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As a member of Miles Davis‘s band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion. His compositions “ Spain“, “ 500 Miles High“, “La Fiesta”, “Armando’s Rhumba” and “ Windows” are widely considered jazz standards. (J– February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. It runs as follows: | Gmaj7 | F#7 | Em7 A7 | Dmaj7 (Gmaj7) | C#7 F#7 | Bm B7 | The chord progression used during the improvisation part is based on harmonic progressions in Rodrigo’s concerto. After the intro, the song switches to a fast, steady samba-like rhythm, in which the main theme and an improvisation part are repeated. CompositionĬorea opens the Light as a Feather version of “Spain” with the adagio from Joaquin Rodrigo‘s Concierto de Aranjuez. In 2001, Corea was awarded the Best Instrumental Arrangement Grammy for “Spain for Sextet and Orchestra”.

The Light as a Feather version of “Spain” received two Grammy nominations, for Best Instrumental Arrangement and for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by a Group. The introduction used in the song is from Concierto de Aranjuez, a guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo.

A version of “Spain” was performed by Stevie Wonder at his 2008 Concert in London. More recently, Corea has performed his composition as a duo with Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara.

A version with lyrics by Al Jarreau, “Spain (I Can Recall)”, appeared on the 1980 album This Time. It has been recorded in several versions, by Corea himself as well as by other artists, including a flamenco version by Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin in the 1980s, and a progressive bluegrass version by Béla Fleck in 1979. “Spain” was composed in 1971 and appeared in its original (and most well-known) rendition on the album Light as a Feather, with performances by Corea ( Rhodes electric piano), Airto Moreira (drums), Flora Purim (vocals and percussion), Stanley Clarke (bass), and Joe Farrell (flute). It is likely Corea’s most recognized piece, and is considered a jazz standard. If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us.“ Spain” is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea.

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