Return To Forever
Lineage: FM Broadcast > TDK-SA 90 Mnute Cassette > Tascam 112 (16bit Wave) > Flac (sb's aligned)
01 Radio Intro/Medievil Overture 5:08
Total Time: 43mn 48sc
Return To Forever 1976:
Return To Forever
Paul's Mall
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
October 30, 1973 (1st set)
WBCN FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only
Repost New Links Added 04/13/2025
Lineage: WBCN 104.1 FM > unknown reciever and deck > BASF master cassette (normal bias) > 1st gen. analog tape copy TDK-AD (normal bias, dolby B), copied in late 70's (track 1 and 8 patched from low unknown gen diff. source) > played on tascam 112 into soundforge (wav) > flac (sb's aligned)
01 Radio Intro And Tuning 1:29
02 Hymn Of The 7th Galaxy 3:36
03 Band Intros 1:42
04 After The Cosmic Rain 15:48
05 Theme Of The Mothership 14:53
06 Space Circus 10:06
07 Captain Senor Mouse 13:59
08 Radio Outro :25
Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 56sc
Return to Forever
Chick Corea keyboards and synthesizer
Bill Connors guitar
Stanley Clarke bass
Lenny White drums
I personally can never get enough of Return To Forever. No matter what line-up you listen to they are simply one of the best Jazz Fusion groups ever, in my opinion anyway. This is yet another fabulous performance everyone should own! Have A Great Sunday!!
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Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock
NPR Jazz Alive!
International Jazz Festival
Montreux, Switzerland
July 13, 1979
FM Broadcast Recording - Goody Speed/Pitch Adjusted Remaster via Carville
Flac Lvel 8 & H.Q. MP3 320kbps/48khz
Cover Art Included
Original Lineage:
FM broadcasts (1979-1980) > Rotel receiver > Akai cassette deck > TDK AD 90 minute cassettes > Sony TC-WR635S cassette deck (refurbished 2021) > PC > Goldwave > Flac
Goody's additional lineage:
foobar2000 (WAV) > Audition (Pitch Bender, various amounts; swap channels tracks 1-12) > iZotope RX8 Advanced (Wow & Flutter repair) >
TLH (FLAC Level 8; Align sector boundaries; .ffp) > foobar2000 (tags)
CD One
01 Intro by Billy Taylor 0:44
02 HH - "Thank you very much" 0:15
03 Someday My Prince Will Come 8:18
04 CC - intro to Liza 0:14
05 Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) 7:46
06 "Hey Chick - how ya doin' man?" 1:46
07 Hancock Solo Improvisation (this is not "Button Up") 11:11
08 HH - "I hope that didn't make you too sleepy" 0:41
09 Corea Solo Improvisation (this is neither "Crystal Silence" nor "Spain") 10:52
10 CC - "You make a good Swiss rhythm section." 1:16
11 Speak Like A Child > La Fiesta 28:26
12 Outro by Billy Taylor 1:34
CD Two "Bonus Tracks"
13 Corea solo improvisation (this is neither "Crystal Silence" nor "Spain") 12:47
14 Intro by Ben Sidran 0:16
15 Corea intro to Liza 0:14
16 Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) 7:20
17 Outro by Ben Sidran 0:16
Herbie Hancock piano
Chick Corea piano
Two Piano Jazz Legends on the same stage inspiring each other to such heights of performance that you just have to sit and take notice. One of my favorite set of bootlegs in my collection is the soundboards from Billy Joel & Sir Elton John's Head To Head Tour. This performance, this pairing of players equals and I personally would dare to say tops those recordings. It really comes through, the fun, friendship, and mutual musical respect, in this show. This show started my Sunday Morning Jazz wake up. I think it will be a great show for yours...
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Return To Forever
Electric Lady Studios
New York City, NY, USA
June 1975
FM Broadcast Recording - TheToolman & Goody Remaster
Flac Level 8 & H.Q. MP3 320kbps/48khz
Cover Art Included
Lineage: unknown FM recording > tape > CD > Sound Forge > FLAC
Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > CDR > EAC (secure) > FLAC (L8)
Goody's Additional Lineage: Audition (Pitch Bender, various amounts; levels adjusted) > iZotope RX10 Advanced (Wow & Flutter reduced; Azimuth and Phase adjusted) > TLH (FLAC Level 8; Align sector boundaries; .ffp) > foobar2000 (tags)
01 Chick Introduces the Band 1:18
02 Day Ride 3:34
03 Beyond the Seventh Galaxy 3:38
04 The Shadow of Lo 9:22
05 No Mystery 6:28
06 Vulcan Worlds / Stanley Speaks 16:00
07 Celebration Suite 15:35
Total time 55mn 54sc
Lenny White: Drums
Stanley Clarke: Bass
Al DiMeola: Guitar
Chick Corea: Keyboards
About 4 or 5 inches of snow has fallen this week. It's snowing right now and everything out back looks so peaceful as I sit here drinking my morning coffee. This show from quite a few years ago is playing on the stereo. One of my favorite Jazz Fusion outfits playing on yet another program usually reserved for Rock and it's many off shoots. So many Metal Heads I know are into Return To Forever, it would amaze you. Most say it's for the guitar playing no matter which guitar player is in the group. My guitarist in Psychosis said it was for the song writing. My bass player of course said it was for Stanley Clarke. I have to agree with my guitarist that it's for the song writing. This remaster is a great example of the awesome live performances that also made Return To Forever a favorite of many....
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Chick Corea Freedom Band
Jazz in Marciac festival
Le Chapiteau
Marciac, Occitania, France
August 2nd 2010
FM Broadcast Recording - Titus Remaster
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
01 Intro/Bud Powell 14:55
02 Psalm 19:55
03 Monk's Dream 8:31
Total Playing Time: 43mn 21sc
Chick Corea piano
Kenny Garrett alto sax
Christian McBride double bass
Roy Haynes drums
3 songs in 43 minutes, it's short on titles not on outstanding performances. I am really enjoying the fact that a Detroit born and bred Kenny Garrett is playing sax on this one. Chick Corea only plays with the best, knowing that he picked a Detroit musician is a point of pride. I love it when 1 of us makes it out of The D. Detroit has always been a deep ocean of talent with a rich musical history. Oddly enough with with that rich history it's always been a scene that was hard to break out of. A lot of the music that came/comes form Detroit was/is seen as empty of anything but energy. The MC5 seen as a huge influence on Garage Rock, Punk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alt-Rock and Grunge were dismissed in their day. Their are more stories than that but The MC5 are the best known example, also this isn't Jazz talk so I will end this little rant by saying enjoy the music and check out those sax solos!!
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Thanks go to Titus at The Luxor Dream.
Return To Forever
Trenton State 1973 - (1973 HI-Q)
Trenton State
Trenton, New Jersey
December 16, 1973
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only
01 - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy 3:17
02 - After the Cosmic Rain 11:03
03 - Mothership 10:59
04 - Bass Folk Song 13:47
05 - Children's Song #1 - Space Circus 7:31
06 - Spain 12:37
07 - Captain Senor Mouse 11:33
08 - Game Maker 8:57
Total Playing Time: 1hr 19mn 43sc
Chick Corea – electric piano
Stanley Clarke – bass
Bill Connors – guitar
Lenny White – drums
Another Bill Connors era Return To Forever for your Sunday Morning Jazz. This one sounds awesome so I'm not going to go on and on...Enjoy!!
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Return To Forever
LDB Special Series #429a Supplemental - Goody's Speed/Pitch-adjusted Audio Upgrade
Theater De Oranjerie
Roermond, Netherlands
March 24, 1974
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Lineage: FM broadcast > Unknown recording device > CD in trade > EAC > HD >
SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6) >
Goody's additional lineage: Audition (Pitch Bender, various amounts; tracking updated) > iZotope RX10 Advanced (Azimuth & Phase adjustments) > TLH (FLAC Level 8; Align sector boundaries; .ffp) > foobar2000 (tags)
01 Captain Señor Mouse 13:07
02 After The Cosmic Rain 10:20
03 Lenny White Solo > 5:02
04 Theme To The Mothership 14:22
05 Space Circus - Part I > 1:26
06 Space Circus - Part II > After The Cosmic Rain (Coda) 13:53
Total Playing Time: 58mn 10sc
Chick Corea Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Bill Connors guitars
Stanley Clarke bass
Lenny White drums
This is a great sounding show from the Bill Conners era of Return To Forever. Bill Conners left in April 1974. He stated that he had musical differences with the shift toward a more Rock fusion sound, which he likened to Mahavishnu Orchestra. He also stated that he had a growing dislike for Chick Corea's Scientology way of running the band. After leaving Bill Conners started acting as a session musician playing with John Abercrombie and ex-bandmate Stanley Clarke. Bill Conners also released his own albums which included some acoustic guitar recordings. Of course all fans know he was replaced with one Al Di Meola. So let's all enjoy a little Return To Forever this Sunday Morning!
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Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock
The Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, California, USA
July 9, 1978
Mike Millard Master Tapes via JEMS
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 73
1644 Edition
Excellent Audience Recording
Flac 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder
JEMS 2021 Transfer: Mike Millard Master Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 azimuth-adjusted playback > Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 > Sound Forge Audio Studio 13.0 capture > Adobe Audition > iZotope RX8 > iZotope Ozone 8 > resample to 16/44.1 > Audacity > TLH > FLAC
01 Intro
02 Someday My Prince Will Come
03 Homecoming
04 changeover
05 Night Sprite
06 Band Intros
07 Day Danse
08 Mad Hatter Rhapsody including Falling Alice
09 Crystal Silence
10 I Loved You Then, I Love You Now (Gayle Moran)
11 Spanish Fantasy
Known Faults:
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Wow! Can you believe it's time for Sunday Morning Jazz already. I don't know about you but I have had a busy week and I am ready to listen to some Jazz, sip my coffee, and watch the wind dance through the trees in my backyard.
What a show, what a recording the Legendary Mike Millard recorded the Legendary Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock! I really shouldn't have to say anything more but I am going to. This recording can be called soundboard quality! It is one of Mike MIllard's best recordings by far. That is saying a lot, but since it was such a laid back atmosphere Mike Millard was able to make a great audio capture. The audience never steps on the sound of the performance at all. The soundboard man had an awesome mix, everything presented on the stage is clearly heard. The performance is everything you would expect from two of the best keyboardists in Jazz...Enjoy the show my friends!
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Chick Corea & Return To Forever
Molde Jazz Festival 1972 - (Hi Hat – HHCD3135)
Molde Jazz Festival
Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
August 1972
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only
01 - Spain
02 - Crystal Silence
03 - 500 Miles High
04 - 500 Miles High
05 - La Fiesta
Tracks 01-03 recorded live at Molde Jazz Festival, Norway, August 1972.
Tracks 04 & 05 recorded live at Kongresshalle, Frankfurt, Germany, September 25, 1972.
Chick Corea keyboards
Stanley Clarke bass tracks 01-03
Arild Anderson bass tracks 04 & 05
Airto Moreira drums, percussion tracks 01-03
Edward Vesala drums 04 & 05
Billy Tragesser percussion, vocals tracks 01-03
Joe Farrell saxophone, flute tracks 01-03
Jan Garbarek saxophone, flute tracks 04 & 05
justdave's notes:
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What can be said about Chick Corea or Return To Forever that I haven't said many times here before. This is an awesome show with a fabulous cast of Jazz Greats for your Sunday Morning Jazz enjoyment!!
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Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Tony Williams (with Al Jarreau & Bunny Brunel)
Mike Millard Master Tapes via JEMS
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 184
1644 Edition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, CA
November 15, 1978 - (Late Show)
Very Good Audience Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder
JEMS 2022 Transfer: Mike Millard Master Cassettes > Nakamichi RX-505 (azimuth adjustment) > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 capture 2496 > iZotope RX8 > iZotope Ozone 8 > MBIT+ resample to 1644 > Audacity > xACT > FLAC
01 Intro
02 Confirmation
03 Summer Nights
04 On Green Dolphin Street
05 Stanley's Creation
06 All Blues
07 Quiet Afternoon (with Bunny Brunel)
08 Summertime (with Bunny Brunel and Al Jarreau)
09 Waltz For Debby (with Al Jarreau)
10 Doodlin' (with with Al Jarreau)
11 Spain (with Al Jarreau)
So there is a long, long set of notes that comes with this series of Mike Millard's Master recordings. I mean Ben Hur long...I am not going to copy them and I won't ramble as long as I have on other posts today either. I will say collectors know the Mike Millard audience recordings are actually always a great listen. I don't share many audience recordings, I only share recordings I will listen to repeatedly. So yeah this ones pretty great...
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Return to Forever
Jazz Workshop
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
May 15, 1973
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art
Lineage/Source: FM Broadcast Recorded to Unknown Equipment > CD-r(x) Trade > E.A.C. Disc Extraction > WAV > FLAC
01 - Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy 4:11
02 - Spain 15:14
03 - Sometime Ago 31:32
Total Playing Time: 50mn 57sc
Chick Corea (R.I.P.) Fender Rhodes Piano
Stanley Clarke Bass
Bill Connors Guitar
Steve Gadd Drums
Mingo Lewis Percussion
Another great Return To Forever show in honor of Chick Corea's passing. This is a great show from the transitional period before Al Di Meola and Lenny White join to form the Classic line-up. The over 30 minute performance of "Sometime Ago" is worth the download alone. Absolutely a must have!
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Return To Forever
The Unconcert
Blue Moon Ballroom
Elgin, Illinois, USA
April 9, 1975
WXRT-FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art
Lineage: FM Broadcast > ? > TDK-AD 90 min. cassette (probably 1st gen. copy) > (last 8:04 part spliced in from FM broadcast reel > Maxell XLII cassette copy) > played on Tascam 112 into soundforge (wav) > flac (sb's aligned)
01 - Space Circus 17:34
02 - Vulcan Worlds 22:17
03 - Celebration Suite 22:17
04 - Radio Announcer Comments :13
Total Playing Time: 1hr 2mn 21sc
Chick Corea (R.I.P.) keyboards
Al Di Meola guitar
Stanley Clarke bass
Lenny White drums
We lost Chick Corea on February 9, 2021 to cancer, he was 79.
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