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Return to Forever was the name of a jazz fusion band founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. The band cycled through many members, but the only consistent band mate of Corea’s was bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra, these bands are often seen as the core of jazz fusion music in the 1970s. Several musicians, including Clarke, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola first became well-known through their performances on Return to Forever’s albums.
After playing on Miles Davis’s albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, Corea formed an avant-garde jazz band called Circle with Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton and Barry Altschul. However in 1972, after becoming a disciple of the Scientology cult, Corea decided that he wanted to “communicate” with the audience. This essentially meant that he wanted to make more commercial music, since avant-garde jazz had a relatively small audience.
The first line-up (1972 - 1973)
The first Return to Forever band played latin-oriented music. The initial band consisted of singer (and occasional percussionist) Flora Purim, her husband Airto Moreira on drums and other percussion, Corea’s longtime musical co-worker Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, and the young bassist Stanley Clarke, who became the only constant member of the band apart from Corea. Especially in this first line-up, Clarke played double bass in addition to electric bass. Corea’s electric piano was the leading instrument in this group’s sound, but Clarke and Farrell were also given plenty of solo space.
After playing on Miles Davis’s albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, Corea formed an avant-garde jazz band called Circle with Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton and Barry Altschul. However in 1972, after becoming a disciple of the Scientology cult, Corea decided that he wanted to “communicate” with the audience. This essentially meant that he wanted to make more commercial music, since avant-garde jazz had a relatively small audience.
The first line-up (1972 - 1973)
The first Return to Forever band played latin-oriented music. The initial band consisted of singer (and occasional percussionist) Flora Purim, her husband Airto Moreira on drums and other percussion, Corea’s longtime musical co-worker Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, and the young bassist Stanley Clarke, who became the only constant member of the band apart from Corea. Especially in this first line-up, Clarke played double bass in addition to electric bass. Corea’s electric piano was the leading instrument in this group’s sound, but Clarke and Farrell were also given plenty of solo space.
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Oh I need to get hold of the new album :)
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when i heard al di meolas solo playing i thought that nothing could top it but this is divine:)
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Wow, Vulcan Worlds' main melody is a total ripoff of John Barry's theme to Midnight Cowboy.
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@Overspeculated: "Returns"
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This album is timeless!!
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So insane. How these compositions are composed are beyond anything I can comprehend.
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The new album is unbelievable, the sound is killing!
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new album is awesome.
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the new album sounds great *-*
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woah...anyone listened to the new album? how is it???
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holy shit: Medieval Overture is so skilled!
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Return to Forever album should be also attached here.
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one of the best bands to come out of the seventy's
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beautiful
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