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Posts Tagged Chick Corea

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February 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Chick Corea

Chick Corea has died. He was 79. The legendary pianist and composer was one of the greats in modern jazz – as both bandleader and sideman; a constant innovator. He could be remembered alone for his hand in Miles Davis’ turn to the electric, Corea’s Rhodes such a crucial element on the classic album, Bitches […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Chick Corea, Eulogy, Jazz, Piano, R.I.P., R.I.P. Chick Corea ·

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January 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Seemingly By Fluke

Twelve years old when we finally got a CD player – not the last house in the street I’m sure, but certainly not the first. First album though, what a strange one, ‘Tutu’ by Miles Davis. Not his worst but a very strange entry point. I’m so grateful, I loved that album. And I dig […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 80s, Billy Hart, CD, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Omar Hakim, Poem, Poem: Seemingly By Fluke, Seemingly By Fluke, Sonny Rollins, Tutu ·

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October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade: Trilogy 2

Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 Concord Jazz The original Trilogy album was a beaut – three discs of piano-trio jazz by Chick Corea with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. We’re talking up there with Keith Jarrett’s finest Standards Trio work, Ahmad Jamal’s fine trio, Bill Evans…all that crew. And if you don’t know some […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brian Blade, Chick Corea, Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade, Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade: Trilogy 2, Christian McBride, Jazz, Trilogy 2, Trio, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems 

Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn  The Transitory Poems  ECM  Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn, two of the finest pianists of the current crop, first worked together back in the early and mid-00s as part of Roscoe Mitchell’s band – this album marks their first work together as a duo.   If you love/d the Herbie Hancock/Chick Corea album or any of Keith Jarrett’s solo piano explorations then you’ll want to sign […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2018), 2019, Album Review, Budapest, Chick Corea, Classical, Craig Taborn, Duo, ECM, Francesco Turrisi, Herbie Hancock, Instrumental, Jazz, Keith Jarrett, Live, Live at Liszt Academy, Pianists, Piano, The Transitory Poems, Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn, Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Steve Gadd

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But the other day I got the call up to present a Music Feature for the Afternoons show. Well, actually, I was on-air talking about some albums in my regular review slot and I was promoting the back that legendary drummer Steve […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Chat, Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Conversation, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Gadd, Interview, James Carter, Jazz, Jesse Mulligan, Master, Music, Paul Simon, Radio, Radio New Zealand, RadioNZ, Rickie Lee Jones, RNZ, RNZ Music Feature, RNZ Music Feature: Steve Gadd, Rodger Fox, Session, Simon Sweetman, Steely Dan, Steve, Steve Gadd, The Rodger Fox Big Band, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 35 – Mike Nock

Welcome to episode 35 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. Here we have my conversation with Mike Nock. He’s an Australian-based, Kiwi-born pianist and composer. Nock has recorded over 100 albums – across jazz and classical, with film soundtracks and sessions as a sideman. He left New Zealand when he was a […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged America, Australia, Chick Corea, Classical, Dionne Warwick, ep.35, Episode 35, Interview, Jazz, Keith Jarrett, Mike Nock, Miles Davis, Pianist, Piano, Podcast, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 35 – Mike Nock, Teacher, Yusef Lateef ·

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August 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 649

Chick Corea, Friends (1978) I first hooked into this album because much as I knew Chick Corea to be a legend I couldn’t find any really great albums by him – now I know of a small handful, but even now I can take or leave a lot of his playing. This was one of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Chick Corea, Friends, Jazz, LP, Record, Sicily, Smurfs, Steve Gadd, The Smurfs, The Vinyl Countdown # 649, Vinyl ·

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July 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Chick Corea: Solo Piano – Portraits

Chick Corea Solo Piano: Portraits Concord Chick Corea is still playing wonderfully and full of vim and vigour – that much is obvious if you have the chance to see him perform. I’ve been lucky to see him twice in recent years, the first time – as a solo act, performing some of the pieces […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Chick Corea, Classical, Jazz, Piano, Solo Piano: Portraits ·

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May 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Writing’s In The Past – Playing’s In The Present: Chatting with Chick Corea

Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea, named after his musician father, is a living legend of jazz. One of the few that remains – he’s worked with Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan, with Stan Getz and Herbie Hancock. You will find him on a stage playing solo piano, or composing for full orchestra. You will find his […]
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