Here, there a Chick, Where else a Chick Corea ?

From the Chick Corea website:

The tour you've been waiting for is finally coming to a town near you!

Chick reunites with John Patitucci (bass), Dave Weckl (drums), Eric Marienthal (sax), and Frank Gambale (guitar) for the first time in 10 years to present both original CCEB repertoire as well as new compositions Chick created for the later version of the band and now rendered by the original fab five genius musicians (Jimmy Earl joins on bass after October 19th).

Chick, John, Dave, Eric, Frank and Jimmy are pumped and totally excited about playing to their audiences once again. Since the group's creative beginnings each member of the band has gone on to win more and more musical territory with all of them now bringing their collective experience and creative energy back into focus around Chick's music and under his leadership. (The band's first onstage reunion at the Hollywood Bowl this August literally blew the roof off the place!)

But, hurry up -- tickets are selling REAL fast!

"CHICK COREA ELEKTRIC BAND" REUNION TOUR

October 2002
12 - Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY
13 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
16 - Chick & John Only - New York City - with Roy Haynes
at Lincoln Center
17 - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
19 - Clearwater Jazz Festival, Clearwater, FL
22 - Eleven 50 Theater, Atlanta, GA
23 - Carefree Theater, West Palm Beach, FL
24 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL
26 - Blue Note Club, New York, NY
27 - Blue Note Club, New York, NY
29 - Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO

November 2002
1 - Catalina's, Hollywood, CA
2 - Catalina's, Hollywood, CA
3 - Catalina's, Hollywood, CA

Last night I decided to listen to a few albums that I had not played in a long time, and ironically, my first selection was "Light as a Feather" which is one of my favorite Chick Corea albums. I particularly like the title track. "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs" is an outstanding album, and I would also recommend (like Dave Bachmann) the album "An Evening with Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock." Herbie Hancock is also one of my favorite artists of all time, and this is a great performance by two sensational pianists.

If you want a sampling of Chick Corea's varied styles, then check out the Verve compilation entitled "Chick Corea The Seventies." It is a mix of acoustic and electric tracks, and it includes selections from 10 different albums (most of which have been previously mentioned above). He performs with Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Joe Farrell, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, Steve Gadd, and others on this album.

Many great Chick albums.....check out Three Quartets (1981 release) with Eddi Gomez, Michael Brecker and the one and only Steve Gadd. Some of Chick's newer releases are very good as well. Chick Corea New Trio / Past, Present, & Future......and Chick Corea and Friends / Rembering Bub Powell.

Bravo - good post

I agree with everyone

Crystal Silence
My Spanish Heart
The leprichaun
The Mad Hatter

are my favorites too please keep the unknown albums coming

...then it went like a jazz-fusion plug over me when I started to research and holerically collect the solo works of Chick's members Al DiMeola, Steve Gadd, John Patitucci, Edie Gomez, Dave Weckl that somehow started to spread onto John Scofield, Mike Stern, John Abercrombie and advanced to ECM level along with various avant-grade performers of different countries mostly from Europe.

I appreciate to you Chick, and always enjoy claping my hands during your excellent live performances!