Chick Corea Elektric Band
Chick Corea Elektric Band was a jazz fusion band, led by keyboardist Chick Corea. The band was nominated twice at the Grammy Awards. Chick Corea Elektric Band II received an additional nomination in 1994. The band's typical line-up, in addition to Corea, was Eric Marienthal (saxophone), Frank Gambale (guitar), John Patitucci (electric bass), and Dave Weckl (drums). This was the line-up for the band's second album, "Light Years" (1987). The third album was "Eye of the Beholder". The material for the fourth album, "Inside Out" (1990), was Corea originals. The last album  featuring the band's traditional line-up was "Beneath the Mask" (1991). For the next album, "Elektric Band II: Paint the World" (1993), only Corea and Marienthal returned from the original line-up. Gary Novak became the new drummer, Jimmy Earl took the bass, and Mike Miller played guitar. The album's style is jazz-oriented. 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. The original members reunited in 2004 for "To the Stars". The band toured North America  with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones in 2017. 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. Discography. Live albums. Source: