訃報 Chick が ...

大好きな Musician の Chick Corea が ... 。
うええ～ん。　　涙。
新聞で、その訃報に接し、
愕然とする 私 。


Chick Corea、本名：Armando Anthony Corea、1941年6月12日 ～ 2021年2月9日
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021)

Jazzmen と言う言葉で無く Musician を好んだ 彼。
Pianist であり、
Composer であり、
Keyboardist であり、
Bandleader であり続けた 彼 。

1964年頃から頭角を現し、
多彩で積極的な音楽性を示しましたね。

1976年から 2020年迄、
２３回も Grammy Awards に輝き、
６０回以上もノミネートされた 彼 。

そんな彼なのに ... 。

Corea died of cancer at his home in the Tampa Bay area of Florida on February 9, 2021, at age 79.


先ずは、　ご冥福を。

ありがとう、　
そして、
やすらかに。


ファンだったからかも知れませんが、
彼のメロディーラインは ピン と来ます！。
ああ、 Chick Corea だ、と。
俗に言う、 Chick 節！。

そして、ライブで見せる エンターテイメント性。
とても、フレンドリーでハートフルな人間性 を感じさせてくれたのです。


彼の Home Page から引用します。

https://chickcorea.com/

Announcement

It is with great sadness we announce that on February 9th, Chick Corea
passed away at the age of 79, from a rare form of cancer which was only
discovered very recently.

Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom and the
fun to be had in creating something new, and in playing the games that
artists do.

He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and
friend to so many. Through his body of work and the decades he spent
touring the world, he touched and inspired the lives of millions.

Though he would be the first to say that his music said more than words
ever could, he nevertheless had this message for all those he knew and
loved, and for all those who loved him:

“I want to thank all of those along my journey who have helped keep the
music fires burning bright. It is my hope that those who have an inkling
to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. If not for yourself then
for the rest of us. It’s not only that the world needs more artists,
it’s also just a lot of fun.

“And to my amazing musician friends who have been like family to me as
long as I’ve known you: It has been a blessing and an honor learning
from and playing with all of you. My mission has always been to bring
the joy of creating anywhere I could, and to have done so with all the
artists that I admire so dearly—this has been the richness of my life.”

Chick’s family will of course appreciate their privacy during this
difficult time of loss.

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