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Left to right: White, Clarke, Corea, Di Meola. Return to Forever was an American jazz fusion band that was founded by pianist Chick Corea in 1972. [2] The band has had many members, with the only consistent bandmate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report, The Headhunters, and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever ...
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Mar 3, 2021 · Chick Corea - Rhodes Electric PianoStanley Clarke - Electric Bass, Double BassJoe Farrell - Flute, Soprano SaxophoneFlora Purim - Vocals, PercussionAirto Mor...
Return to Forever is one the defining jazz albums of all time. Even after his stint with Miles Davis, and his increasingly inventive solo albums, nothing could have prepared listeners for the jaw-dropping beauty of this album. Chick, behind the electric keyboard, leads a brand-new band through four of his compositions, all of them now classics ...
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Nov 4, 2023 · Return To Forever – 1972 – 1973. The first time Corea used the name Return To Forever was on the title of an album recorded for ECM records in February 1972. Credited as Return To Forever by Chick Corea, Return To Forever was soon adopted as the group’s name. This first version of the RTF band included Corea playing electric piano ...
Return to Forever is a jazz fusion album by Chick Corea recorded over two days in February 1972 and released on ECM September that same year—Corea's fourth release for the label. It is the debut of a quintet featuring singer Flora Purim, flautist/saxophonist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke and percussionist Airto Moreira, who would go on ...
By early 1973, Return to Forever added electric guitarist Bill Connors and thunderous drummer Lenny White, and the group was fully fortified to embrace the emerging fusion movement. In August 1973 Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy instantly elevated them to the status of other fiery fusion bands of the day like John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra ...