Returns is a live album by American fusion band Return to Forever. Released in 2009 by Eagle Records, it is the first recording by the band after a hiatus of 32 years. Also in 2009 a video recording of the band's live performances from the "Returns" tour at Montreux, Switzerland and (bonus material) Clearwater, Florida was released by Eagle Rock Entertainment as Returns: Live at Montreux 2008.
CD track listing Disc one "Opening Prayer" (Chick Corea) – 2:03 "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) – 3:43 "Vulcan Worlds" (Stanley Clarke) – 13:45 "Sorceress" (Lenny White) – 11:22 "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea) – 27:13 Al's Solo, including – 8:54 "Children's Song #3" (Corea) duet with Chick Corea "Passion Grace & Fire" (di Meola) "Mediterranean Sundance" (di Meola) "Café 1930" (Astor Piazzolla) "Spain" (Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo) duet with Chick Corea "No Mystery" (Corea) – 8:52
Disc two "Friendship" (Corea) Chick's Solo, including "Solar" (Miles Davis) – 8:52 "Romantic Warrior" (Corea) – 7:19 "El Bayo de Negro" Stanley's Solo (Clarke) – 11:25 "Lineage" Lenny's Solo (White) – 7:39 "Romantic Warrior" (continued) (Corea) – 3:03 "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" (Corea) – 14:03 Bonus tracks "500 Miles High" (Corea) – 12:48 BBC Lifetime Achievement Award to RTF as presented by Sir George Martin, including a performance of "Romantic Warrior" – 8:20
Recorded at the: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida, the U.S., July 31, 2008 (tracks 1.1–2.5) Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts, the U.S., August 6, 2008 (track 2.6) Stravinski Auditorium, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 18, 2008 (track 2.7)
DVD-Video track listing Main show – Stravinski Auditorium, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, 18 July 2008 Introduction "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Chick Corea) "Vulcan Worlds" (Stanley Clarke) "Sorceress" (Lenny White) "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea) Al's solo "No Mystery" (Corea) "Chick's Solo "Romantic Warrior" (Corea) "El Bayo de Negro" (Stanley's solo) "Lineage" (Lenny's solo) "Romantic Warrior" (conclusion) (Corea) Bonus tracks – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida, 31 July 2008 "Lineage" (Lenny's solo) Al's solo "Friendship" (Chick's solo) "El Bayo de Negro" (Stanley's solo) "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" (Corea)
Personnel Return to Forever Chick Corea – Yamaha grand piano C3MP, Rhodes Midi Piano Mark V, synthesizers (Minimoog Voyager, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha Motif) Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitar Stanley Clarke – electric and acoustic bass Lenny White – drums
CD production Return To Forever – producer Bernie Kirsh – engineer (recording, mixing) Buck Snow – engineer (mixing) Doug Sax – engineer (mastering) Marc Bessant – artwork, cover
DVD-Video production Return To Forever – producer, engineer (mixing) Christine Strand – producer (video), director Josh Adams – producer (video) Buck Snow – engineer (mixing) E. Churchod – photography Georges A. Braunschweig – photography
Chart performance Year Chart Position2009Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz2
References
Review of video at Jazztimes.com by Meredith, Bill
External links Return to Forever - Returns (2009) album review by Hal Horowitz, credits & releases at AllMusic Return to Forever - Returns (2009) album releases & credits at Discogs Return to Forever - Returns (2009) album to be listened as stream on Spotify Return to Forever - Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 (2009) Blu-ray/DVD releases & credits at Discogs