever broke up.
R.I.P
Find on you tub-— one of Corea’s classic compositions, on the album “Light as a Feather”
The song— “Spain” (intro is the opening lines of Concerto de Aranguez).
Oh heck, here, the original 9:50:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhQTjgoTdU
And how versatile the music- here with Bela Fleck and Bobby McFerrin and Chick, same tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOfiX55-i7k
I have a few of his albums, picked up over the years at thrift shops.
Fantastic song writer.
Chick Corea is possibly one of the best jazz musicians to ever exist. I have loved everything he has done through out his life. My first introduction to his music was from a girl friend back in the seventies. Check out the electric band or acoustic band. He defines the 70’s and all the way to his end. I will miss him.
According to DiMeloa Return to Forever disbanded because Stanley Clarke left Scientology. Corea was a member and follower of L Ron Hubbard and per DiMeola Stanley’s leaving Scientology did not sit right with Chick (link) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-16-ca-719-story.html#:~:text=When%20Clarke%20gave%20up%20Scientology,different%20direction%2C%E2%80%9D%20DiMeola%20said.
I saw Chick in Manhattan at the Bottom Line. After the show you are allowed to go upstairs and meet the members of the band as the dressing rooms are upstairs. I, being a big fan of Chick went upstairs. Their were several people talking to him at the time and all Chick was talking about was Scientology. I just walked away. I was at the show with a friend from Brazil and Airto Moreira, a Brazilian percussionist and his wife and singer Flora Purim (also from Brazil) happened to be playing with Chick that night. So my friend and I ended up in Airto and Flora’s dressing room. During the show Flora sang a song, “Five Hundred Miles High” that was featured on the Light As a Feather album. And I mentioned to Flora how I always loved that song. I always remember the conversation because when I mentioned the song Airto started complaining that Chick was playing it in the wrong key. Both Airto and Flora graciously spent a good half hour speaking to my friend and me. So that’s my Chick story.
He was a giant of a musician. But it always struck me as odd that he would be so caught up in the Scientology thing.
A great loss.
Corea recorded the classical Beethoven piece “Fur Elise” with the Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York for their CD, “The Greatest Hits of 1790.” The album is a standard classical compilation, that is, except for Corea’s performance.
It starts off as one would expect, but at about 1:35, Corea starts to insert some jazz improvisation that is quite brilliant and which continues almost to the end.
For your listening pleasure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8T1G7KLXVw
This is my favourite recording of his. (Don't listen to Chick - Listen to Steve Gadd)
Later.
Once again, another death. Seems I can’t come to this forum anymore without hearing that somebody or another died. If it’s not that drummer from the band whose name I can’t remember anymore or that film star from those movies my parents used to watch at the drive-in, it’s somebody else.
When will the madness end?
My dear friend Larry played drums a jazz fusion band and a rock band, he turned me onto fusion when I was like 17.
RIP Larry