chick corea
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Chick Corea Elektric Band Box Set
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I didn’t know that Chick Corea Elektric Band members John Patitucci and Frank Gambale shared the same birthday (December 22)! Happy birthday, gentlemen! This year has been an especially good year to celebrate this all-star band. The original five Elektric…
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The Great Pumpkin Waltz
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The song I probably listen to most this time of year is Vince Guaraldi’s “The Great Pumpkin Waltz.” That’s a classic. Chick Corea covered it in the 1989 GRP compilation Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown! That recording in itself is great,…
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Jazz-Rock Fusion from Grose, Stern, Di Meola
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Jazz-rock fusion lives on in these new releases by masters of the electric guitar. It’s worth noting that every composition of each of these recordings is an original by the artist. Tom Grose – jetsam and At Bay Tom Grose…
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Chick Corea Elektric Band – To the Stars
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Where is the hoopla around the new Chick Corea Elektric Band release To the Stars? The band easily ranks among the top fusion bands of all time. Every member – John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale, and Eric Marienthal –…
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Grammy Report: Chick Corea with Foo Fighters, JT with Arturo Sandoval
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OK, I watched the Grammys and wasn’t as bad as I’d feared. The Foo Fighters and Chick Corea collaboration was great. I’m thinking Chick was ready for a smoke and a lay after rocking with those guys. I was surprised…