Chick Corea

A masterful and creatively wide-ranging jazz pianist, Chick Corea was a celebrated performer whose influential albums found him exploring harmonically adventurous post-bop, electric fusion, Latin traditions, and classical. Initially emerging in the 1960s, Corea gained early notice for albums including 1968's Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, as well as session work with Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, and Stan Getz. He joined Miles Davis' electric ensemble and appeared on 1969's Bitches Brew. As a leader, he built upon his experience with Davis, founding his own innovative fusion group R...