RIP Chick Corea

[DP]

Ah, man...

[Rick-o]

Dang!

R.I.P.

[Sarcany]

Sh!t.

We just lost a huge chunk of our culture in one blow.

Weird coincidence: His 2007 album with Bela Fleck came up on random-rotation on this morning's commute.

[JoeM]

Thais is a hugh loss. I realize that he was 79 but never the less, he always seems in good health. Apparently it was cancer that appeared quite suddenly. RIP

[SteveO]

Yeah what a talent. RIP!

[Wags]

I've seen him perform a few times but my favorite was when he played solo piano at a private school near Portland, Ore., called Caitlin Gable School. This was in the 80's as I recall. It was some sort of benefit. Near the end of his first set he stopped and asked a young student to come up on stage so he could paint a musical portrait of her, then he proceeded to improvise his impressions of her on the piano. It was all very engaging. He called up a couple more students until finally a young student turned the tables on him and asked if he could do the same for Chick. Of course he was happy to let him. The young man did a credible improv and you could see it was an experience that he would never forget. I never got to meet him but since then I always had the impression that he was a genuine warmhearted person.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Wags wrote:
I've seen him perform a few times but my favorite was when he played solo piano at a private school near Portland, Ore., called Caitlin Gable School. This was in the 80's as I recall. It was some sort of benefit. Near the end of his first set he stopped and asked a young student to come up on stage so he could paint a musical portrait of her, then he proceeded to improvise his impressions of her on the piano. It was all very engaging. He called up a couple more students until finally a young student turned the tables on him and asked if he could do the same for Chick. Of course he was happy to let him. The young man did a credible improv and you could see it was an experience that he would never forget. I never got to meet him but since then I always had the impression that he was a genuine warmhearted person.

As fine a eulogy as anyone could hope to receive.

[wave rider]

RIP Chick. Such a giving musician.

[Grateful11]

Cancer sucks! Rest In Peace.

[DeusxMac]

Saw Return To Forever at a small venue in ‘73. Fantastic!