Chick Corea is by far my favourite pianist. He’s won 23 grammy awards and he’s written 2 of my 3 favourite pieces of all time.
He can literally play anything, but I think that his genius is expressed by latin music. In fact, the 2 pieces I love are Spain and Armando’s Rhumba.
These are the original versions of his fantastic pieces. He’s played every kind of jazz, both with acoustic and electric bands. I will show one acoustic and one electric pieces I really like.
His knowledge of jazz and music theory is astounding. To prove it, I will show you this Chick Corea study of Giant Steps, one of the most famous and complex standards by John Coltrane.
To sum up, Chick Corea is a fantastic pianist, a virtuoso and you NEED to listen to his music.