Quotes by Chick Corea
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Statements and quotes by Chick Corea from interviews and other sources.
He was a genius arranger. So everything that Miles touched, of course, sounds like Miles.
On Miles Davis's genius as an arranger of other people's material.
about Miles DavisTony was the one who called me up for the gig. He said, "Miles wants you to come to Baltimore. Herbie can't make it."
Corea recalls how Tony Williams's phone call brought him into Miles Davis's band, replacing Herbie Hancock.
about Herbie HancockWhen Dave and I saw that Miles was wanting to go in a different direction rhythmically and so forth, there was the parting of the ways.
Corea on why he and Dave Holland left Miles Davis, which led to the free-improvisation group Circle.
about Dave HollandSo I wanted Stanley to come and play my music with me, and we experimented with a few drummers until we found Airto. To make a long story short, that was the first version of Return to Forever.
Corea on assembling the first version of Return to Forever with Stanley Clarke and Airto Moreira.
about Airto Moreira