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…..In September, 2017, the photographer and writer John McCluskey took several photos of Chick Corea during a performance at New York’s Blue Note.

…..“At the end of the performance Chick’s wife Gayle Moran joined them onstage and sang,” McCluskey wrote in his email to me.  “It was a very intimate scene with Chick and Gayle collaborating and exchanging appreciative looks and banter along the way. Very memorable event.  You could see their mutual love and admiration in every glance, hear it in every note.”

…..The drummer Steve Gadd is also pictured.

…..Thanks to John for sharing these exquisite photographs of this wondrous,  dearly missed creative spirit.

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All photos © John McCluskey

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Listen to the 1968 recording of Chick Corea playing “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs,” featuring Miroslav Vitous (bass) and Roy Haynes (drums)

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John McCluskey has had poetry, short fiction, and photography published in various literary journals and anthologies.  He lives in Connecticut with his family.

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