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It showed another facet of fusion, softening its edges and settling more into the grooves.

Moreover, with Light as a Feather, Corea and Return to Forever took the burgeoning fusion scene in a newer direction, mellower than the prominent muscular kind that Corea had helped pioneer in Miles Davis' bands. Light as a Feather, featuring Stanley Clarke, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim and Joe Farrell, also included many of the keyboardist's most famous compositions - from "500 Miles High" to "Spain" to "Captain Marvel." The latter was so great Stan Getz used it as the title track of his own album from that same year. Matt MicucciĬhick Corea and Return to Forever, Light as a Feather (Polydor, 1973) For my first pick, I jumped ahead to 1973 for the second album of Return to Forever, the jazz supergroup led by Chick Corea. Among them, "Windows," which became Corea's first composition to achieve standard status. The original issue featured an all-original set and the 1988 reissue included more tracks from the session. A trio session with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haines overflowing with creativity, blending hard bop with those Latin tinges that would be ever-present throughout his later discography. This was the record that firmly established him as a bandleader. By then, Corea had been playing in jazz circles for over half a decade and dazzling anyone he came in contact with. This was Chick Corea's second album as a leader, following Tones for Joan's Bones from two years earlier. Chick Corea, Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State, 1968) I could think of no better place to start than with 1968's Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. Welcome to the party! This week we remember Chick Corea, who sadly recently passed away, and talk about some of our favorite albums from his legendary discography. Write-ups of individual albums and sample tracks follow. You can listen to the podcast version via the player below. Just jazz fans sharing records with other jazz fans. It’s social media in the truest sense of the term: no algorithms, no computer-generated playlists. That’s why we’re rebooting that tradition for the digital age with our “Crate Digging” podcast series, in which we’ll search through crates of our memories to bring you a handful of album recommendations on a given theme. Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by swapping vinyl and CDs? Yeah, we do too. Among them, “Windows,” which became Corea’s first composition to achieve standard status. This was Chick Corea’s second album as a leader, following Tones for Joan’s Bones from two years earlier. I could think of no better place to start than with 1968’s Now He Sings, Now He Sobs.

Welcome to the party! This week we remember Chick Corea, who sadly recently passed away, and talk about some of our favorite albums from his legendary discography.Ĭhick Corea, Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Solid State, 1968)