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Chick Corea | Essential albums and listening guide
Explore Chick Corea through Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. Discover what to listen for and follow related styles to your next record.
Chick Corea
Meet the artist
After working with Miles Davis’ electric band, he led fusion music that incorporated Latin musical elements in his album “Return to Forever”. Crisp touch and interlocking rhythms define his ensemble language.
Piano trios emphasize instant responses, while electric groups develop strong grooves and memorable themes. Latin colors and a classical sense of form coexist with improvisational freedom. Complex rhythms become playful developments rather than obstacles. Across changing instruments and lineups, the pleasure of musicians constructing something together remains central to his music.
Where to start listening
Move from the piano trio to a band with electric instruments. Compare how melodies and rhythms pass between the players as the keyboard sound changes.
1968Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Chick Corea
Chick Corea’s debut as a true leader. A recording featuring a trio consisting of Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes, offering highly expressive performances. This album marks a new era for the Modern Piano Trio.
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1972Return to Forever
Chick Corea
It was Chick Corea’s debut album as the leader of his new band, Return to Eternal. The album featured Brazilian musicians like Flora Purim, and it established a style of emotional electronic fusion music.
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