Chick Corea

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bandleader composer human jazz musician jazz pianist record producer

Chick Corea was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his pioneering work in jazz fusion and his virtuosic, innovative playing style.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → composer → human → jazz musician → jazz pianist → record producer →
activeYearsEnd	2021 →
activeYearsStart	1960 →
associatedAct	Airto Moreira → Al Di Meola → Bobby McFerrin → Flora Purim → Gary Burton → Herbie Hancock → John McLaughlin → Lenny White → Miles Davis → Stan Getz →
awardReceived	Grammy Award →
birthName	Armando Anthony Corea NERFINISHED →
causeOfDeath	cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1941-06-12 →
dateOfDeath	2021-02-09 →
familyName	Corea →
genre	Latin jazz → jazz → jazz fusion → post-bop →
givenName	Armando →
heritage	Italian-American →
instrument	electric piano → keyboards → piano → synthesizer →
knownFor	complex compositions blending jazz, classical, and Latin influences → pioneering work in jazz fusion → virtuosic piano technique →
memberOf	Chick Corea Akoustic Band → Chick Corea Elektric Band → Circle → Miles Davis Quintet → Return to Forever →
movement	jazz fusion →
nickname	Chick →
notableAlbum	Akoustic Band (1989) → Elektric Band (1986) → Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973) → Light as a Feather (1973) → My Spanish Heart (1976) → Return to Forever → surface form: "Return to Forever (1972)" The Leprechaun (1976) → Three Quartets (1981) →
notableCollaboration	duo recordings with Gary Burton →
notableWork	Children’s Songs → Crystal Silence → La Fiesta → Now He Sings, Now He Sobs → Return to Forever → Spain →
numberOfGrammyAwards	23 →
placeOfBirth	Chelsea, Massachusetts → surface form: "Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States"
placeOfDeath	Tampa, Florida → surface form: "Tampa, Florida, United States"
recordLabel	Blue Note Records → Concord Records NERFINISHED → ECM Records → Polydor Records NERFINISHED → Stretch Records →
religion	Scientology →
residence	Clearwater, Florida, United States →

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Berklee College of Music → hasAlumni → Chick Corea →

Nice Jazz Festival → hasParticipant → Chick Corea →

Ahmad Jamal → influenced → Chick Corea →

Erroll Garner → influenced → Chick Corea →

Miles Davis → influenced → Chick Corea →

Chick Corea Elektric Band → leader → Chick Corea →

Chick Corea Elektric Band → member → Chick Corea →

Bobby McFerrin → notableCollaboration → Chick Corea →

Chick Corea Elektric Band → primaryComposer → Chick Corea →