Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941)[1] is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist, keyboardist, drummer, and composer.
He is known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion. He participated in the birth of the electric fusion movement as a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, and in the 1970s formed Return to Forever.[1]
He continued to pursue other collaborations and explore various musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He is also known for promoting Scientology.[2] Now He Sings, Now He Sobs is a highly influential jazz piano trio album by Chick Corea, released March 14, 1968.
The musicians on this album are Corea (piano), Miroslav Vitouš (bass), and Roy Haynes (drums). Aside from the jazz standard "My One and Only Love" and Thelonious Monk's "Pannonica", all tracks are original compositions (with some being non-composed free improvisations, such as "The Law of Falling and Catching Up" or "Fragments").
In 1999, the single "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941)[1] is a multiple Grammy Award winning American.