Thanks David - very sad to take that in.
There are so many things to love about the guy.
Agree with Piet, even though Chick Corea's musical life spanned a vastness, incredible output rarely possible for any single person, he was like a constant mentor to so many - and just always seemed to be himself, a musician's musician and never smug about his amazing successes.
This summed it for me - in an interview kind of recently, he was asked about having won 22 Grammy awards and being nominated for yet another at the time.
Interviewer: "This kind of recognition, what does it mean to you?"
Chick's answer after a few seconds trying to word it:
"I hope I'm not getting in the way of other people winning Grammys."
And you know he meant that, it wasn't a wise-crack.
He's done so much to teach musicality, esp. loved his improv sessions - loved seeing budo's posted video!, and I'd really love everyone to see this one too (sums Chick up for me as a human), showing what a fantastic mentor looks like in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKujo1U-qQQ
There are more like that of course too.
I had a neighbor with a "Return to Forever" LP and I used to love visiting to enjoy listening with her. There seemed like nothing else like that happening anywhere (esp. in my home town). Absolutely inspiring.
So, he's returned to forever now and we can only hope there are more like Chick Corea in times to come.
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