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Corea began performing in high school, and made it his career after dropping out of Juilliard.
He began recording and releasing music in the 1960s, eventually joiningMiles Daviss band.
He performed with Davis through 1970, including on the classicBitches Brew.
Many of his songs have become standards, including Spain, 500 Miles, and Windows.
He won 23 Grammys and released nearly 100 studio and live albums, most recentlyPlaysin September 2020.
The post announcing Coreas death included a final message from the musician.
If not for yourself then for the rest of us.
Its not only that the world needs more artists, its also just a lot of fun.
Corea went on to thank his amazing musician friends.
It has been a blessing and an honor learning from and playing with all of you, he said.
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