Chick Corea Elektric Band

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chick Corea Elektric Band

| image = Chickcoreaband ny.JPG

| caption = At the Blue Note in New York City. Left to right: Eric Marienthal (saxophone), Chick Corea (keyboard), Frank Gambale (guitar), Victor Wooten (bass), Dave Weckl (drums)

| image_size = 250

| origin =

| genre = Jazz fusion

| years_active = 1986–2017

| label = Stretch, GRP

| associated_acts =

| current_members = * Chick Corea †

| past_members = * Scott Henderson

}}

Chick Corea Elektric Band was a jazz fusion band, led by keyboardist and pianist Chick Corea and founded in 1986 in New York City. The band was nominated twice at the Grammy Awards.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=Chick Corea Elektric Band|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/chick-corea-elektric-band/7787|access-date=2021-02-14|website=GRAMMY.com}} The sixth band album, a tribute one named Chick Corea Elektric Band II - Paint the World and released in 1993, received an additional nomination the next year.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=Chick Corea Elektric Band II|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/chick-corea-elektric-band-ii/7750|access-date=2021-02-14|website=GRAMMY.com}} The group reunited in 2003, and Corea died in 2021.

History

=Original lineup and first two albums=

The bands first line up formed in 1985 and consisted of Dave Weckl (drums) and John Patitucci (bass) alongside Corea.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Chick Corea Elektric Band - Live From Elario's (the first gig) (CD) |url=https://shop.chickcorea.com/products/chick-corea-elektric-band-live-from-elarios-the-first-gig-2-cd-set |access-date=2024-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108062210/https://shop.chickcorea.com/products/chick-corea-elektric-band-live-from-elarios-the-first-gig-2-cd-set |archive-date=2024-01-08 }} The band recorded and released their eponymous first album in 1986 which included Carlos Rios and Scott Henderson on guitars.

The band’s typical line-up was cemented in 1987's Light Years, with Frank Gambale replacing Scott Henderson as a full time member, and saxophonist Eric Marienthal joining the group.{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |title=Chick Corea Elektric Band / Chick Corea: Light Years |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/light-years-mw0000649458 |access-date=February 15, 2021 |website=AllMusic}}

=Third and fourth album=

The third album was Eye of the Beholder, released in 1988.{{Cite web|title=Chick Corea Elektric Band {{!}} Album Discography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chick-corea-elektric-band-mn0000093025/discography|access-date=2021-02-14|website=AllMusic|language=en}} The material for the fourth album, Inside Out, released in 1990, was Corea originals.{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/inside-out-mw0000654651 |title=Chick Corea Elektric Band / Chick Corea: Inside Out |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 15, 2021}} The last album featuring the band's traditional line-up was Beneath the Mask, released in 1991.{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beneath-the-mask-mw0000265758 |title=Chick Corea Elektric Band / Chick Corea: Beneath the Mask |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 15, 2021}}

=Fifth album and new lineup =

For the next album, Elektric Band II: Paint the World released in 1993, only Corea and Marienthal returned from the original line-up.{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paint-the-world-mw0000101865 |title=Chick Corea / Chick Corea Elektric Band: Paint the World |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 15, 2021}} Gary Novak became the new drummer, Jimmy Earl took the bass, and Mike Miller played guitar. The album's style is jazz-oriented.{{Citation|title=Paint the World - Chick Corea, Chick Corea Elektric Band II {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paint-the-world-mw0000101865/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-02-14}}

=The tribute album and return of original lineup=

In 1996, the band recorded a version of "Rumble" from West Side Story for the tribute album The Songs of West Side Story; this saw Weckl and Gambale returning.{{Citation|title=The Songs of West Side Story - Various Artists {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-songs-of-west-side-story-mw0000646744/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-02-14}} John Patitucci returned in 2004, restoring the band to its original lineup for To the Stars.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-the-stars-mw0000150943/credits |title=Chick Corea Elektric Band / Chick Corea: To the Stars – Credits |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 15, 2021}}

=Last band tour and Corea's death=

The band’s last tour took place in 2018.

Corea died of cancer at his home in the Tampa Bay area of Florida on February 9, 2021, at age 79; he had only recently been diagnosed.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-11|title=Jazz keyboard virtuoso Chick Corea dead of cancer at age 79|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jazz-keyboard-virtuoso-chick-corea-dead-cancer-age-79-n1257558?cid=eml_nbn_20210211|access-date=2021-02-17|website=nbcnews.com|language=en}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)
Light Years (1987)
Eye of the Beholder (1988)
Inside Out (1990)
Beneath the Mask (1991)
Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993)
To the Stars (2004)

=Live albums=

Live from Elario's (The First Gig) (rec. 1985, rel. 1996)
Live in Tokyo 1987 (rec. 1987, rel 2017).
The Future Is Now (2023)

Members

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References

Category:American jazz ensembles

Category:Musical quintets from New York (state)

Category:Jazz fusion ensembles

Category:Musical groups established in 1986

Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2017