Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #3

Posted on November 28, 2010 by urbangraffito

This week’s Sunday Big Note finds Chick Corea and Return to Forever performing at the Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway on the 14th of March, 1976. Return to Forever were touring to promote their sixth studio album, Romantic Warrior (the final album by this longest-lasting lineup which all tracks from today’s listening session originate). After this tour (and album) Chick Corea and Return to Forever would continue with a wholly new lineup with Stanley Clarke, producing one more studio album before disbanding.

From February 2011, Return to Forever commences a reunion world tour in Australia. The line-up, billed as Return to Forever IV, is Corea, Clarke, White, Bill Connors and Jean-Luc Ponty.

And so, without further ado, Return to Forever in Oslo, 1976:

Medieval Overture
[audio:20101128_01 Medieval Overture.mp3]

The Sorceress
[audio:20101128_02 The Sorceress.mp3]

The Magician
[audio:20101128_03 The Magician.mp3]

Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Part I & Part II)
[audio:20101128_04 Duel of the Tyrant and the Jester.mp3]

Romantic Warrior and acoustic solos
[audio:20101128_05 Romantic Warrior and acoustic solos.mp3]

Lineup:

Chick Corea – Keyboards
Stanley Clarke – Electric bass, Acoustic bass
Lenny White – Drums, Percussion
Al Di Meola – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

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6 Responses to Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #3

  1. jonnybutter2 says:
    November 28, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    sounds like an elegant gypsy…

  2. Erik says:
    November 28, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    Great listening but Oslo is still Capital of Norway!!!!!

  3. urbangraffito says:
    November 29, 2010 at 3:08 am

    [quote comment=”16117″]Great listening but Oslo is still Capital of Norway!!!!![/quote]

    Thanks for the heads up, Erik! Sorry for the screw-up. It’s been corrected. Considering I was a major in European History, I really should have known… Bad, Urb, bad, bad Urb…

  4. Bob says:
    November 30, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    “From February 2011, Return to Forever commences a reunion world tour in Australia. The line-up, billed as Return to Forever IV, is Corea, Clarke, White, Bill Connors and Jean-Luc Ponty.”

    Well that’s cool, but what is source of this info? The links you provide go to RTF ought 8 Tour…

  5. urbangraffito says:
    November 30, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    [quote comment=”16208″]”From February 2011, Return to Forever commences a reunion world tour in Australia. The line-up, billed as Return to Forever IV, is Corea, Clarke, White, Bill Connors and Jean-Luc Ponty.”

    Well that’s cool, but what is source of this info? The links you provide go to RTF ought 8 Tour…[/quote]

    http://www.niteguide.com.au/Sydney/Events/Return-For-Forever-IV-Australian-Tour-2011

  6. Bob says:
    November 30, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    Thanks. I look forward to this line-up returning to a neighborhood near me!

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