Thread: Chick Corea

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Post by jackan September 9, 2015 (1 of 4)
My "night job" is providing sound systems for musical events. Last Saturday I provided for Chick Corea and Béla Fleck. First time working with Chick Corea. What an amazing show it was. Sometimes working with an artist can change my perception of them, and this was the case here. I am now a even bigger fan than before. Not only musically, but Chick was so relentlessly positive, and humorous, both on and off stage. My only regret was that I did not take my SACDs to be autographed. It seemed to me before hand to be possibly an intrusion, but upon further review, he would have been quite happy about it. Always a pleasure to hear Béla Fleck, no matter what the musical circumstance. Together they were pure magic.

Post by SteelyTom September 10, 2015 (2 of 4)
You're a lucky dude….. Interesting comments on Chick and much else here:http://dothemath.typepad.com/dtm/interview-with-fred-hersch.html

Post by jackan September 14, 2015 (3 of 4)
The most interesting paragraph was about how Fred thought he was killing it while high on coke, but on further review, was much better when sober.

Post by SteelyTom September 16, 2015 (4 of 4)
jackan said:

The most interesting paragraph was about how Fred thought he was killing it while high on coke, but on further review, was much better when sober.

That, and some interesting comments by Hersch about his peers, Bley, Jarrett et al.

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