Pianist/composer Chick Corea: "Return to Forever"

Chick Corea moved from the bubbling chauldron of Miles Davis' band to the adventurous quartet called "Circle" and soon after left Circle in late 1971 to form "Return to Forever". Return to Forever combined flamenco, bossa nova, samba and Afro-Brazilian rhythms to the mix. The music was accessible, light, lyrical but deep as well. The instrumentation of Return to Forever combined the vocals of Flora Purim with the flute and soprano saxophone of Joe Farrell with the virtuoso bass of a young Stanley Clarke and the drums and percussion of Airto Moriera. Chick Corea played Fender-Rhodes electric piano exclusively with RTF. The four extended compositions heard on this, their first recording are by Corea, This recording was done in February 1972 and ironically was not released in North America until 1975. It became an instant hit and a classic in it's style. RTF brought depth to a lyrical and light style of music that is always pleasing to the ear.