Returns (album)
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| Returns | ||||
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| Live album by Return to Forever | ||||
| Released | 17 March 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 18 July 2008 - 6 September 2008 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Label | Eagle | |||
| Producer | Terry Shand, Claude Nobs | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[2] |
| Return to Forever - Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 | |
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| File:RTF Returns DVD.jpg | |
| Video by Return to Forever | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Recorded | 2008, Montreux, Clearwater, Florida |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 149 minutes |
| Label | Eagle Rock Entertainment |
Returns is a live album by the fusion band Return to Forever. Released in 2009, it is the first recording by the band after a hiatus of 32 years. A video recording of the band's live performances from the "Returns" tour at Montreux, Switzerland and (bonus material) Clearwater, Florida was also released in 2009 by Eagle Rock Entertainment as Return to Forever – Returns: Live at Montreux 2008.
Contents
CD track listing
Disc one
- "Opening Prayer" (Corea) – 2:03
- "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) – 3:43
- "Vulcan Worlds" (Clarke) – 13:45
- "Sorceress" (White) – 11:22
- "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea) – 27:13
- Al's Solo, including (Corea, DiMeola, Piazzolla) – 8:54
- "Children's Song #3" duet with Chick Corea
- "Passion Grace & Fire"
- "Mediterranean Sundance"
- "Café 1930"
- "Spain" duet with Chick Corea
- "No Mystery" (Corea) – 8:52
Disc two
- "Friendship" Chick's Solo, including 'Solar' (Corea, Davis) – 8:52
- "Romantic Warrior" (Corea) – 7:19
- "El Bayo de Negro" Stanley's Solo (Clarke) – 11:25
- "Lineage" Lenny's Solo (White) – 7:39
- "Romantic Warrior" (continued) (Corea) – 3:03
- "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" (Corea) – 14:03
Bonus tracks
- "500 Miles High" (Corea) – 12:48
- "BBC Lifetime Achievement Award to RTF as presented by Sir George Martin, including a performance of 'Romantic Warrior'" – 8:20
Video track listing
Main show - Montreux 2008
- Introduction
- "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy"
- "Vulcan Worlds"
- "Sorceress"
- "Song to the Pharaoh Kings"
- Al's solo
- "No Mystery"
- "Chick's Solo
- "Romantic Warrior"
- "El Bayo de Negro" (Stanley's solo)
- "Lineage" (Lenny's solo)
- "Romantic Warrior" (conclusion)
Bonus tracks - Clearwater, FL 2008
- "Lineage" (Lenny's solo)
- Al's solo
- "Friendship" (Chick's solo)
- "El Bayo de Negro" (Stanley's solo)
- "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant"
Personnel
- Al Di Meola – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Chick Corea – Minimoog Voyager, Rhodes Midi Piano Mark V, Yamaha grand piano C3MP, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha Motif
- Stanley Clarke – electric bass, acoustic bass
- Lenny White – drums
CD recording credits
- Artist coordination: Julie Rooney
- Consultant: Bob Belden
- Cover design: Marc Bessant
- Drum technician: Gary Grimm
- Engineer: Bernie Kirsh
- Executive producer: Terry Shand, Claude Nobs
- Guitar technician: Andy Brauer
- Keyboard technician: Brian Alexander
- Liner notes: Russell Davis
- Management: Bill Rooney
- Poetry: Neville Potter
- Production coordination: Terry Cooley
- Wardrobe design: Claudio Lugli
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2009 | Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz | 2[3] |
References
- Review of video at Jazztimes.com by Meredith, Bill
External links
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