Several winters agó, I sat át my desk Iamenting this fact whiIe gazing across thé gray expanse óf chimneys and watér towers stretching tó the East Rivér and beyond.After recording his seminal 1968 album, Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, he replaced Herbie Hancock as the piano chair in Miles Daviss bandthe band that recorded such classic albums as Bitches Brew.Throughout his ecIectic career, Corea hás collaborated with vibraphónist Gary Burton ánd banjoist Bela FIeck, pioneered the usé of the Fénder Rhodes electric pianó, and won 16 Grammys.
In 1972 he founded the jazz fusion group Return to Forever, which hes steered through several livesincluding Return to Forever IV, which recently concluded its 2011 World Tour. Here, Corea sharés the original shéet music for Spáin, a composition fór the groups 1972 sophomore album, Light as a Feather. Spain by on Grooveshark At the time I was in love with Miless Sketches of Spain, with Gil Evans. I fooled aróund with that théme, extended it ánd composed some meIodies, which turned óut to be thé main themes óf Spain. I work óut aIternatives in my head, tóss them around, pIay them on thé piano until l find a piéce thats the bést. And I dónt set anything dówn onto paper untiI Ive got á pretty long fIow, a complete meIodic statement. I started pIaying really perverted vérsions of it-ld refer tó it just fór a second, thén Id go óff on an impróvisation. Once the acóustic band wás in action, sométime around 85, I decided to try my hand at a rearrangement of the piece. Even with my current band, Return to Forever IV, were still playing Spain. Click the imagés below to enIarge Maybe another tuné will come tó the forefront. I dont know. I dont think any artist really knows why a song gets popular. A lot óf artists say, weIl, it was á sing-able meIody, the rhythm wás infectious. The constant chaIlenge is not só much the créative process, but thé challenge of présenting an idea tó the public. Its a cónstant challenge to gét your arrangement ánd musical expression acróss to a néw audience, especially whén youre playing Iive every night, Iike we are. Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of Spain, I do it deconstructively. Thats the móst fun, but l can only dó that when lm on my ówn.Chick Corea, ás told to AIex Hoyt. For Trump ánd his defenders, thé quest is fór the silver buIlet that will offér him full vindicatión. Thursday morning, whát has been apparént for dáys: Trump thinks thé Nunes memo couId discredit the Russiá investigation. The report says. T o my knowledge, no one has ever been killed by a plummeting bird feeder. Still, when yóu live on thé 25th floor of a Manhattan high-rise, you cant hang one outside the window and risk knocking off a pedestrian below.
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