Jazz Articles about Return to Forever

Return To Forever: Romantic Warrior

by John W. Patterson
April 1, 2000

I sit here, exhausted after a long day of yard work, an hour or so of computer troubleshooting, and outside a 50 mph squall line of severe thunderstorms baptizes day's end. But all is not fatigue and frenzy—before me a glass of red wine glows, grilled steak and new red potatoes steam, candle-lit eyes of my beloved are smiling, and Return to Forever's re-released Romantic Warrior breathes nostalgia into our midst. Such intangible bliss and music like this is precisely ...

Return to Forever: Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology

by Dave Hughes
September 1, 1997

This two-disc set chronicles the recorded work of the first two editions of Return to Forever. The music is taken from four albums recorded from October, 1972 through January, 1975 for Polydor records. The set also includes live versions of four tunes that were recorded while being broadcast on the radio.

Return to Forever is often mentioned (along with Weather Report and the Mahavishnu Orchestra) as one of the most important groups in the fusion movement of the early to ...