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Chick Corea

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Musician

The Resume

    (June 12, 1941-February 9, 2021)
    Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts
    Born Armando Anthony Corea
    Leader of the jazz-fusion band Return to Forever
    With Return to Forever, recorded 'Return to Forever,' 'Light as a Feather,' and 'Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy'
    As a solo artist, recorded 'Secret,' 'Trio Music,' 'Rendezvous in New York,' and 'Hot House'

Why he might be annoying:

    His 1966 solo debut was titled 'Tones for Joan's Bones.'
    He is a Scientologist.
    He says L. Ron Hubbard was 'a great composer and keyboard player' and 'a true Renaissance man.'
    His band Return to Forever changed personnel several times.
    His name sounds like a foreign country.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He recorded an album, 'My Spanish Heart,' that was influenced by Latin music.
    He has won 18 Grammys.
    He was pianist for Miles Davis in the late 1960s.
    He performed on some of Davis' classic albums, such as 'In a Silent Way' and 'Bitches Brew.'
    He was one of the pioneers of jazz-rock.
    He reformed Return to Forever in 2008.
    He recorded albums of more traditional jazz material.

Credit: Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 147 Votes: 57.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 73 Votes: 57.53% Annoying