On Chick Corea…

I remember hearing Return To Forever‘s “Romantic Warrior” album for the first time when I was 16 in 1976. That was my first introduction to these musicians; Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Dimeola, and Lenny White. Doors open for me musically listening to this album. It sparked a challenging soaring playful innovative free spirited musicality that can not be replace by anyone else other than these four musicians playing together. It reminds me that it does not matter what kind of music you do as long you stay true to the sincerity in the music, whether your by yourself or with other fellow musicians, the music will always be timeless and universal. These 4 musicians individually has had incredible careers. Chick Corea’s passing leaves a body of work that will forever inspire current and future generations of musicians. One of the most influential keyboardist sharing the possibilities of where the music can go without any kind of boundaries, always exploring and discovering how to communicate through his music to make it a better world we live in.