Chick Corea passes away: the life of the legendary jazz pianist, in pictures

1Chick Corea, in a picture from the 70s. During his career of more than five decades, Corea proved to be a jazz revolutionary, experiencing the fusion with rock and electronic sounds.

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2From left, British bassist Dave Holland, American trumpeter Miles Davis and American keyboardist Chick Corea, on stage at the Longhorn Jazz Festival in Dallas, Texas, in 1969. In the early 1960s, he worked with greats Jazz figures such as Stan Getz and Herbie Mann, and later replaced Hancock in the Miles Davis band, which encouraged Korea to start with the electric keyboard, giving rise to its electronic side, which included classics such as 'Bitches Brew'.

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3Armando Corea, his real name, was born into an Italian-American family in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1941. In the image, one of his performances in Madrid, in 1986. Bernardo Pérez

4Chick Corea (left) and guitarist John McLaughlin, during a concert at the 1995 Vienna Festival. His father, a jazz trumpeter, started him from an early age in the world of music and, specifically, in the world of music. piano.

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5Chick Corea's performance at the Vitoria Jazz Festival in 1995. A pioneer of solo piano shows, Corea was a master of everything from classical music to standards, swing and Latin jazz, and toured without rest until the pandemic stopped live concerts.

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6Chick Corea, in charge of the Origin sextet.

From left, Jeff Ballard, Chick Corea, Steve Davis, Avishai Cohen, Bob Sheppard and Steven Wilson.

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His huge discography earned him more than 67 Grammy nominations.

Twenty-three went to him.

In the photo, Korea with its two accolades at the 49th Grammy Awards, on February 11, 2007, in Los Angeles.

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8Korea, at the Vienna Jazz Festival (Austria), in 2008. David Redfern GETTY

9 Korea's career maintained that unease and that eclecticism to the end, decade by decade.

In the image, Chick Corea (on the right) and Stanley Clarke, at the Return to Forever group's concert, at the Conde Duque de Madrid headquarters, in 2008. Claudio Álvarez

10Chick Corea greets the public at the National Auditorium in 2012. Considered since the end of the last century as a true living classic, the pianist was always in great physical and creative shape.

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11When the eighties arrive, Corea is already a consecrated musician who alternates between returning to the jazz tradition, showing some of his best artistic moments, or his interest in flamenco and Latin music.

In the photo, Paco de Lucía (left) and Chick Corea meet again at the Mendirroza sports center in Vitoria, before performing at the Vitoria Jazz Festival in 2001. Lino Rico

12Listening to him live was to witness a vibrant musician, with an inexhaustible imagination, always with a technique and a language out of the ordinary.

In the picture, a moment of his performance at the OGR Jazz Club in Turin (Milan), in 2018. Giorgio Perottino GETTY

13Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea poses in Clearwater, Florida, in 2020. Mike Carlson AP