Return to Forever was an American jazz-rock supergroup that evolved from a namesake 1972 solo album by bandleader Chick Corea. Members: Chick Corea (keyboards), Stanley Clarke (bass), Joe Farrell (reeds, 1971-73, 1977), Airto Moreira (percussion, 1971-73), Flora Purim (vocals, 1971-73), Bill Connors (guitar, 1973-74), Steve Gadd (drums, 1973), Mingo Lewis (percussion, 1973), Lenny White (drums, […]
Chick Corea (June 12, 1941 – Feb. 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader with a six-decade career that spanned the early 1960s to the late 2010s. He emerged as a backing player for Mongo Santamaria, Sonny Stitt, Blue Mitchell, Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws, and Cal Tjader. As a solo artist, Corea […]
Journey to Love is the third album by American jazz-rock bassist Stanley Clarke, released in 1975 on Nemperor. Tracklist: A1. “Silly Putty” (4:40) A2. “Journey to Love” (4:54) A3. “Hello Jeff” (5:16) A4. “Song to John (Part 1) (Dedicated to John Coltrane)” (4:20) B1. “Song to John (Part 2) (Dedicated to John Coltrane)” (6:05) B2. “Concerto […]
Tones for Joan’s Bones is the debut solo album by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded in December 1966 and released in 1968 on Vortex. Tracklist: A1. “Litha” (13:36) A2. “This Is New” (7:41) B1. “Tones for Joan’s Bones” (6:11) B2. “Straight Up and Down” (12:34) Credits: Chick Corea — piano Woody Shaw — trumpet […]
In a Silent Way is the first album from the electric phase of American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released in 1969 on CBS/Columbia. Tracklist: A. “Shhh / Peaceful” (18:19) B. “In a Silent Way / It’s About That Time” (19:53) (:01—4:15—15:40—19:53) Credits: Miles Davis — trumpet, composer Wayne Shorter — soprano saxophone Chick Corea — […]
Friends is an album by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, released in 1978 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “The One Step” (6:05) A2. “Waltse for Dave” (7:32) A3. “Children’s Song #5” (1:15) A4. “Samba Song” (10:00) B1. “Friends” (9:26) B2. “Sicily” (6:15) B3. “Children’s Song #15” (1:10) B4. “Cappucino” (8:39) Credits: Chick Corea — fender rhodes, […]
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is an album by American jazz-rock quartet Return to Forever, released in 1973 on Polydor. The album is the first of four RtF studio releases in an electrified, instrumental-rock vein. Tracklist: A1. “Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy” (3:25) A2. “After the Cosmic Rain” (8:33) A3. “Captain Señor Mouse” (8:56) B1. […]
No Mystery is an album by American jazz-rock quartet Return to Forever, released in 1975 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Dayride” (3:15) A2. “Jungle Waterfall” (3:15) A3. “Flight of the Newborn” (7:20) A4. “Sofistifunk” (3:20) A5. “Excerpt From the First Movement of Heavy Metal” (2:45) B1. “No Mystery” (6:06) B2. “Interplay” (2:15) B3. “Celebration Suite Part […]
My Spanish Heart is a 1976 solo album by American jazz-rock keyboardist/composer Chick Corea, originally released as a double-LP set on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Love Castle” (4:47) A2. “The Gardens” (3:11) A3. “Day Danse” (4:29) A4. “My Spanish Heart” (1:37) A5. “Night Streets” (6:02) B1. “The Hilltop” (6:15) B2. “The Sky” (5:01) — Part I: […]
Romantic Warrior is an album by American jazz-rock quartet Return to Forever, released in 1976 on Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Medieval Overture” (5:15) A2. “Sorceress” (7:33) A3. “The Romantic Warrior” (10:48) B1. “Majestic Dance” (5:01) B2. “The Magician” (5:26) B3. “Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Part I & Part II)” (11:25) Credits: Chick Corea […]
Where Have I Known You Before is an album by American jazz-rock quartet Return to Forever, released in 1974 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Vulcan Worlds” (7:51) A2. “Where Have I Loved You Before” (1:01) A3. “The Shadow of Lo” (7:34) A4. “Where Have I Danced With You Before” (1:12) A5. “Beyond the Seventh Galaxy” (3:11) […]
Just Family is the third solo album by American soul/jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, released in 1977 on Elektra. Tracklist: A1. “Just Family” Stanley Clarke, Richard Duncan, Gilbert Moses (5:06) A2. “Maybe Today” Gilbert Moses (6:54) A3. “Children Are the Spirit (Of the World)” Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Ray Gomez, Gilbert Moses (3:07) A4. “Sorry […]
Open Mind is the tenth Atlantic studio release by French/American jazz-rock violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in October 1984. The album hears him further explore the electro/minimalism first mined on the prior year’s Individual Choice. Tracklist: A1. “Open Mind” (8:05) A2. “Solitude” (6:05) A3. “Watching Birds” (4:57) B1. “Modern Times Blues” (7:17) B2. “Orbital Encounters” (5:14) B3. […]
Bitches Brew is the second album from the electric phase of American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released in 1970 on CBS/Columbia. Tracklist: A. “Pharaoh’s Dance” (20:03) B. “Bitches Brew” (27:00) C1. “Spanish Key” (17:32) C2. “John McLaughlin” (4:22) D1. “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” (14:01) D2. “Sanctuary” (10:56) Credits Joe Zawinul — electric piano, composer […]
Going to the Rainbow is an album by German jazz clarinetist Rolf Kühn‘s Jazzgroup, featuring brother Joachim Kühn on keyboards alongside Alan Skidmore, John Surman, and Chick Corea. The album was released in 1970 on BASF. Tracklist: A1. “Houndhouse Rock” (4:50) A2. “Sad Ballade” (3:39) A3. “T.C.B.” (9:45) B1. “Going to the Rainbow” (12:55) B2. […]
Return to Forever is an album American pianist Chick Corea, recorded with a multi-national cast of players and released in 1972 on ECM. The lineup subsequently renamed itself after the album and released a followup under the nameplate. Tracklist: A1. “Return to Forever” (12:06) A2. “Crystal Silence” (6:55) A3. “What Game Shall We Play Today” […]
Light as a Feather is an album by American/Brazilian samba-jazz ensemble Return to Forever, recorded in October 1972 and released in January 1973 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “You’re Everything” (5:10) A2. “Light as a Feather” (10:53) A3. “Captain Marvel” (4:52) B1. “500 Miles High” (9:06) B2. “Children’s Song” (2:46) B3. “Spain” (9:50) CD bonus: “Matrix” […]
