Chick Corea Elektric Band
Chick Corea Elektric Band | |
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| At the Blue Note in New York City. Left to right: Eric Marienthal (saxophone), Chick Corea (keyboard), Frank Gambale (guitar), Victor Wooten (bass), Dave Weckl (drums) At the Blue Note in New York City. Left to right: Eric Marienthal (saxophone), Chick Corea (keyboard), Frank Gambale (guitar), Victor Wooten (bass), Dave Weckl (drums) | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1986–2017 |
| Labels | Stretch, GRP |
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Chick Corea Elektric Band was a jazz fusion band, led by keyboardist and pianist Chick Corea and founded in 1986 in New York City. The band was nominated twice at the Grammy Awards.[1] The sixth band album, a tribute one named Chick Corea Elektric Band II - Paint the World and released in 1993, received an additional nomination the next year.[2] The group reunited in 2003, and Corea died in 2021.
History
[edit | edit source]Original lineup and first two albums
[edit | edit source]The band's first line up formed in 1985 and consisted of Dave Weckl (drums) and John Patitucci (bass) alongside Corea.[3] The band recorded and released their eponymous first album in 1986 which included Carlos Rios and Scott Henderson on guitars.
The band’s typical line-up was cemented in 1987's Light Years, with Frank Gambale replacing Scott Henderson as a full time member, and saxophonist Eric Marienthal joining the group.[4]
Third and fourth album
[edit | edit source]The third album was Eye of the Beholder, released in 1988.[5] The material for the fourth album, Inside Out, released in 1990, was Corea originals.[5][6] The last album featuring the band's traditional line-up was Beneath the Mask, released in 1991.[7]
Fifth album and new lineup
[edit | edit source]For the next album, Elektric Band II: Paint the World released in 1993, only Corea and Marienthal returned from the original line-up.[8] Gary Novak became the new drummer, Jimmy Earl took the bass, and Mike Miller played guitar.[8] The album's style is jazz-oriented.[9]
The tribute album and return of original lineup
[edit | edit source]In 1996, the band recorded a version of "Rumble" from West Side Story for the tribute album The Songs of West Side Story; this saw Weckl and Gambale returning.[10] John Patitucci returned in 2004, restoring the band to its original lineup for To the Stars.[5][11]
Last band tour and Corea's death
[edit | edit source]The band’s last tour took place in 2018.
Corea died of cancer at his home in the Tampa Bay area of Florida on February 9, 2021, at age 79; he had only recently been diagnosed.[12]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]- The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)
- Light Years (1987)
- Eye of the Beholder (1988)
- Inside Out (1990)
- Beneath the Mask (1991)
- Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993)
- To the Stars (2004)
Live albums
[edit | edit source]- Live from Elario's (The First Gig) (rec. 1985, rel. 1996)
- Live in Tokyo 1987 (rec. 1987, rel 2017).[5]
- The Future Is Now (2023)
Members
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