Chick Corea
(Chelsea, Massachussetts 12.6.1941)



1966 tones for joan's bones vortex/atlantic 2004
1968 now he sings, now he sobs solid state ss 18039
1969 is solid state 18055
1969 sundance groove merchant gm 2202
1970 the song of singing blue note bst 84353
1970 circulus blue note bn-la 882-jt
1970 circle gathering cbs sopl 12-20
1970 circle live in germany cbs cbs, sopl-19
1970 circling in blue note bn-la 472-h2
1970 arc ecm 833 789-2
1971 circle, paris concert ecm ecm 1018/19st
1971 piano improvisations vol. 1 ecm 811 979-2
1971 piano improvisations vol. 2 ecm 829 190-2
1972 inner space atlantic sd 2-305
1972 return to forever ecm 811-978-2
1972 crystal silence (with gary burton) ecm 831-331-2
1973 light as a feather (return to forever) polydor 827 148-2
1973 hymn of the 7th galaxy polydor 825 336-4
1974 where have i known you before polydor 825 206-2
1975 chick corea blue note bn-la 395 h2079
1975 no mystery (return to forever) polydor 827 149-2
1976 the leprechaun polydor 829 903-4
1976 my spanish heart polydor 825 657-2
1976 the romantic warrior (return to forever) cbs pc 34076
1976 corea/hancock/jarrett/tyner atlantic sd 1696
1977 musicmagic (return to forver) cbs pc 34682
1977 before forever pickwick int qj 25011
1978 the mad hatter polydor pd 1-6130
1978 friends polydor pd 1-6160
1978 rtf live (4 record set) cbs c 4x-35350
1978 secret agent polydor pd 1-6176
1978 rtf live (single album) cbs jc 35281
1978 an evening with chick corea & herbie hancock in concert cbs pc 2-35663
1979 delphi 1 polydor pd 1-6208
1979 corea/hancock polydor 835-680-2
1979 duet (with gary burton) ecm ecm 1-1140
1980 delphi 2 & 3 polydor pd 2-6334
1980 the best of return to forever cbs jc 36359
1980 tap step stretch bsk 3425
1980 in concert, zurich october 28, 1979 (with gary burton) ecm 811-415-2
1980 live in montreaux stretch 9009 std-1112
1981 three quartets stretch bsk 3552
1982 touchstone stretch 23699-1
1982 griffith park collection (c. corea, l. white, s. clarke, j. henderson, f. hubbard) elektra e 60262
1982 echoes of an era (c. corea, l. white, s. clarke, j. henderson, f. hubbard) elektra e 60021-1
1982 echoes of an era 2 (c. corea, l. white, s. clarke, j. henderson, f. hubbard) elektra e 60165-1
1982 trio music ecm 827 702-2
1983 again & again-jo'berg sessions elektra musician 60167-1
1983 lyric suite for sextet (with gary burton) ecm ecm 1260
1983 on two pianos (with nicolas economu) deutsche grammophone 410-637-1
1983 the meeting (with friedrich gulda) phillips 410397
1984 children's songs ecm 815 680-2
1984 mozart double piano concerto fantasy for two pianos (with friedrich gulda) teldec 8-42961
1985 chick corea works ecm 825 462-2
1985 voyage (with steve kujula) ecm 823 468-2
1985 septet ecm 827 258-2
1986 the chick corea elektric band (sheet music) grp records grp a-1026
1987 trio music live in europe ecm 827 769-2
1987 chick corea compact jazz polygram 831 365-2
1987 light years (chick corea elektric band) grp records gr-1036
1988 eye of the beholder (chick corea elektric band) grp records gr-1053
1988 grp super live in concert (chick corea and friends) grp records gr 2-1650
1988 a grp christmas collection (chick corea and friends) grp records gr-9574
1989 chick corea akoustic band grp records gr-9582
1989 happy anniversary charlie brown (chick corea and friends) grp records grd-9596
1990 inside out (chick corea elektric band) grp records gr-9601
1991 alive (chick corea akoustic band) grp records grd-9627
1991 beneath the mask (chick corea elektric band) grp records grd-9649
1992 play (with bobby mcferrin) blue note cdp 7 95477 2
1993 paint the world (sheet music) (chick corea elektric band) grp records grd-9731
1994 expressions (solo piano) grp records grd-9774
1995 time Warp (chick corea quartet) stretch records std-1115
1996 forever & beyond (5 cd box set) grp records grd-5-9819
1996 the mozart sessions (chick corea/bobby mcferrin/st. paul chamber orchestra) sony records sk-62601
1996 circle 2 gathering (japan only) universal/stretch mvcr-238
1996 live from elario's (first gig) chick corea elektric band (japan only) universal/stretch mvcr-239
1996 live from the blue note tokyo chick corea akoustic band (japan only) universal/stretch mvcr-240
1996 circle 1 live in germany (japan only) universal/stretch mvcr-241
1996 live from the country club chick corea the trio (japan only) universal/stretch mvcr-243
1996 from nothing chick corea solo piano (japan only) universal/stretch mvcr-244
1996 return to the 7th galaxy anthology of return to forever ( double cd) verve records 314-533-108-2
1997 remembering bud powell (chick corea and friends) stretch records scd-9012-2
1997 priceless jazz collection grp 9878
1997 native sense - the new duets (with gary burton) stretch records scd-9014-2
1998 origin - live at the blue note stretch records scd-9018-2
1998 origin - a week at the blue note stretch records scd-6-9020-2
1998 like minds (gary burton, chick corea, pat metheny, roy hanes, dave holland) concord ccd4803-2
1999 origin - change stretch records scd-9023-2
1999 corea.concerto (with london philharmonic orchestra) sony classical sk 61799
2000 solo piano - originals stretch records b00004tqyf
2000 solo piano - standards stretch records b00004tqyg
2001 past, present & futures stretch records

Anthony Armando (Chick) Corea began playing piano at age four and his musical development was strongly influenced by his father, Armando, a bandleader in the '30s and '40s. Chick grew up listening to the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Bach and Mozart along with the recordings of Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Lester Young and Horace Silver, who became an especially strong influence on the aspiring pianist. His earliest employers - Willie Bobo, Cal Tjader, Herbie Mann and Mongo Santamaria - instilled in Chick a love for Latin American music. Even today his playing bears the percussive attack and double time feel that defines Latin music. After working with the likes of Stan Getz, Blue Mitchell, Sarah Vaughan and Gary Burton, he joined Miles Davis' band in 1968 and played electric piano on the landmark In a silent way album and the influential ''Bitches Brew'' session. His own trio recording with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes, Now He sings, Now He sobs, became a staple in the record collections of modern jazz lovers during the late '60s. His avant-garde group Circle, which ran from 1969 to 1971, was an important force in free form improvisation, reflecting the influence of jazz musicians like Paul Bley and Ornette Coleman while also drawing from 20th Century composers like John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. When Circle disbanded in 1972, Corea formed Return to Forever with Stanley Clarke, Airto Moreira, singer Flora Purim and reedman Joe Farrell. After two albums of light, breezy Latin-tinged music, (including two of Corea's most popular tunes, ''Spain'' and ''La Fiesta'', the band took a turn toward the electronic side of things by incorporating electric guitarist Bill Connors and power drummer Lenny White. Guitarist Al DiMeola replaced Connors in 1974 and the band went on to spearhead the fusion movement before disbanding in 1976. In 1977-78 Corea toured with a 13-piece band (including horns and strings), while Clarke, White and DiMeola went on to lead groups onf their own. Since the late '70s, he has toured and recorded in a number of contexts, ranging from fusion quintets to straight-ahead jazz quartets and trios to classical duets. He formed the Elektric Band in 1985, debuting with Chick Corea Elektric Band on GRP Records. That effort was followed by Light Years (1987), Eye of the beholder (1988) and now the Chick Corea Akoustic Band.