Return To Forever | RETURNS 2CD | CD

Return to Forever: Al Di Meola (guitars, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Chick Corea (piano, grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer); Stanley Clarke (acoustic bass, upright bass, electric bass, bass guitar); Lenny White (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Buck Snow; Bernie Kirsh.
Liner Note Author: Russell Davis.
Recording information: Bank Of America Pavilion, Boston, MA (07/18/2008-09/06/2008); Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL (07/18/2008-09/06/2008); Stravinski Auditorium, Montreux Jazz Festival (07/18/2008-09/06/2008).
Arranger: Al Di Meola.
The 2008 reunion of Return to Forever's classic mid-1970s line-up marked an extraordinary event for fans of progressive jazz fusion. The band built their reputation on the mind-boggling chemistry of pianist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White, and guitarist Al Dimeola. That chemistry proves as explosive as ever 20 years after the group first dazzled audiences with their complex, rock-influenced hybrids. The two-disc set RETURNS features live recordings from Return to Forever's reunion tour, boasting such classics as "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" and "The Romantic Warrior." There is, as one might guess, no shortage of stretching out from each of these four jazz luminaries.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 3/17/2009
• Released: 03/17/2009