The soul of fusion lies not in the barrage of note clusters played through overdriven amplifiers but in the arresting beauty of Return to Forever's lucid vision of music without boundaries. The stunningly virtuosic pianist Chick Corea had already gone through an exploration of free jazz with Circle, tutelage in the Miles Davis Academy of New Electric Music and the soul-searching of "Piano Improvisations" when he arrived at his most brilliant conception. Corea and bassist Stanley Clarke fly through the proceedings, supporting Joe Farrell's flute and soprano sax playing in what may have been the performance of his life. Flora Purim's vocals and Airto Moreira's drums and percussion work discretely in service of the music's serenity. --John Swenson
Return to Forever,Chick Corea,Ecm Records,Jazz,Pop,Popular Music
Jazz Music:
- Rio (Dig) [Import] [Limited Edition]
- Roarin' [Import]
- Round Midnight/Milestones [Import]
- Sentiment Sy [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- Sing The Best Of The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr.) (KARAOKE)
- Smack Up
- So in Love
- Soul Survivor
- Stompin' at the Savoy [Live]
- Tenor Madness
Jazz Music
Don't Turn Your Back on Me/This Is Jackie DeShannon [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Lotte Lehmann with Kiepura/Tauber