Chick Corea
Electric Piano Solo on
Captain Marvel

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Chick Corea's electric piano solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following Joe Farrell's flute. Spanning two choruses of the 50-bar form at a brisk 300 BPM with a samba feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:22. "Captain Marvel" has become one of Corea's best-known compositions, a concert staple that showcases his gift for writing melodies that are both harmonically adventurous and immediately appealing. Chick Corea was 30 to 31 years old at the time of this 1972 recording. The piece features soaring, expansive melodic lines over layered harmonic progressions that blend Latin jazz rhythmic drive with fusion-era electric keyboard textures.

Chick Corea was 30 to 31 years old at the time.