The Story
Across a decades-long career, Chick Corea (1941-2021) exerted a limit-stretching influence on many a musical genre. With dozens of albums and an astounding 23 Grammy Awards to his credit, he was a potent force in music: exploring, experimenting, and discovering. His impact will be felt for years to come. This collection pays tribute to him with 26 note-for-note transcriptions with meticulous easy-to-read notation, chord symbols to facilitate analyzing the solos, rehearsal letters, rhythmic styles and metronome marks, and transcription reference included with the song title. Songs include: Armando's Rhumba · Blue Miles · Blues for Art · Brasilia (Lyric Suite Part 5) · Bud Powell · Chick's Piano Solo (Spanish Fantasy Part 3) · Children's Song No. 6 · Crystal Silence · Duende · Eternal Child · 500 Miles High · Humpty Dumpty · Improvisation on Scarlatti · La Fiesta · Love Castle · Mirror, Mirror · Morning Sprite · Quartet No. 1 · The Romantic Warrior · The Sky · Sometime Ago · Spain · Stride Time VII (Rhapsody for Mr. T) · Waltz (Lyric Suite, Part 2) · Windows · The Yellow Nimbus.
Description
Across a decades-long career, Chick Corea (1941-2021) exerted a limit-stretching influence on many a musical genre. With dozens of albums and an astounding 23 Grammy Awards to his credit, he was a potent force in music: exploring, experimenting, and discovering. His impact will be felt for years to come. This collection pays tribute to him with 26 note-for-note transcriptions with meticulous easy-to-read notation, chord symbols to facilitate analyzing the solos, rehearsal letters, rhythmic styles and metronome marks, and transcription reference included with the song title. Songs include: Armando's Rhumba · Blue Miles · Blues for Art · Brasilia (Lyric Suite Part 5) · Bud Powell · Chick's Piano Solo (Spanish Fantasy Part 3) · Children's Song No. 6 · Crystal Silence · Duende · Eternal Child · 500 Miles High · Humpty Dumpty · Improvisation on Scarlatti · La Fiesta · Love Castle · Mirror, Mirror · Morning Sprite · Quartet No. 1 · The Romantic Warrior · The Sky · Sometime Ago · Spain · Stride Time VII (Rhapsody for Mr. T) · Waltz (Lyric Suite, Part 2) · Windows · The Yellow Nimbus.
