“After all, formal styles are only an afterthought - an outgrowth of the creative impulse,” Corea told The New York Times in 1983. But no description, even one this broad, can encompass a vision so limitless. Whether on his own, leading the collective Return to Forever or accompanying giants like Miles Davis (on landmark albums including “In a Silent Way” and “Bitches Brew”), Corea helped enrich the lexicon of jazz - merging its harmonic language with the heaviness (and amplification) of rock and funk. ![]() Chick Corea, the pioneering keyboardist and bandleader who died on Tuesday at 79, will be forever regarded as a crucial architect of jazz-rock fusion.
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