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🎹 THIS OR THAT: THE ULTIMATE PIANO SHOWDOWN! 🎹

Two absolute titans of the jazz piano, both alumni of the legendary Miles Davis bands, and both masters who completely redefined the instrument. But if you could only listen to one for the rest of your life, who are you choosing?

🔥 OPTION A: Chick Corea – The fusion pioneer, the master of rhythmic playfulness, and the visionary behind Return to Forever.

✨ OPTION B: Keith Jarrett – The improvisation genius, the standard-bearer of acoustic perfection, and the soul behind The Köln Concert.

It’s an impossibly tough choice, but we want to know where your loyalty lies!

👇 Cast your vote in the comments below! Let us know A or B, and tell us the one track that sealed the deal for you!

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COREA / GADD / MCBRIDE - SUPER TRIO (LIVE AT THE ONE WORLD THEATRE, APRIL 3RD, 2005)

Christian McBride – bass Steve Gadd – drums Chick Corea – piano

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Return To Forever – Song to the Pharaoh Kings

“Song to the Pharaoh Kings” (Corea) – 27:13

from the album “Returns”

Personnel Chick Corea – Yamaha grand piano C3MP, Rhodes Midi Piano Mark V, synthesizers (Minimoog Voyager, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha Motif) Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitar Stanley Clarke – electric and acoustic bass Lenny White – drums

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Released: March 17, 2009

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Happy heavenly 85th birthday Maestro Chick Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021)

🎵 AI-generated composition “Moonlit Montuno” created with SUNO. Creative concept, prompt design, and curation by ProJazz.

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Return to Forever – Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy

Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is a studio album by American jazz fusion band Return to Forever. It was released in October 1973 by Polydor. It was the first album not to feature Flora Purim, Airto and Joe Farrell, and marked a shift away from the largely acoustic fusion they created. Drummer Lenny White and guitarist Bill Connors make their first appearances with the group.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: “With Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Corea continues his streak of simply timeless fusion albums. The best of the electric RTF albums”.

Personnel: Bill Connors – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Chick Corea – electric piano, acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord, gongs Stanley Clarke – electric bass, bell tree Lenny White – drums, percussion

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Chick Corea – Secret Agent

Secret Agent is a studio album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1978. It is a musically diverse release that features Corea’s long-standing collaborators Joe Farrell on reeds and woodwinds, percussionist Airto, and vocalist Gayle Moran (Corea’s wife). Al Jarreau sings “Hot News Blues”, and a four piece brass section and string quartet also appear.

Reception

DownBeat gave the album 4 stars. Douglas Clark wrote in his review, “Despite its flaws, this album cooks, and good solos abound. Corea and Farrell each have a few; Vizzutti has a nice flugelhorn spot on Funk and Bunny Brunel punches out a good chorus on Park, as does Airto on timbales.Corea is in control, but his band is with him all the way”.

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Chick Corea/Return to Forever – Return to Forever

Return to Forever is a jazz fusion album by Chick Corea recorded over two days in February 1972 but was not released in the USA until 1975—Corea’s fourth release for the label. It is the debut of a quintet featuring singer Flora Purim, flautist/saxophonist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke and percussionist Airto Moreira, who would go on to record under the name Return to Forever.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 5 stars out of 5 stating that “This edition of Return to Forever wasn't inclined toward high-voltage jazz-rock (as the next one was), but this group's two albums still stand as some of the most imaginative and distinctive early fusion recordings.”

Personnel: Flora Purim – vocals, percussion Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone, flute Chick Corea – electric piano, Fender Rhodes Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass, electric bass Airto Moreira – drums, percussion

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RETURN TO FOREVER – MUSICMAGIC

Musicmagic is the final studio album by the American jazz fusion band Return to Forever, released in 1977.

This album contains the final line-up of the band from the 1970s, with only founders Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke returning from the previous album. This is the first album since Light as a Feather (1973) to contain vocals, featuring Stanley Clarke and Corea’s wife Gayle Moran. This album also marks the return of original member Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, along with several new members making up a five-piece horn section.

The Allmusic site awarded the album 2½  stars, stating: “Despite the best intentions, Musicmagic lacks the swagger and confidence of the group's best work.”