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Return to Forever is a jazz artist from New York City, New York, USA formed in 1972. 13 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · New York City, New York, USA · Best jazz albums
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Romantic Warrior
1976
Where Have I Known You Before
1974
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
1973
No Mystery
1975
The Mothership Returns
2012
Musicmagic
1977
The Essential Return To Forever
2014
The Anthology
2008
This Is Jazz #12
1996
Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology
1996
Return To forever Live The Complete Concert
1994
Live
1992
The Best Of Return To Forever
1986
Return to Forever is a jazz fusion group founded and led by pianist Chick Corea. Through its existence, the band has cycled through a number of different members, with the only consistent band mate of Corea's being bassist Stanley Clarke. Along with Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever is often cited as one of the core groups of the jazz-fusion movement of the 1970s. Several musicians, including Clarke, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola, first came to prominence through their performances on Return to Forever's albums. After playing on Miles Davis's groundbreaking jazz-fusion albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, Corea formed an avant-garde jazz band called Circle with Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton and Barry Altschul. However in 1972, after having become a disciple of Scientology, Corea decided that he wanted to better "communicate" with the audience. This essentially translated into his performing a more popularly accessible style of music, since avant-garde jazz enjoyed a relatively small audience. The first edition of Return to Forever performed primarily Latin-oriented music. This initial band consisted of singer (and occasional percussionist)…
