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RETURN TO FOREVER

The Anthology
2-CD Set

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THE NEW CRYSTAL SILENCE

Chick Corea & Gary Burton
A fresh revisiting
of their classic
repertoire

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FIVE TRIOS BOX SET

5 unique trio combinations
with some of the greatest
musicians on the planet
6-CD box set

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SUPER TRIO

Corea
Gadd
McBride
Three Jazz Masters
at the top
of their game

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THE ENCHANTMENT

Chick Corea
Béla Fleck
Ground Breaking
New CD

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THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE

Winner 2 Grammy Awards
Including:
Best Jazz
Instrumental Album

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RENDEZVOUS IN NEW YORK

Limited Edition Autographed
10-Vol DVD Boxed Set

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RHUMBA FLAMENCO

Chick Corea &
Touchstone
2-CD Set (limited
edition release
not available in stores)

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Biography Awards
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DATE AWARD TITLE SOURCE ALBUM SELECTION ARTIST/GROUP
1973 COMPOSER OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT CRITICS & READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1973 PIANIST OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT READERS POLL INTERNATIONAL     Chick Corea
1973 JAZZMAN OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT READERS POLL INTERNATIONAL     Chick Corea
1973 BEST INSTRUMENTAL GROUP PLAYBOY READERS POLL     Return to Forever
1973 BEST NEW GROUP CONCERT MAGAZINE MUSIC     Return To Forever
1973 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT Light As A Feather Spain Return To Forever
1973 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP Light As A Feather Spain Return To Forever
1974 JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE WORLD JAZZ FORUM MAGAZINE MUSIC POLL     Chick Corea
1974 PIANIST OF THE YEAR MELODY MAKER JAZZ POLL (ENGLAND)     Chick Corea
1974 COMPOSER OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT CRITICS & READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1975 KEYBOARDIST OF THE YEAR TRIAD MAGAZINE ROCK/JAZZ POLL     Chick Corea
1975 COMPOSER OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT CRITICS & READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1975 BEST JAZZ ACT OF 1975 PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE MUSIC POLL     Return To Forever
1975 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE GROUP No Mystery   Return To Forever
1975 COMPOSER OF THE WORLD TOP PEOPLE, JAZZ FORUM MAGAZINE     Chick Corea
1976 ELECTRIC PIANIST OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL     Chick Corea
1976 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST ARRANGEMENT OF AN INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING The Leprechaun Leprechaun's Dream Chick Corea
1976 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE BY A GROUP The Leprechaun   Chick Corea
1977 BEST PIANIST RECORD WORLD     Chick Corea
1977 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARDIST PLAYBOY READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1977 BEST JAZZ COMPOSER PLAYBOY READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1977 BEST JAZZ GROUP PLAYBOY READERS POLL     Return To Forever
1977 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Musicmagic Musicmagic Return To Forever
1978 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST ARRANGEMENT ON AN INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING The Mad Hatter Mad Hatter Rhapsody Chick Corea
1978 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Friends Friends Chick Corea
1978 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP Friends Friends Chick Corea
1978 BEST ELECTRIC KEYBOARDIST CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARDS     Chick Corea
1978 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1978 COMPOSER OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1978 JAZZMAN OF THE YEAR SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1979 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARDIST PLAYBOY MUSIC POLL     Chick Corea
1979 BEST JAZZ ELECTRIC KEYBOARDIST DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1979 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARDS     Chick Corea
1979 BEST KEYBOARD ALBUM CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARDS     Chick Corea
1979 JAZZMAN OF THE YEAR SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1979 BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST THE DRUMMER     Chick Corea
1979 RECORD OF THE YEAR PELO NEWSPAPER, AMSTERDAM     Chick Corea
1979 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Secret Agent Central Park Chick Corea
1979 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP     Duet Chick Corea & Gary Burton
DATE AWARD TITLE SOURCE ALBUM SELECTION ARTIST/GROUP
1980 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARDIST PLAYBOY READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1980 JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR SWING JOURNAL CRITICS POLL In Concert, Zurich, Oct 28, 1979   Chick Corea & Gary Burton
1980 GALLERY OF THE GREATS CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARD MAGAZINE     Chick Corea
1980 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARDS READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1980 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST DOWN BEAT CRITICS & READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1980 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL INTERNATIONAL     Chick Corea
1981 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP In Concert, Zurich, Oct 28, 1979   Chick Corea & Gary Burton
1982 BEST ELECTRIC PIANO KEYBOARDIST DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL     Chick Corea
1983 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, SOLOIST Trio Music   Chick Corea
1983 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST WBFO/FM 88 RADIO, BUFFALO, NY     Chick Corea
1984 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE Lyric Suite   Chick Corea & Gary Burton
1985 GALLERY OF THE GREATS BEST ELECTRIC KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE     Chick Corea
1985 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST EUROPE JAZZ FORUM READER POLL     Chick Corea
1985 COMPOSER OF THE YEAR EUROPE JAZZ FORUM READER POLL     Chick Corea
1985 BEST ACOUSTIC PIANIST SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1985 BEST JAZZ PIANIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1985 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE GROUP Voyage   Chick Corea w/ Steve Kujala
1985 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT YAMAHA MUSIC AWARDS FOR POP/JAZZ Light As A Feather Spain Return To Forever
1986 BEST ELECTRIC KEYBOARDIST JAZZIZ READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1986 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1986 BEST LEAD SYNTHESIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1986 BEST JAZZ & POP KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1986 BEST KEYBOARD ALBUM KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL The Chick Corea Elektric Band   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1986 BEST OVERALL KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1986 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION Septet   Chick Corea
1986 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION The Chick Corea Elektric Band Elektric City Chick Corea Elektric Band
1986 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ FUSION PERFORMANCE The Chick Corea Elektric Band   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1987 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST DOWN BEAT CRITICS & READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1987 BEST ELECTRIC PIANIST DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL INTERNATIONAL     Chick Corea
1987 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1987 BEST OVERALL KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1987 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP Trio Music, Live In Europe Elektric City Chick Corea Elektric Band
1987 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP Light Years   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 BEST ALBUM AD LIB MAGAZINE (JAPAN) Eye Of The Beholder   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM AD LIB MAGAZINE (JAPAN) Eye Of The Beholder   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 BEST KEYBOARD ALBUM KEYBOARD MAGAZINE Eye Of The Beholder   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 BEST OVERALL KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1988 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1988 BEST ELEKTRIC GROUP DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 BEST ELECTRIC PIANO DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1988 MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR JAZZ LIFE MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1988 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP Eye Of The Beholder Amnesia Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Eye Of The Beholder Eternal Child Chick Corea Elektric Band
1988 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST R&B INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE GRP Super Live In Concert Light Years Chick Corea Elektric Band
1989 BEST OVERALL KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1989 BEST JAZZ PIANO KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1989 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1989 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Akoustic Band Morning Sprite Chick Corea
1989 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, SOLO Akoustic Band Sophisticated Lady Chick Corea
1989 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, GROUP Akoustic Band   Chick Corea Akoustic Band
1989 #1 BEST KEYBOARDIST SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1989 #2 ALBUM OF THE YEAR SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1989 #3 BEST ACOUSTIC PIANO SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1989 #3 JAZZMAN OF THE YEAR SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN) Chick Corea
DATE AWARD TITLE SOURCE ALBUM SELECTION ARTIST/GROUP
1990 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT Inside Out Tale Of The Daring Part 1-4 Chick Corea
1990 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ FUSION PERFORMANCE Inside Out   Chick Corea Elektric Band
1990 #1 BEST ELECTRIC JAZZ GROUP DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 #2 BEST SYNTHESIZER DOWN BEAT READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 GOLD RECORD AWARD FOR SALES IN EXCESS OF 500,000 UNITS IN THE USA Romantic Warrior   Return To Forever
1990 #1 BEST ACOUSTIC PIANO JAZZ TIMES READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 #1 BEST ELECTRIC PIANO JAZZ TIMES READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 #1 BEST KEYBOARD SYNTHESIZER JAZZ TIMES READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 OVERALL BEST KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 TOP JAZZ KEYBOARDIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 TOP JAZZ PIANIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1990 #1 IN JAZZ FIELD KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1990 #2 BEST KEYBOARD PLAYER KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1990 BEST KEYBOARD PLAYER SWING JOURNAL CRITICS POLL (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1990 #3 JAZZMAN OF THE YEAR SWING JOURNAL MAGAZINE (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1990 BEST KEYBOARD PLAYER SWING JOURNAL READERS POLL (JAPAN)     Chick Corea
1991 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE, GROUP Alive   Chick Corea Akoustic Band
1991 BEST JAZZ KEYBOARD KEYBOARD MAGAZINE     Chick Corea
1992 BEST JAZZ PIANIST KEYBOARD MAGAZINE     Chick Corea
1993 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ PERFORMANCE Paint The World Album Chick Corea Elektric Band II
1993 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Paint The World Blue Miles Chick Corea
1994 BEST JAZZ PLAYER KEYBOARD MAGAZINE READERS POLL     Chick Corea
1994 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO Expressions Lushlife Chick Corea
1995 ALBUM OF THE YEAR JAZZ GOLD DISC AWARD, JAPAN Expressions Album Chick Corea
1995 ARTIST OF THE YEAR JAZZ GOLD DISC AWARD, JAPAN     Chick Corea
1995 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Time Warp New Life Chick Corea
1997 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE Remembering Bud Powell Album Chick Corea
1999 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO Native Sense Rhumbata Chick Corea & Gary Burton
1999 JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL     Chick Corea
1999 JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL Live at the Blue Note   Chick Corea & Origin
1999 ACOUSTIC JAZZ GROUP DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL     Chick Corea & Origin
1999 ELECTRIC KEYBOARD DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL     Chick Corea
2000 BEST ACOUSTIC GROUP JAZZ TIMES READERS POLL     Chick Corea & Origin
2000 BEST ELECTRIC KEYBOARD JAZZ TIMES READERS POLL     Chick Corea
2000 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO Change Wigwam Chick Corea & Origin
2000 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE Change Album Chick Corea & Origin
2000 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION Change Little Flamenco Chick Corea & Origin
2000 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE Like Minds   Gary Burton,Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes & Dave Holland
2001 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM
(Sextet & Orchestra, Piano Concerto No. 1)
Corea.Concerto Spain Chick Corea, Steven Mercurio, London Philharmonic Orchestra
2001 GRAMMY NOMINATION BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
(For Sextet and Orchestra)
Corea.Concerto Spain Chick Corea
2001 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
(For Sextet and Orchestra)
Corea.Concerto Spain Chick Corea
2004 GRAMMY NOMINATION Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Armando's Rhumba
Rendezvous In New York
Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin)

2004 GRAMMY NOMINATION Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

Matrix
Rendezvous In New York
Chick Corea, soloist
2004 GRAMMY NOMINATION Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Rendezvous In New York
Chick Corea