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The '70s with Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Jean-Luc Ponty and Weather report
by Len Davis
A visit to the '70s honouring those amazing musicians who paved the way. Miles Davis Live at Filmore East, Return To Forever, Billy Cobham, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Stanley Clarke. Jean-Luc Ponty, Weather Report and Michel Colombier.Playlist Miles Davis “Spanish Key" from Live At Filmore (Sony Legacy) 00:00 Return To Forever “Theme To The Mothership" from Hymn Of The 7th Galaxy (Polydor) 08:14/li> Billy Cobham “Stratus" from Spectrum (Atlantic) 16:48 Mahavishnu Orchestra “The Dance Of Maya" from The Inner Mounting Flame ...
Continue Reading1974: King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham and Miles Davis
by Len Davis
1974, fifty years ago with King Crimson, Isotope, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Return To Forever, Joe Farrell, Jerry Goodman with Jan Hammer, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jaco Pastorius with Pat Metheny, Bruce Ditmas and Paul Bley. Playlist King Crimson “Red" from Red (Island Records) 00:00 Isotope “Rangoon Creeper" from Illusion (Gull) 06:47 Larry Coryell “Bird Fingers" from Eleventh House with Larry Coryell (Vanguard) 13:34 Miles Davis “Rated X" from Get Up with ...
Continue ReadingMiles Davis, Return To Forever, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer
by Len Davis
Today's show includes music from Miles Davis, Return To Forever, Jan Hammer, and Jeff Beck. Also, new and recent music from Antonio Quijano, Fractal Sextet with Stephan Thelen.PlaylistMiles Davis “Fat Time" from The Man With The Horn (CB) 00:00Return To Forever “Sorceress" from Romantic Warrior (CBS) 08:07Jeff Beck “You Never Know" from There And Beck (Epic) 16:05Jan Hammer “Bambu Forest" from Oh Yeah (Nemperorl) 24:15Antonio Quijano “Headlong" from Black Crow Move To NYC (Anderson Shelta) 32:11Antonio Quijano “Funk ...
Continue ReadingJohn McLaughlin, Return To Forever, John Patittuci and Larry Coryell
by Len Davis
We open todays program with live music from Abstract Logix's New Universe Music Festival, Return to Forever Live, Third Rail Live Across Europe . Favourites with John Patitucci, Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey and Lenny White and from the Netherlands, Lale Larson, and Sebastiaan Cornelissen with Gary Willis. Playlist John McLaughlin “Recovery" from New Universe Music Festival (Abstract Logix) 00:00 John McLaughlin"Mother Tongues" from New Universe Music Festival (Abstract Logix) 09:05 Third Rail"Highway 86" from Live Across Europe (Aerohead) ...
Continue ReadingReturn to Forever: Back, Bold and Badass
by R.J. DeLuke
This article was first published at All About Jazz in June 2008. The word has long been out and the 2008 reunion tour of Return to Forever, one of the standard bearers of the jazz-rock fusion movement of the 1970s, is well on its way. Intricate, emotive and—yes—loud music that hasn't really been heard from the band in some 32 years, is being played and enjoyed live once again. With great vigor, to say the least. The tour ...
Continue ReadingThe Mothership Returns
by John Kelman
When keyboardist Chick Corea announced--following a successful world tour of his reunited 1970s-era fusion juggernaut Return to Forever, which, featuring guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White, included a high octane 2008 performance that was one of the best-attended in the Ottawa International Jazz Festival's three-decade history--that he'd be reuniting the earlier incarnation of the group responsible for Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (Polydor, 1973), there was plenty of buzz. He ultimately became the ...
Continue ReadingReturn To Forever: Returns - Live at Montreux 2008
by John Kelman
Return to Forever Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 Eagle Eye Media 2009 With one of the most successful tours of 2008 behind it--and the two-CD set Returns (Eagle Records, 2009) released to document the event--the reunion of fusion powerhouse Return to Forever-- keyboardist Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White--appeared to be over. No surprise, however, that the group's triumphant performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival was also recorded, ...
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