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 […]
Lenny White is an American jazz-rock drummer who emerged behind Miles Davis (Bitches Brew) and Freddie Hubbard (Red Clay). After guesting on Santana‘s Caravanserai, he cut two albums with Latin-rockers Azteca. White joined bassist Stanley Clarke in keyboardist Chick Corea‘s Return to Forever for the 1973 release Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy. With guitarist Al […]
Al Di Meola is an American guitarist who emerged in the jazz-rock supergroup Return to Forever, playing on the 1974–76 albums Where Have I Known You Before, No Mystery, and Romantic Warrior. As a solo artist, he’s issued more than 40 albums, starting with the 1976/77 Columbia titles Land of the Midnight Sun and Elegant […]
Stanley Clarke is an American jazz-funk bassist who gained prominence in the supergroup Return to Forever. Amid numerous backing credits, Clarke made his solo debut with the 1973 Polydor release Children of Forever. On Nemperor, he cut the 1974–79 albums Stanley Clarke, Journey to Love, School Days, Modern Man, and I Wanna Play for You. […]
Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian samba-jazz vocalist who debuted with an album on RCA in 1964. She is the wife of percussionist–vocalist Airto Moreira. In 1972, the couple appeared on Chick Corea‘s album Return to Forever and stayed for the ensuing namesake band‘s Light as a Feather, recorded that same year. […]
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. Background Joe Farrell […]
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 […]
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) […]
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” […]
