Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea 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 to have been one of the foremost jazz pianists of the post–John Coltrane era.
Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš is a Czech jazz bassist.
Return to Forever was an American jazz fusion band that was founded by pianist Chick Corea in 1972. The band has had many members, with the only consistent bandmate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report, The Headhunters, and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever is often cited as one of the core groups of the jazz-fusion movement of the 1970s. Several musicians, including Clarke, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola, came to prominence through their performances on Return to Forever albums.
Now He Sings, Now He Sobs is the second album by Chick Corea, released in December 1968 on Solid State Records. It features Corea in a trio with bassist Miroslav Vitouš and drummer Roy Haynes. In 2002 it was reissued on CD by Blue Note with eight bonus tracks recorded at the same sessions.
Return to Forever is a jazz fusion album by Chick Corea recorded over two days in February 1972 and released on ECM September that same year—Corea's fourth release for the label, and the effective debut by the quintet, featuring singer Flora Purim, flautist Joe Farrell and rhythm section Stanley Clarke and Airto Moreira, who would go on to record as pioneering jazz fusion band Return to Forever.
The Leprechaun is the ninth solo album by Chick Corea, released in 1976. It features horn and string sections, and vocals from Corea’s wife Gayle Moran, formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra.
In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 is a live double album by pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded at the Limmathaus in Zürich and released on ECM the following year—the duo's third release for the label, following Crystal Silence (1973) and Duet (1979).
Crystal Silence is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton and pianist Chick Corea, recorded on November 6, 1972 and released on ECM the following year—the duo's debut.
Voyage is an album by American pianist Chick Corea and American flautist Steve Kujala recorded in July 1984 and released on ECM March the following year.
Children's Songs is an album by jazz pianist Chick Corea recorded in July 1983 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features violinist Ida Kavafian and cellist Fred Sherry.
Ida Kavafian is an American classical violinist and violist.
Touchstone is an album by Chick Corea, released in 1982 through Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number nine on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.
Trio Music is a double album album by Chick Corea, recorded in November 1981 and released by ECM Records in October of the following year. The trio features rhythm section Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes.
A.R.C. is an album by jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over three days in January 1971 and released on ECM later that year. The trio, featuring rhythm section Dave Holland and Barry Altschul, previously worked together on Corea's The Song of Singing, as well as an earlier version of Shorter's “Nefertiti”.
Paris-Concert is a live double album by the short-lived jazz band Circle recorded at the Maison de l'O.R.T.F. in Paris on February 21, 1971 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet consists reed player Anthony Braxton and rhythm section Chick Corea, David Holland and Barry Altschul.
Duet is the second album by vibraphone–piano duo Gary Burton and Chick Corea recorded over three days in October 1978 and released on ECM May the following year.
Lyric Suite for Sextet is an album by piano–vibraphone duo Chick Corea and Gary Burton recorded in September 1982 and released on ECM a year later—the duo's third studio recording, following Crystal Silence (1972) and Duet (1978). The sextet features the pair accompanied by a string quartet comprising violinists Ik-Hwan Bae and Carol Shrive, violist Karen Dreyfus, and cellist Fred Sherry.
Trio Music, Live in Europe is a live album by American jazz pianist Chick Corea recorded in Switzerland in September 1984 and released on ECM in October 1986. The trio features rhythm section Miroslav Vitouš and Roy Haynes.
Whiz Kids is an album by the Gary Burton Quintet recorded in June 1986 and released on ECM February the following year. The quintet features saxophonist Tommy Smith and rhythm section Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Martin Richards.
Carla is an album by the bassist Steve Swallow, released on the Xtra Watt label in 1987.
