JoeWhip Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Just announced on his Facebook page, age 79. Link to post Share on other sites
arglebargle Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Thanks for posting and thanks Chick for the music. His playing on Bitches Brew made him part of the most endurin soundtracks of my life. There are few, if any, artists I have heard more through more phases of my life. Ever since first hearing the recording as a teenager, listening constantly over the years and yet every time it was almost like hearing it for the first time. "Spanish Key" is probably my favourite piece of music of all time and he was a huge part of why. Link to post Share on other sites
Darryl R Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I'm saddened. I was thinking of "Spain." Link to post Share on other sites
firedog Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/arts/music/chick-corea-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage Wow, another one bites the dust. A lot of the greats are leaving. Glad I got to see him a couple of times. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +_iFi AC iPurifiers >Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Conditioning+Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Listening: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Matrix Element i Streamer/DAC (XLR)+Schiit Freya>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: RPi 3B+ running RoPieee to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWhip Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 I am glad to have been able to see him live. Summit 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PYP Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, JoeWhip said: I am glad to have been able to see him live. Me too. A few years ago at the Monterey Jazz Festival he looked full of energy. There he was just hanging out with the festival goers having dinner at a picnic table. And, of course, his performance was memorable. Later, at the small airport folks wanted photos with him. The guy must have been tired, but he was in good humor and went along with it. And he was off to another gig! Very sad to read this news... Mola Mola Tambaqui / Kubala-Sosna XLR / Mola Mola Kaluga / KS biwire / B&W 803 D3 Ethernet: iMac/Roon > ... in-wall 5e ... > Sonore opticalModule [Sonore 5V LPS] > UpTone EtherREGEN + Cybershaft OP13 [UpTone JS-2 LPS] > Tambaqui ( = DAC/Roon Endpoint/preamp) Link to post Share on other sites
firedog Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 As a result of his obituaries, I just found out about his first album, "Tone's for Joan's Bones", recorded in 1966. Really good Bop album. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +_iFi AC iPurifiers >Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Conditioning+Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Listening: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Matrix Element i Streamer/DAC (XLR)+Schiit Freya>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: RPi 3B+ running RoPieee to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to post Share on other sites
Summit Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Chick Corea was one of the most talent musicians and even if he is dead, his music lives on. Stockholm Jazz Festival 2003 with Chick was splendid. Link to post Share on other sites
botrytis Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I have seen Chick Corea 4 times in my life. It was a treat each and every time. One of the most memorable was the last time he toured with Return to Forever - Stanley Clark, Jean Luc Ponty, Chick, and 2 others. Current: JRiver 26 on Win 10 PC (AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 32 GB RAM) or Daphile on an AMD A10-5700 with 8 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Amplification - Audio Research SP-16 > Pioneer M-22 - Bow Technologies Wazoo Integrated (great amp - silly name) Speakers: Wharfedale Linton Heritage - KEF LS50 - Revel M126Be - others...... Cables: Tara Labs RCS Reference speaker cables and DiMarzio Interconnects Link to post Share on other sites
Darryl R Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 23 hours ago, botrytis said: I have seen Chick Corea 4 times in my life. It was a treat each and every time. One of the most memorable was the last time he toured with Return to Forever - Stanley Clark, Jean Luc Ponty, Chick, and 2 others. Man does that list of musicians bring back memories. Last time I saw him was quite a few years ago in Dallas, with his Elektric Band and Dave Weckl. But I did see him in the Return to Forever years too, with Stanley Clark, Al Di Meola, and Lenny White. Link to post Share on other sites
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