Chick Corea "Forever Yours: The Farewell Performance" - CD & 2-LP Set Out Now

Today, Candid Records and Chick Corea Productions released the CD and 2-LP vinyl set of Forever Yours: The Farewell Performance. Depicting the final performances of the legendary pianist, the liner notes contain many heartfelt messages of admiration, from family, friends and peers including Alicia Keys, Herbie Hancock, Hans Zimmer, Robert Glasper, Bobby McFerrin, Stanley Clarke, Lang Lang and others. With his death leaving an unfillable hole in the jazz landscape, the album stands as both a deeply affecting goodbye and a definitive document of the Chick Corea solo experience.

Recorded just four months before the NEA Jazz Master’s passing, the release follows the 2026 GRAMMY win of Trilogy 3 for “Best Jazz Performance”, an honor bestowed upon Chick just days before the 5th anniversary of his death. Ahead of the release, Candid Records and Chick Corea Productions shared the official video for “Overjoyed”, which further celebrates the impact of one of Jazz’s greatest virtuosos.

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When asked about Chick Corea’s uncanny ability to bridge the gap between composers of all genres, longtime collaborator Bernie Kirsh said, "He looked up to the musicians he loved, and in his own exploration of some of their pieces, he found similarities between them–even if centuries separated their works. By combining such works in his solo performances, say a Mozart with a Gershwin, he could showcase some unexpected connections in an exciting way."

Recorded in October of 2020 when Corea gave two inspired solo-piano concerts at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL, Forever Yours boasts that signature Corea brand of cascading virtuosity — the jaw-dropping technical command and harmonic knowledge that somehow feels only flowing and swinging, never verbose. Then there’s the program, in which Corea offers his revered original music (“Armando’s Rhumba,” a mini-recital of his delightful Children’s Songs) alongside homages to some of the composers he held dearest: Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Mozart, Stevie Wonder, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, all of which is stitched together by Corea’s musical prowess.

The performances showcase not only his brilliant knack for continuity, but also the profound sense of generosity and playfulness that was at the core of his being. Throughout the recording, we’re treated to Corea’s uncut spoken interludes, where he introduces tunes and explains concepts in his affable, familial way, as if engaged in friendly conversation with visiting neighbors. He also performs two of his “Portrait” pieces, in which he brings members of the audience onto the stage and improvises music based on their presence.