Chick on the first time he played with Miles

[@jennifer86010]

Chick is the opposite of most jazz stars. Nice, personable, outgoing, thoughtful, considerate, educating, engaging. The total opposite of Miles, who was a reclusive non-communicator. Once, after one of Chick's concerts, a small group of us were talking outside the theater. A lone stranger was strolling by, and he stopped behind our group, not saying a word, only listening and waiting until he was spoken to. That stranger was Chick Corea. The star of the concert. Once we recognized him, we engaged him and he asked us questions about the performance, and what we liked and didn't like. He spent time with us, and looked each of us in the eye, smiled, joked and showed real consideration and humanity. Wow !! No other major jazz star would even be walking outside the theater, alone after a performance, and he/she certainly would not waste a single moment talking to common audience members. Most stars are jaded, egotistical, narcissists who need people attending to their needs and sucking up to them. They need to be the "star" on and off the stage. Chick was totally down to earth, considerate and as engaging as he could be. We were shocked, because he was so unlike most jazz stars...and yet he has enough Grammys and Music Awards over the decades to build a mansion out of them. During the concert, he even conducted a sing-a-long with the audience, playing jazz licks back and forth with us. He educated us about the music charts, and what the band was doing. It was so relaxed and fun that it felt like we were in a casual master class with him, only there was nothing intimidating about it, nothing difficult, only fun and enjoyment with music and with Chick. You would have to search a long time to find another jazz star up at the caliber of Chick Corea who is even half as nice a guy. It was so refreshing to hear him and be with him. He made people love music, and love the musicians. He's a talented virtuoso in music and with people.

[@bunaknife]

jennifer86010 beautiful story to tell! Chick was so special!! Tks for sharing

[@JJBerthume]

Lovely story, thank you for sharing! 🎵💕

[@Serfo_]

Well, that's emotional intelligence. And that's a separate kind of intelligence that it's often underrated. Chick Corea was a complete genius in every sense of the word.

[@TheSteelDialga]

@@Serfo_ well, minus the Scientology stuff. But yeah! I love how friendly Chick was regardless

[@donkkong5551]

You are 100& right I have met a lot of Jazz players who thought their shit didn't stink... I love Jazz and certainly can't play a lot of it but it's certainly not everything..

[@shirleymental4189]

The words Miles whispered in his ear was probably 'mutherfker'. It's what he used to say to those he thought great musicians.

[@Frisbieinstein]

I was a jazz musician back then. That's what everyone said. It's a technical term. Or maybe SOB.

[@adamodimattia]

@@Frisbieinstein yes yes yes :) well said: a technical term. Miles’ autobiography is very „technical” also in this regard :D

[@laminebaazi4376]

i heard it in my head when he didnt say it

[@ThePianoMan1953]

I thought it might be, "Bitch'n."

[@Frisbieinstein]

@@ThePianoMan1953 Nah. That's surfer talk.

[@SteveBlom]

Chick is just such a pure musician. Can’t really explain it any other way.

[@MiLaDoB]

Pure..yes..but also his brain worked differently than other God 's given talents..RİP

[@truthwarrior2149]

My dad was a classical musician, but branching out into jazz and popular music. Around 1976, My father hired Chick Corea to play with his band / orchestra at an outdoor amphitheater. It got rained out and they ended up playing in a high school auditorium built for 2000 people, which was packed. I had never heard of him before, I was just a kid, but my dad had his return to forever album and I played it over and over again and that was my introduction to jazz.

[@tedl7538]

Make no mistake, Chick winging it at that performance was an accomplishment only a man with his rare talent, great ear and musical knowledge could have pulled off in even a decent way, let alone followed by an unqualified compliment from Miles.

[@Colombo5218]

A wonderful, humble man from whom we can learn a lot!

[@robertperrella4194]

'play what you hear,no rehearsal!!!!",,,when it comes to improvisation chick corea has wonderful judgement !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Blackgrass1]

"Just play what you hear. No rehearsal." That's a good 'un.

[@abrahamjackson6019]

A living legend.

[@adamodimattia]

A legend talking about a legend...

[@garydonnelly100]

Only one word Miles would have said to him at the bar if it was the highest compliment and that's gotta be "motherf*cker!"

[@marcgregoryneville]

Yep.

[@milesolsen_]

Such a great storyteller, with such light in his eyes

[@scowlistic]

Love this story, RIP Chick!

[@samnic1998]

RIP Chick

[@Funkadelic3]

I would have been a wreck! Haha Great story

[@a5dr3]

Best non answer I’ve ever heard.

[@laminebaazi4376]

i heard it in my head when he didnt say it

[@dislikesquare8749]

God bless this wonderful man & incomparable talent

[@ValirAmaril]

People like Chick have stories for years

[@spirospapatheo8893]

Probably Chick has perfect pitch

[@stevesincock6905]

@iconoclast agreed. Its about listening and your experience but also listening to LOTS of recordings. Chick had followed Miles's music his whole life.

[@laminebaazi4376]

@@stevesincock6905 perfect pitch wont help you play jazz in a meaningful way

[@rdpatterson2682]

Such a great story.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Good story. I’m not at all surprised that Chick “passed the audition,” so to speak, with flying colors. He had the talent and necessary instincts in spades.

[@MattMangels]

The word Miles said rhymes with Fuddrucker.

[@appo038]

he looks so alive here, and left so soon

[@EverydayStrangers]

RIP Maestro!!😢😭 #Everydaystrangers

[@nls4163]

Any audios or videos of that live he played with Miles?

[@hamacaboy]

The most genius of them all. I dont know but i think he surpasses miles davis

[@nancychace8619]

It's an adventure all right.

[@estebanvenegas89]

What a cool story :)

[@jennifer86010]

Thanks Chick. But for me, as a jazz pianist it has not been an "adventure" playing with others under unknown circumstances. Rather, it has been a dangerous gamble each time, sometimes it works sometimes it's a disaster. In a jam session (where other musicians are all judging you) a singer throws me a tune I don't know, in a horrid key like "B", or hands me a chart with so much scribbling on it, no rehearsal, no cues and all in front of an audience who expects good music ! No more !! Now, my number one rule after decades of these disasters is "I WILL NOT WORK WITH OR PLAY WITH SINGERS PERIOD" !!! Instrumentalists, O.K., but singers, NO WAY. When the music is not sounding good, singers always blame musicians for it, and everything musicians do right, singers always take credit for it. I simply say: "No, I don't play that tune, let me find you another piano player who will suit you"...and I walk off to the rest room and never come back. I refuse to be embarrassed by the narcissism and the ineptitude of singers. They are the Covid-19 of live jazz jam sessions !

[@stevesincock6905]

Lol. As a trumpet player i have experienced similar things. Spot on lol.

[@jennifer86010]

@@stevesincock6905 Thanks Steve for your comment. Fortunately, as a single note melodic, non-chording, non-rhythm instrument, you can escape the embarrassment of many musical land mines when playing with others. Drummers don't know how good they have it, since if they play out of tune, or wrong notes, nobody ever knows, not even drummers. I once traded places with a drummer who was ranting about piano players. I could play his high hat, ride cymbal and snare in time, keeping a decent rhythm, while he couldn't even find middle "C" on the keyboard let alone play it. But singers, who don't play a musical instrument, are the most ignorant people on the bandstand, since they have no idea of what skill it takes to play musical instruments. Most average people can sing something, but put a trumpet in their hands, and they won't be able to get even a bad sound out of it, as they get dizzy from blowing air into air.

[@chasekemp]

Is there a recording of this set hes talking about? I gotta hear

[@wildflowrecordsandmedia6355]

starts with an m, right?

[@רוןעשהאל-ג8ו]

WHAT DID MILES SAY?!?!?!! r.i.p Chick

[@jorgemariduena1978]

Subtitulo spanishhhhhhh.......

[@garymcaleer6112]

Chick exemplifies how great performers are never great teachers.

[@jennifer86010]

Miles Davis was not a communicator. He said very little, expecting everyone else to read his mind. He took himself too seriously, and unfortunately so did everyone else. Miles Davis was the total opposite of Louis Armstrong. He was also the opposite of Chick Corea. I know Chick and I've seen him in many live performances where he has been very loose, friendly, communicative with the audience and the band, and even having fun with people and music in an educational way. Outgoing, personable, no ego, great guy !!

[@garymcaleer6112]

@@jennifer86010 I attended his early days as with John McLaughlin, Di Meola and others. As a musician since age 4, I've learned how our teachers determine the outcome of who we are. When it comes to music: wise musicologists are the best teachers, whether of "The Shaping Forces of Music;" "The Phrasing of Music;" "The Tools of Artistry." The crippling of musical advancement has been the metronome, baby girl. Music used to be elastic, Princess. Now, everything is by the clock. Just imagine young David before King Saul, singing and harmonizing with his harp: "David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him." A metronome could never accomplish this, Princess. You sit tight, baby girl.

[@jamarathonpolygon7735]

Gary McAleer wtf are you talking about??? Also why so creepy?

[@MattiKlessascheck]

doesnt answer the question

[@amnimotuspictures2205]

Isn't 'just play what you hear' an answer?

[@MattiKlessascheck]

@@amnimotuspictures2205 do you find it helpful and explanatory

[@amnimotuspictures2205]

@@MattiKlessascheck of course it is for gifted musicians.

[@TakaeSuwara]

@@MattiKlessascheck the description says the story is only part of his answer.

[@MattiKlessascheck]

@@TakaeSuwara imagine paying half a month's rent for an online class just to listen to self-glorifying anecdotes

[@conner2811]

RIP Chick. Grateful to have seen him live with his electric band when they toured with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

[@TheDizzleHawke]

What a lineup!

[@Oceanmachine27]

No rehearsals for a live gig with Miles Davis in 1968. I can't imagine how terrifying that would be.

[@fretlessman71]

Imagine taking a Porsche onto the Autobahn, with the throttle stuck, driving on the wrong side of the road, for 90 minutes. Take that amount of terror, and double it.

[@radeum1010]

12.05 am Melbourne Australia in bed with lights out. Look at phone and see Chicks alert. What a great bedtime story. Zzzzzzz

[@gordonkennygordon]

Several years ago I met Chick after a show here in Utah (the first duet tour with Bela Fleck). I told him I admired his fearlessness, and he laughed and said, "That's just the fun of it, man!" I took that as permission to step outside my years of pragmatic jazz instruction and practice and really start to explore my own music with my own hands - a true Zen master moment. Thanks, Guru, Chick!! :)

[@timothyvaher2421]

Return To Forever: 1975, Milwaukee Arena. Someone yelled "turn it down" Chick yells: "Turn it up guys"!See "Spain" on "Miles Davis: Sidemen" Miles The Origin of Fusion.

[@dreamerjazz352]

Hi Chick! I love Miles! I almost can sense his spirit through you ❤

[@bandicoot5412]

Miles Davis had a definite sense for great creative talent, through out his artistic journey.

[@gregwolley3327]

So fortunate to have seen Chick and Herbie doing an entire improvisational concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Just two grand pianos facing each other across the stage, neither knowing what the other was going to do. Creativity and brilliance at its finest!

[@sandalero]

miles didn't care. if u fail or dont, he couldnt care less , didnt even care that the only polyphonic instrument there had 2 do ALL the heavy lifting. "just fly this plane here chick. i trust you ! you can handle this !"

[@ialutsil]

...Chick was a great teacher, excelent narrator & master musician!

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Great story, great testament to Chick Corea's talent, and let's face it, balls, to go on stage with Miles and do that. RIP, man. I'd been listening to you since '75. You turned me on to jazz.

[@boblevey]

What a beautiful kat!!!

[@deemoe7301]

What a wonderful story! I'm gonna really miss Chick. Not only was he a musical genius, but he was humble gentleman and a scholar!

[@ChannelOfDiscord]

legend

[@uninoculated]

Living titan of jazz.

[@CnutLongsword]

:(

[@karltorento3358]

Sad to see him leave us.

[@ClaudioBritoPlaylist61]

Simplesmente fantástico.

[@Gerard_2024]

Chick's virtuosity at the piano was closely rivalled by his excellence at narrating a shaggy dog story...

[@kevinj7569]

Woowwo

[@Danny-fs1hk]

It sounds like merging from Earth to hyper-speed space traffic 😂

[@adamglasser-t1s]

What a beautiful anecdote- bless you Chick! ❤

[@trevorbarre5616]

And what a great job he did!

[@Frisbieinstein]

I'm sure Miles whispered M*****f*****.

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

Ok. How did he just play what he heard????

[@ThePianoMan1953]

Drawing off of an encyclopedia of experience and knowledge that most could not imagine!

[@timberpater]

Miss you, King.

[@jofinsky8400]

Great story!

[@yzimsx]

The secret is the Koss Porta Pros.

[@aleksandarstojceski3139]

They good?

[@lupash]

he could impro with miles cause he's chick and he's chick cause he could impro with miles

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

Thank you Chick... It was a long ride... Rest In Peace! 3/3/21

[@philippelapeyre9545]

Une grande admiration et un profond respect ! Chick quelle exceptionnelle carrière ! Je te souhaite encore plusieurs décennies de succès et tout plein de joie de paix d'harmonie le bonheur parfait !🌿🌹🌿🌞🌿🌹🌿🌞🌿🌹🌿🌈

[@kingoftheseamusic]

Rest in Jazz

[@scowlistic]

Chick rockin' the Koss Porta Pros!

[@anastasiskalogirou5171]

rip Chick Corea

[@TiagoAlves-yn9hu]

Show...

[@chrislight1712]

Wow!

[@figeon]

Am I to understand that Miles gave Chick the N word pass? Bro...

[@egyptianminor]

No, he called Chick a 'Bad MF'.

[@the_Rade]

Why don't you just say it?