oh god

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

LEGENDARY SUPERGROUP RETURN TO FOREVER WILL REUNITE IN SUMMER 2008

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola and Lenny White - Planning Extensive North American and European Tour

Return to Forever, one of the most influential groups of the 1970s, has long heard calls from their many fans for a reunion tour. Now those calls have been answered, with the classic lineup of keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, guitarist Al Di Meola and drummer Lenny White planning a tour across the U.S. and Europe that will be their first performances together in more than 25 years.

The foursome is expected to play 40 to 50 dates across the U.S. and Europe, featuring the classic music from their four chart-topping albums. "It's been a long time coming," says founder Chick Corea, "and I think it's going to be a blast! We plan to take the songs from the albums we made in the '70s and just play them like they've never been played before."

"In retrospect, the '70s were a very powerful time in instrumental music," Stanley Clarke adds. "We're going to go out and play our music as honestly as we did then, and it will be a great thing for all of us."

Return to Forever helped create and define fusion, a new genre that brought multitudes of rock 'n' roll fans into the jazz world for the first time. Their influence is evident today in many musical genres, from the hip-hop samplings of Dr. Dre and Lupe Fiasco to a litany of jam bands to techno and prog bands.

A special Return to Forever anthology featuring remixed and remastered tracks from the classic albums Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Where Have I Known You Before, No Mystery and Romantic Warrior will be released to coincide with the tour.

Al Di Meola says, "This is something we've talked about for close to 30 years... how's that? 30 years! We've come close a few times, but finally the timing was right."

"We all felt the time was right to come back on a grand scale, raise the bar again and show people what serious music is really about," Lenny White concludes.

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[7/4]

"In retrospect, the '70s were a very powerful time in instrumental music," Stanley Clarke adds. "We're going to go out and play our music as honestly as we did then, and it will be a great thing for all of us. It's about time for us to try and cash in again."

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

their four chart-topping albums.

not one of which made the top 30

MG

[mikeweil]

"It's about time for us to try and cash in again."

My thoughts exactly.

[7/4]

Al Di Meola says, "This is something we've talked about for close to 30 years... how's that? 30 years! We've come close a few times, but finally the timing was right. I mean, can anybody name one of my last ten albums? I think not."

"That about sums it up for me. I have bills to pay." Lenny White concludes.

Edited December 23, 2007 by 7/4

[mikeweil]

Lenny White ..... I like his CDs of the last ten years, but I like those tracks least where he sounds the most like RTF - I hate that bombastic stuff.

[Christiern]

Frankly, they could return to oblivion, for all I care.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Return to the Aby$$?

[BFrank]

Much better if Chick revived the original RTF (Flora, Airto, etc), with someone like George Coleman on tenor.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Much better if Chick revived the original RTF (Flora, Airto, etc), with someone like George Coleman on tenor.

Now there's a good idea... If I was a musician I'd hire you as a producer any day, Brooks!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i agree, if it was flora, airto, alphonso johnson, george coleman, and george duke replacing chick corea, i'd totally go

[BFrank]

Much better if Chick revived the original RTF (Flora, Airto, etc), with someone like George Coleman on tenor.

Now there's a good idea... If I was a musician I'd hire you as a producer any day, Brooks!

Cool!

When do I start?

[Guest Bill Barton]

Much better if Chick revived the original RTF (Flora, Airto, etc), with someone like George Coleman on tenor.

Now there's a good idea... If I was a musician I'd hire you as a producer any day, Brooks!

Cool!

When do I start?

Uh, the operative word was "if."

Happy Holidaze!

[marcello]

Thsi is for you, Chewy.

From my collection:

[DTMX]

Much better if Chick revived the original RTF (Flora, Airto, etc), with someone like George Coleman on tenor.

Or with Zombie Joe Farrell! With all of the advances in medical technology these days, it's only a matter of time.

[JSngry]

I was ok w/RTF until they went to Columbia. Then things went over the edge and never came back. But all the Polydor sides had "interesting" compositions (and sometimes you could actually call them interesting).

But really, of all the ex-Miles guys "fusion" bands, that one went down the tubes fastes and furthest AFAIC.

Ya' know, though, if they got somebody besides DeMiola, I could maybe entertain the possibility of considering that maybe it wouldn't be worse than it would be with him.

But only in my spare time.

[Teasing the Korean]

Thanks for the warning. I too would prefer the Airto & Flora lineup.

[Shawn]

Y-A-W-N

[Christiern]

Y-A-W-N

Edited December 24, 2007 by Christiern

[clifford_thornton]

Or with Zombie Joe Farrell! With all of the advances in medical technology these days, it's only a matter of time.

[BFrank]

Much better if Chick revived the original RTF (Flora, Airto, etc), with someone like George Coleman on tenor.

Or with Zombie Joe Farrell! With all of the advances in medical technology these days, it's only a matter of time.

I guess they could always "sample" him.

[JSngry]

Hell, Joe Farrell was sometimes a zombie while he was alive...

[Kari S]

"It's about time for us to try and cash in again."

My thoughts exactly.

Did these guys actually make a lot of dough back then?? Because I have a feeling it's along the lines of calling Miles a sell-out after making On The Corner.

I like a few of Corea's RTF compositions, like "No Mystery", or the stuff on Where Have I Known You Before. But I can't STAND the fusion masturbation that is Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy. I have a copy of Romantic Warrior on my shelf also, but that's along those lines as well...

[analogak]

are you sure you mean hymn of the seventh galaxy?

[BFrank]

Of the fusion years, I thought "Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy" was one of the best. Of course, it happens to be the only Bill Connors album.