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, […]
Joe Farrell — aka Joseph Carl Firrantello (Dec. 16, 1937 — Jan. 10, 1986) — was an American woodwind player from Chicago Heights, Ill., who was a founding member of Return to Forever, playing on the band’s 1972 albums Return to Forever and Light as a Feather and returning for 1977’s Musicmagic. Discography: Joe Farrell […]
Hell is a double album by soul/funk vocalist/musician James Brown, released in 1974 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Coldblooded” (4:45) A2. “Hell” (5:03) A3. “My Thang” (4:20) A4. “Sayin’ It and Doin’ It” (3:05) A5. “Please, Please, Please” (4:07) B1. “When the Saints Go Marching In” (2:43) B2. “These Foolish Things Remind Me of You” (3:14) […]
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 […]
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, […]
Tribe is the first of two headlining albums by American post-bop/jazz-funk drummer Horacee Arnold, released in 1973 on Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Tribe” (10:16) A2. “Banyan Dance” (7:34) A3. “Forest Games” (2:27) B1. “Orchards of Engedi” (10:44) B2. “The Actor” (6:56) B3. “Professor Moriarty” (0:42) B4. “500 Miles High” (9:12) Credits: Billy Harper — tenor saxophone Joe […]
Chimera is a jazz-rock album by Greek/American saxist/arranger Gus Vali, released in 1974 on Peters International. Tracklist: A1. “Hadji Baba” (8:46) A2. “Nosh” (4:30) A3. “Telly” (3:53) B1. “Rockin’ Bird” (8:48) B2. “Tricks” (5:40) B3. “Mustafa” (2:31) Credits: Arranged By [Arrangements] – Gus Vali, Joe Castellon Bass – Chet Amsterdam Bouzouki [Buzukie] – George Mangas Clarinet […]
Upon This Rock is the fifth album by American saxist/flutist Joe Farrell, released in 1974 on CTI. Tracklist: A1. “Weathervane” (8:00) A2. “I Won’t Be Back” (10:05) B1. “Upon This Rock” (11:54) B2. “Seven Seas” (6:50) Credits: Joe Farrell — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, writer Joe Beck — guitar, writer Herb Bushler — bass […]
Whizz Kid is the first of three albums by American symphonic/art-rocker David Werner, released in 1974 on RCA Victor. Tracklist: A1. “One More Wild Guitar” (3:29) A2. “Whizz Kid” (3:34) A3. “The Lady in Waiting” (3:36) A4. “The Ballad of Trixie Silver” (5:56) A5. “It’s a Little Bit Sad” (2:50) B1. “Love Is Tragic” (4:36) […]
Hermeto is the debut solo album by Brazilian samba-jazz musician/composer Hermeto Pascoal, released in 1970 on Cobblestone. Tracklist: A1. “Mourning (Velorio)” (8:30) A2. “Pliers (Alicate)” (3:52) A3. “Bells (Guizos)” (6:13) A4. “Yogurt (Coalhada)” (2:53) B1. “The Marianas (As Marianas)” (4:26) B2. “Hermeto” (4:18) B3. “The Love Flower (Flor do Amor)” (5:43) B4. “Fabiola” (3:44) Credits: […]
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” […]
Spectrum is the debut solo album by American jazz-rock drummer Billy Cobham, released in 1973 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Quadrant 4” (4:30) A2. “Searching for the Right Door / Spectrum” (6:33) A3. “Anxiety / Taurian Matador” (4:45) B1. “Stratus” (9:50) B2. “To the Women in My Life / Le lis” (4:00) B3. “Snoopy’s Search / Red […]
