On the late Chick Corea

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  • 05/05/2021

    On the late Chick Corea

    The Economist | Music without limits

    As ever, some beautiful cadences in an obituary in the Economist. This one is of Chick Corea.

    Sometimes he wrote phrases down, or composed at a keyboard so they were stored. All too often, though, he couldn’t catch them. Music, like a waterfall, never stayed still, and nor did bands. But that was good. Every change of players brought in something fresh.

    He treated music more like a swimming pool, where he just jumped in and had fun.

    In short, he was not to be tied down, not even to success