The Anthology

Return to Forever - The Anthology

The Anthology
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Artist: Return to Forever
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-05-27
Music Label: Concord Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
  2. After the Cosmic Rain
  3. Captain Seņor Mouse
  4. Theme to the Mothership
  5. Space Circus Part I & II
  6. The Game Maker
  7. Vulcan Worlds
  8. The Shadow of Lo
  9. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy
  10. Song to the Pharaoh Kings
Music CD 2
  1. Dayride
  2. Sofistifunk
  3. No Mystery
  4. Celebration Suite Part I & II
  5. Medieval Overture
  6. Sorceress
  7. The Romantic Warrior
  8. Majestic Dance
  9. The Magician
  10. Duel of the Jester & the Tyrant Part I & II

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Free Music Review: Return to Forever Today
Hit: 5 Stars

I owned the first two Return To Forever albums on vinyl back in the seventies when they first were released. I remember them as excellent and worth hearing. Like many people, I sold off my vinyl albums and switched to CDs when the technology went that direction. The Return to Forever music went into my rear view mirror until I bought this Anthology set.

The music sounds better than ever thanks to improved production of sound via the cleaned up sound via digital work. I was blown away by the better sound immediately. The crisp and clear quality of the music sounds like a brand new recording compared to the old vinyl albums played on the old needle-based technology. The quality of the sound is startling.

The music stands up to time and then some. This is some of the best original music of the original fusion wave. The intensity of the music makes your hair stand on end. Chick Corea and the other RTF members were dead serious and in their intent and ultimately effective in their delivery of intellectually stimulating and hard-hitting visceral sounds that really take your spirit and mind on a great ride. This is some of the best fusion jazz ever made, and some of the best fusion jazz you will ever hear.

I cannot consider the music of Chic Corea and Return to Forever without thinking of John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. When I compare the two, Return to Forever is intellectual first and viscreal second, although the music is wonderful. Mahavishnu Orchestra is pure visceral and emotional fire that just rocks and drives along with an unbelievable intensity. The intensity is there with Return to Forever, but set to simmer rather than blaze.

If you love jazz from the original fusion era, you will love the Return to Forever Anthology. It is a blast from the past that is somehow timeless. Whether it is Louis Armstrong blowing New Orleans jazz in a smoky bar or Return to Forever blazing from a concert stage, the jazz tradition continues - now and forever.
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The Anthology Poster

This IS the definitive Collection.

A brand new two cd anthology of the seminal classic jazz-rock fusion band. Features essential music from their chart-topping albums "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy," "Where Have I Known You Before," "No Mystery," and "Romantic Warrior".

* Completely Remixed & Remastered.

* Best of the 4 classic albums together for the first time.

* Commemorates RTF's 2008 World Tour - Their first in 25 years featuring the iconic lineup of CHICK COREA, STANLEY CLARKE, AL DiMEOLA, and LENNY WHITE.

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