Jazz superstar Chick Corea's new album Plays features solo piano live performances with takes on classical and jazz pieces by Scarlatti, Chopin, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk.

Corea visited Morning Becomes Eclecticon Sept 24,1982 and chatted with host at the time, Tom Schnabel. The interview was recorded when KCRW was located in a two room classroom at John Adams Middle ...

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 15, 2021, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: The Essential Chick Corea, in the Studio and on the Stage.

Throughout his career, Corea released more than 80 studio albums. He was a member of Miles Davis' band. John Mayer, who worked with Corea, remembered the composer in a touching post on Instagram.

Corea played on Davis’ crucial studio album of the same name. In 1970 he also teamed with Holland and young horn and reed player Anthony Braxton to release music as Circle.

Corea, who joined Davis in September 1968, just missed overlapping with Carter, who had recently left. But Corea and Carter met often in the studio starting in 1966.

He released 81 studio albums, several live albums, and dozens of collaborations with other Jazz players. Across Twitter, Corea’s name is trending with fans giving their respects to the pianist.

Armando “Chick” Corea, the Grammy Award-winning pianist who played alongside fellow jazz legends like Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz and Miles Davis, died Feb. 9. He was 79 years old.

It was around that time Corea remembers receiving a phone call at home from Hancock, who was at work in a studio. "Hey, Chick," said Hancock. "I want you to listen to this." ...