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Chick Corea

(1941–2021) Pianist United States

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Chick Corea was a pianist from the United States, best known for Chick Corea - Paint the World.

Quick Facts About Chick Corea

Born: June 12, 1941
Died: February 9, 2021
Nationality: United States
Profession: Pianist
Notable works: Chick Corea - Paint the World
Spouse: Gayle Moran

About Chick Corea

Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and "Windows" are considered jazz standards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

NEA Jazz Masters Frankfurter Musikpreis Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album IAS Freedom Medal honorary doctor of the Eastman School of Music

Quotes by Chick Corea

You've got to create the space, then fill it.

Creativity

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Only a spiritual being has awareness.

Awareness

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I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes…

Adventure

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It's one thing to just play a tune, or play a program of music, but it's another thing to practically create a…

Blue

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I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to…

Jazz

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Art is a subject that is inundated with opinions. In fact, that's all it is about is opinions.

About

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It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every…

Across

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If I had to look at 'Now He Sings'... from outside myself, I see it as a natural part of the growth…

Always

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Every time I see a musician - it doesn't matter what age - that inspires me, there's always a secret little wish…

Age

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My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don't want to be a master.…

Continue

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Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most…

Fun

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As a musician, I don't have one thing that's "my thing." I like to create, and have a lot of outlets for…

Character

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I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks.…

Chance

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My dad was all about music. He was a musician, leading a band when I was born. His band was active all…

Active

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Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in…

Album

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I came along in the '60s having absorbed as much as I could up until then and added my own tastes and…

Absorb

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I like Stevie Wonder as my favorite non-pianist pianist. I mean, I shouldn't call him a non-pianist, because he's really a great…

Because

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The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed.

Ever

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It's made music more accessible with YouTube and the ability to trade audio files. But it hasn't made it more popular.

Ability

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I get interested in the various ways that music is being done in the culture, and some of it I like thoroughly…

About

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I decided that I didn't want to spend my time in a liberal arts college.

Art

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I don't think any artist really knows why a song gets popular.

Any

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I searched through rebellion, drugs, diet, mysticism, religion, intellectualism and much more, only to begin to find that truth is basically simple…

Clear

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I haven't traveled in Africa nearly as much as I'd like to. I've been there a few times, and I'd like to…

America

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It's very difficult for me to dislike an artist. No matter what he's creating, the fact that he's experiencing the joy of…

Art

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Chick Corea by topic

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