Chick Corea discography
Chick Corea (1941–2021) was an American jazz pianist and composer born on June 12, 1941, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Chick started learning piano at age four. He recorded his first album in 1966 with Tones For Joan's Bones.[1] Corea performed with Blue Mitchell, Willie Bobo, Cal Tjader, and Herbie Mann in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s, he performed with Stan Getz and Miles Davis. He became a role model for many young jazz pianists of the 1970s. He is often ranked with Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett as one of the most important pianists to appear after Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, and he composed such prominent jazz standards as "Spain", "La Fiesta", and "Windows".[2]
Chick Corea discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 75 |
Live albums | 36 |
Compilation albums | 11 |
Albums
Studio albums
Recording date | Title | Label | Year released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1966-11-30, 1966-12-01 |
Tones for Joan's Bones | Vortex | 1968 | |
1968-03-14, -19, -27 | Now He Sings, Now He Sobs | Solid State | 1968 | |
1969-05-11 – -13 | Is | Solid State | 1969 | The Complete "Is" Sessions (Blue Note, 2002) |
1969-05-11 – -13 | Sundance | Groove Merchant | 1972 | |
1970-04-07, -08 | The Song of Singing | Blue Note | 1971 | |
1970-04-08, 1970-08-19, -21 |
Circulus | Blue Note | 1978 | featuring Circle [2LP] |
1968-03-14, -19, -27 1970-04-07, 1970-08-13, -19 | Circling In | Blue Note | 1975 | featuring Circle [2LP] |
1970-09-14 | The Sun | Express (Japan) | 1971 | with Steve Grossman, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Jackson |
1971-01-11, -12, -13 | A.R.C. | ECM | 1971 | with Dave Holland and Barry Altschul |
1971-04-21, -22 | Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 | ECM | 1971 | |
1971-04-21, -22 | Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 | ECM | 1972 | |
1971 | Chick Corea Featuring Lionel Hampton | Chiaroscuro | 1980 | |
1972-02-02, -03 | Return to Forever | ECM | 1972 | |
1972-11-06 | Crystal Silence | ECM | 1973 | with Gary Burton |
1975 | The Leprechaun | Polydor | 1976 | |
1976-10 | My Spanish Heart | Polydor | 1976 | [2LP] |
1977-11 | The Mad Hatter | Polydor | 1978 | (#81 Canada May 20, 1978)[3] |
1978-01 | Seabreeze | Past Perfect | 2000 | |
1978 | Secret Agent | Polydor | 1978 | |
1978 | Friends | Polydor | 1978 | |
1978-10-23, -24 | Duet | ECM | 1979 | with Gary Burton |
1978-10-26, -27 | Delphi I | Polydor | 1979 | |
1978-10-26, -27 | Delphi II & III | Polydor | 1980 | [2LP] |
1979-12 – 1980-01 | Tap Step | Warner Bros. | 1980 | |
1981-01, 1981-02 | Three Quartets | Stretch | 1981 | |
1981-11 | Trio Music | ECM | 1982 | [2CD] |
1982? | Touchstone | Stretch | 1982 | with Paco de Lucia |
1982-03-23 | Again and Again | Elektra/Musician | 1983 | |
1982-07 | Solo Piano: From Nothing | Stretch | 1996 | |
1982-09 | Lyric Suite for Sextet | ECM | 1983 | with Gary Burton |
1983-07 | Children's Songs | ECM | 1984 | |
1984-07 | Voyage | ECM | 1985 | with Steve Kujala |
1984-10 | Septet | ECM | 1985 | |
1986-01 | The Chick Corea Elektric Band | GRP | 1986 | Elektric Band |
1987? | Light Years | GRP | 1987 | Elektric Band |
1988? | Eye of the Beholder | GRP | 1988 | Elektric Band |
1989? | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | GRP | 1989 | Akoustic Band |
1990? | Inside Out | GRP | 1990 | Elektric Band |
1991? | Beneath the Mask | GRP | 1991 | Elektric Band |
1993? | Paint the World | GRP | 1993 | Elektric Band II |
1994? | Expressions | GRP | 1994 | |
1995? | Time Warp | Stretch | 1995 | |
1996-02-05 – -07, 1996-05-21 | The Mozart Sessions | Sony Classical | 1996 | with Bobby McFerrin |
1996 | Remembering Bud Powell | Stretch | 1997 | Grammy nominated album |
1997-06 | Native Sense - The New Duets | Stretch | 1997 | with Gary Burton |
1999? | Change | Stretch | 1999 | with Origin |
2001? | Past, Present & Futures | Stretch | 2001 | |
2004 | To the Stars | Stretch | 2004 | Elektric Band |
2004 | Rhumba Flamenco | Chick Corea Productions | 2005 | [2CD] |
2005 | The Ultimate Adventure | Stretch | 2006 | |
2005-04 | Super Trio | Universal (Japan) | 2006 | with Christian McBride, Steve Gadd |
2005 | Chillin' in Chelan | Universal (Japan) | 2007 | with Christian McBride, Jeff Ballard |
2006-01 | From Miles | Stretch | 2007 | with Eddie Gómez, Jack DeJohnette |
2006-04 | The Boston Three Party | Universal (Japan) | 2007 | with Eddie Gomez, Airto Moreira |
2006-12 | The Enchantment | Concord | 2007 | with Béla Fleck |
2007? | Dr. Joe | Stretch | 2007 | with Antonio Sanchez, John Patitucci |
2012? | Hot House | Concord Jazz | 2012 | with Gary Burton |
2012? | The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet & Chamber Orchestra | Deutsche Grammophon | 2012 | [2CD] |
2013? | The Vigil | Concord Jazz | 2013 | with Hadrien Feraud, Marcus Gilmore, Tim Garland and Charles Altura |
2014? | Solo Piano – Portraits | Concord Jazz | 2014 | [2CD] |
2017? | Chinese Butterfly | Stretch/Concord | 2017 | with Steve Gadd [2CD] |
2018? | Tempus Fugit | Stretch | 2018 | with Vigilette (Carlitos Del Puerto (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums)) |
2019? | Antidote | Concord Jazz | 2019 | with The Spanish Heart Band |
2020? | Plays | Concord Jazz | 2020 | [2CD][4] |
Live albums
Recording date | Title | Label | Year released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1978-01-22 | Chick Corea & Lionel Hampton in Concert | RVC | 1980 | with Lionel Hampton |
1978-02 | CoreaHancock | Polydor | 1979 | Duet with Herbie Hancock |
1978-02 | An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert | Columbia | 1978 | Duet with Herbie Hancock [2CD] |
1979-10-28 | In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 | ECM | 1980 | with Gary Burton |
1981-07-15 | Live in Montreux | GRP | 1994 | with Joe Henderson, et al. at Montreux Jazz Festival |
1981-09-19 | Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 | Douglas Music | 1997 | with Lee Konitz, et al. |
1981-09-19 | Woodstock Jazz Festival 2 | Douglas Music | 1997 | with Lee Konitz, et al. |
1982-06-24 | On Two Pianos | Deutsche Grammophon | 1983 | Duet with Nicolas Economou at Münchner Klaviersommer |
1982-06-27 | The Meeting | Philips | 1983 | Duet with Friedrich Gulda at Münchner Klaviersommer |
1982-10? | The Trio Live From Country Club | Stretch | 1996 | Trio at Reseda Country Club |
1984-09 | Trio Music Live in Europe | ECM | 1986 | Trio in Willisau and Reutlingen. Grammy nominated album. |
1985-04-19 | Live from Elario's (First Gig) | Stretch | 1996 | Elektric Band |
1987-10-01 | Summer Night: Live | Jazz Door | 1987 | Akoustic Band. Unofficial release. |
1987-10-08 | Live in Tokyo 1987 | Universal Music | 2017 | Elektric Band. Reissue of disk 2 of GRP Super Live In Concert (GRP, 1988)[2CD]. |
1989-12-16 | Alive | GRP | 1991 | Akoustic Band |
1990-06-23, -27 | Play | Blue Note | 1992 | with Bobby McFerrin |
1992 | Live from Blue Note Tokyo | Stretch | 1996 | Akoustic Band at Blue Note Tokyo |
1997-12 | Live at the Blue Note | Stretch | 1998 | with Origin at Blue Note |
1998-01 | A Week at the Blue Note | Stretch | 1998 | with Origin at Blue Note [6CD] |
1999-04 | Corea.Concerto: Spain For Sextet & Orchestra / Piano Concerto No.1 | Sony Classical | 1999 | with Origin and London Philharmonic Orchestra |
1999-11 | Solo Piano: Originals | Stretch | 2000 | |
1999-11 | Solo Piano: Standards (Part Two) | Stretch | 2000 | |
2000-07-18 | Live in Molde | MNJ | 2005 | with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra at Moldejazz 2000 |
2001-12 | Rendezvous In New York: Live at The Blue Note | Stretch | 2003 | with guests Bobby McFerrin, Joshua Redman, Michael Brecker et al. at The Blue Note [2CD] |
2007-05, 2007-07 |
The New Crystal Silence | Concord | 2008 | with Gary Burton [2CD] |
2007-09 | Duet | Stretch | 2008 | Duet with Hiromi at The Blue Note Tokyo [2CD] |
2008-10 – 2008-11-23 |
Five Peace Band Live | Concord | 2009 | with John McLaughlin [2CD] |
2009-09-01, -16, -17, -30, 2009-11-28, 2009-12-12 |
Forever | Concord | 2011 | with Return to Forever members (Stanley Clarke and Lenny White) [2CD] |
2010-05-04 – -17 | Further Explorations | Concord Jazz | 2011 | with Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian at The Blue Note [2CD] |
2010-12-30 | Orvieto | ECM | 2011 | Duet with Stefano Bollani at the Umbria Jazz Festival |
2011 | The Musician | Concord Jazz | 2016 | [3CD] |
2010-10 – 2012-12 |
Trilogy | Universal | 2013 | [3CD] Grammy won album |
2007 – 2015? |
Two with Béla Fleck | Concord | 2015 | [2CD] |
2010 – 2016 |
Trilogy 2 | Universal Music | 2018 | [2CD] Grammy won album |
2016-05-19, -22, -29 | Resonance | Universal | 2021 | Duet ith Makoto Ozone [2CD] |
2018-01-13 | Live | Stretch | 2019 | Akoustic Band [2CD] Grammy won track included |
Compilations
- Inner Space (Atlantic, 1973) – contains all previously published and two unreleased tracks from Tones for Joan's Bones recorded in 1966 & 1968
- Chick Corea/Herbie Hancock/Keith Jarret/McCoy Tyner (Atlantic, 1976)
- Chick Corea Compact Jazz (Polydor, 1987)
- Best of Chick Corea (Blue Note, 1993)
- Music Forever & Beyond: The Selected Works of Chick Corea 1964 - 1996 (GRP, 1996) – discs 1-4 are a career-spanning retrospective; disc 5 is all-new recordings of standards, and one original, with the Time Warp quartet
- Selected Recordings (ECM, 2002)
- The Complete "Is" Sessions (Blue Note, 2002) – combined the albums Is and Sundance with alternate takes
- Very Best of Chick Corea (Universal, 2004)
- The Song Is You (Douglas, 2005)[2CD] – combined version of Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 and Woodstock Jazz Festival 2 (Douglas Music, 1997)
- Five Trios (Stretch, 2007)[6CD]
- Electric Chick (Verve, 2008)
- The Montreux Years (Montreux Jazz Festival/BMG, 2022) – rec. 1988, 1993, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010
As group leader
Circle
With Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul
- Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert (CBS/Sony, 1971) – recorded in 1970
- Circle 2: Gathering (CBS/Sony, 1971)
- Paris Concert (ECM, 1972) – recorded in 1971
- Circling In (Blue Note, 1975) – recorded in 1970
- Circulus (Blue Note, 1978) – recorded in 1970
- Studio albums
- 1972: Return To Forever (ECM, 1972) – as Chick Corea's album
- 1972: Light as a Feather (Polydor, 1973)
- 1973: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (Polydor, 1973)
- 1974: Where Have I Known You Before (Polydor, 1974)
- 1975: No Mystery (Polydor, 1975)
- 1976: Romantic Warrior (Columbia, 1976)
- 1977: Musicmagic (Columbia, 1977)
- Live albums
- 1973: Jazz Workshop Boston, MA, May 15, 1973 (Jazz-A-Nova, 2019) – live
- 1977: Live (Columbia, 1977)[4LP] – live
- 2008: Returns (Eagle, 2009)[2CD][DVD-Video] – live
- 2009: Forever (Concord, 2011)[2CD] – as Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White's album
- 2011: The Mothership Returns (Eagle, 2012)[2CD + DVD-Video] – live
- Compilations
- 1980 : The Best of Return To Forever (Columbia)
- 1996 : Return To The 7th Galaxy: The Anthology (Verve Records)
- 2008 : The Definitive Collection (Verve Records)
- 2008 : R.T.F, The Anthology
Posthumous release
- Live in Japan 1983 (Hi Hat, 2021) – live recorded in 1983
- Alive In America (Renaissance, 2022) – live recorded in 1974
As sideman
With Stanley Clarke
With Miles Davis
With Richard Davis
With Joe Farrell
With Stan Getz
With Joe Henderson
With Eric Kloss
With Hubert Laws
With Herbie Mann
With Al di Meola
With Blue Mitchell
With John Patitucci
With Wayne Shorter
With Cal Tjader
With Allen Vizzutti
|
With others
|
References
- "Early Years: 1941-71 | Chick Corea".
- "Chick Corea".
- "RPM Top 100 Albums - May 20, 1978" (PDF).
- Plays at AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "Letizia Gambi, l'italiana". 29 October 2013.
- "Introducing Letizia Gambi". 22 October 2012.