Return to Forever (Album)

Occupation

Return to Forever is a jazz album by Chick Corea and Return to Forever in 1972; is the debut album of the group.

Background

Unlike later albums, it was released from the ECM label and produced by Manfred Eicher. In the U.S., recorded in New York on 2 and 3 February 1972 album until 1975 was published. The recording is considered a classic of jazz-fusion.

The album was composed by Chick Corea and initially marketed under his name, though the album's title, the name of the band is. At this time differed Corea's approach to the fusion jazz of the work of other early fusion musician. Adventurous his solos Electric piano were backed by the South American rhythms of Airto Moreira and vocals and percussion and his wife Flora Purim. Stanley Clarke was the bassist for the group, which plays on the A- side of the album electric bass and double bass at the back; Joe Farrell played the flute and saxophone. This cast of Return to Forever played with the exception of Joe Farrell on the album Captain Marvel by Stan Getz, which was released in the same year.

The first track, Return to Forever, can be divided into five parts. There are three short parts in which Corea plays simple, haunting melodies, Flora Purim doubles with her voice. Between these three parts there are two longer parts, in which passes the whole band. These main parts are both based on their own riffs. Farrell plays a flute solo on the first part, and Corea plays a solo over the second. The rhythms Moreira give the composition a light mood. Purim sings along with the riffs and screams almost a little towards the end of the song. The overall mood of the piece is mysterious.

The second piece, Crystal Silence, is played by Corea and Farrell with something quieter percussion in the background. Farrell plays a long solo saxophone.

The third piece, What Game Shall We Play Today? is one of Corea's songs. He has a loving melody and is sung by Flora Purim. Farrell is now playing flute; Corea and Farrell play short solos between the second and third stanza.

The B- side of the album consists of only one piece, which consists of three different parts. Presumably they have been taken without stopping and was therefore not separated. The first seven minutes of the piece consist of an improvised introduction of Corea and Clarke. After the first section of the piece goes on to Some Time Ago. It is a Latin flavored piece with vocals by Flora Purim and a flute solo by Farrell. Farrell then changes to the saxophone, and the band plays La Fiesta, now one of Corea's jazz standards. It is an instrumental unit, which is constructed in Flamenco modes. Corea, Clarke and Farrell play solos during Purim plays percussion.

Album pieces

All pieces were composed by Corea with the exception of the introductory improvisation to Some Time Ago. The lyrics come from Neville Porter.

Reception

The music magazine Jazzwise recorded the album in the list The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World; Keith Shadwick wrote:

"By the time he made ​​this date, Corea had worked his way through a heavy avant -garde phase and out ontological the sunlit plains of his own latin -based musical imagination. It had always been there in his music, but now, marrying the élan and high spirits of Flora Purim and Airto with his own naturally ebullient and melodically uplifting Inclinations, Corea Suddenly not only stepped forward himself past the stentorian gloom and machismo of the other fusioneers of the day, but redefined exactly what latin jazz shoulderstand be about. Intoxicating music played by masters makes this an era -defining milestone. "

"At the time when he made this appointment, Corea had worked his way through a serious avant-garde phase out into the sunlit plains his own latin -based musical imagination. It had always been in his music, but now, the vigor and the good mood of Flora Purim and Airto with its own naturally exuberant and melodically uplifting inclinations vermählend, Corea suddenly stepped out not only behind the over loud gloom and machismo of the other Fusionierer these days but he redefined what should be Latin jazz accurate. Exhilarating, played by masters of music, an era -defining milestone. "

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