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Chick Corea was an American jazz composer, arranger, keyboardist, percussionist, bandleader, and recording artist of southern Italian descent, born on June 12, 1941, in Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts. Known for his prolific contributions to various genres including bebop, post-bop, free jazz, Latin jazz, and crossover, Corea was a defining figure in Jazz Rock and Fusion during the 1970s. He acquired the nickname "Cheeky" from an aunt who liked to address him that way. In his youth, Corea was a lead soprano bugle soloist in a drum and bugle corps in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Influenced by bebop, he began his professional career in the early 1960s and recorded his first album in 1966, though it was not released until 1968. After a well-received trio post-bop album with drummer and bass player, he recorded a series of groundbreaking studio and live albums with various artists between 1968 and 1970. He also made three albums with the Free Jazz and Fusion quartet Circle, as well as two solo piano improvisation albums in 1971-72. In 1971, Corea released the first Return to Forever album, which transitioned from Latin American acoustic and electronic music to a more jazz-rock-oriented approach throughout the decade. He continued to explore Latin American and classical music, fusion, and jazz, primarily using piano, electric piano, and Minimoog.

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