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Chick Correa passed away at the age of 79.
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After a busy artistic trip, the legendary jazz musician, American pianist Chick Correa, died at the age of 79 yesterday, due to his rare type of cancer, after a march during which he took jazz towards a more liberal and open form, which formed a mixture with other types of music.
A statement published on its Facebook page prepared by the late’s team stated that before his death he wrote a letter saying: “I want to thank everyone who helped throughout the trip in lighting the torch of music.”
"I hope those who want to play, write and participate in a work of art will be able to do so," he added.
If it was not for themselves, then we would.
Not only because the world needs more artists, but because that is more fun. ”
The statement indicated that Correa's cancer "was not discovered until a very short time ago."
Correa, who came from Massachusetts, is the son of a trumpeter in the field of jazz, and he learned to play the piano before he mastered reading, and then he also learned to play drums at the age of 11.
After high school, he joined Columbia University in New York in 1959, but decided to quit his studies and devote himself to music after watching trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist John Coltrane in a jazz club.
His first single recordings date back to the end of the 1960s, and one of the most prominent is "Ise", which was distinguished by its improvisational style.
And in the fall of 1968 Correa replaced another famous pianist, Herbie Hancock, during a concert in Baltimore for the band founded by Miles Davis.
"I play the simplicity of what you hear," Davis told him that day.
Correa later admitted, "This made me free because I was used to playing improvisational music."
And the two established a more liberal type of jazz, without pre-rehearsals, in which punishment occupies a central position, and is distinguished by the fact that each musician performs the piece in his own way.
With Chick Correa, Miles Davis recorded some of his major records, most notably "Beaches Pro" (1970), which was a pivotal point in liberating jazz from its strict rules and opening it to other styles, especially rock.
This experience marked the birth of what is known as "jazz fusion", a style that mixes jazz with influences from other genres, including rock, funk and blues.
In 1971, the slim, curly-haired pianist founded his own band "Return to Forever" to continue his musical adventure.
During his career, he won no less than 23 Grammy Awards, and the American Music Industry Awards, the most recent of which was in 2019. The statement stressed that, throughout his life and his career, Chick was happy, free and happy to invent something new.
The musician added in his message: "My mission has always been to provide the joy of creativity wherever I can, and the richness of my life is that I have done so with all the artists I love so much."
One of the most influential musicians
Chick Correa was a composer and pioneer of electrical and electronic switchboards.
Along with Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, he was one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century.
His "Spin," "500 Miles High," or "La Fiesta" became classics.
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