(CBS) Jazz fusion fans rejoice: Chick Corea is putting the band back together.
After 30 years apart, the legendary Return To Forever will reunite for a summer tour of North America and Europe.
Corea, the band*s founder and keyboardist, will be joined by the classic line-up of guitarist Al Di Meola, drummer Lenny White, and bassist
Stanley Clarke for the tour, which kicks off on May 29 in Dallas and wraps in New York on Aug. 7.
“What made me want to do it,” Corea told the Los Angeles Times, “was just recalling how great the feeling was playing with these guys. Just
the experience of playing, when I thought *Wow, yeah, that was an amazing period - fun, creative, exciting.*”
Return To Forever was a major force in the jazz fusion movement of the 1970s with their electrifying blend of jazz and rock.
What made the band especially notable was the virtuosity of each musician on their respective instruments, from Di Meola*s blazing guitar riffs
to Clarke*s innovative bass technique.
All the members of the group went on to successful solo careers after RTF disbanded in 1977. They reunited for a brief series of concerts in 1983.
The tour will cover more than 50 dates, primarily featuring music from their classic albums. An anthology set, produced by Corea and Clarke, will
be released to coincide with the tour. The double-CD set features tracks compiled from “Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy,” “Where Have I Known You Before,”
“No Mystery” and “Romantic Warrior.”


Recorded Vancouver, BC, June 9, 2008

The band:
Chick Corea: Keyboards
Stanley Clarke: Bass
Lenny White: Drums
Al Di Meola: Guitar


Set 1:

01. Chick Intro
02. Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy
03. Vulcan Worlds
04. Stanley Speaks
05. Sorceress
06. Lenny Speaks
07. Song To The Pharoah Kings

Set 2:

08. Chick Set 2 Intro
09. No Mystery (including guitar solo)
10. The Romantic Warrior (including piano, bass, and drum solos)
11. Al Speaks
12. Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant

Encore:

13. Dayride

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