At the age of 79: Legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea has died

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Chick Corea is dead. The legendary jazz pianist died of a rare cancer, as announced on his Facebook page.

The American was 79 years old.

Corea established himself as a pianist in the early 1960s, working with Stan Getz, Herbie Mann and others.

Later in the decade he joined Miles Davis' band and played a key role in enabling the trumpeter to transition to a more contemporary sound.

After working with Davis, he formed his own electric band, Return to Forever, which shaped the so-called fusion era.

In the following decades Corea worked on countless projects and thus showed his range.

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