Chick Corea
American jazz composer and keyboardist
Died when: 79 years 242 days (955 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist.His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and "Windows" are widely considered jazz standards.
As a member of Miles Davis's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion.In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever.
Along with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Keith Jarrett, Corea is considered one of the foremost jazz pianists of the post-John Coltrane era.
Corea continued to collaborate frequently while exploring different musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s.He won 27 Grammy Awards and was nominated more than 60 times.
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