Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology

Return to the 7th Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) is an anthology of recordings made from 1972 to 1975 by bands assembled by Chick Corea under the name Return to Forever. The album is a compilation of tracks from the four Polydor studio albums, Light as a Feather (1973), Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973), Where Have I Known You Before (1974) and No Mystery (1975) together with four previously unreleased live tracks (including a very funky 14 minute version of "Spain").

Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology
Compilation album by
Released1996
GenreJazz fusion, latin jazz, post-bop
LabelPolydor / Verve
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(highly recommended) [1]
AllMusic [2]

Track listing

CD disc 1:

  1. "500 Miles High" (Chick Corea, Neville Potter)
  2. "Captain Marvel" (Corea)
  3. "Light as a Feather" (Stanley Clarke, Flora Purim)
  4. "Spain" [previously unreleased live version] (Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo)
  5. "After the Cosmic Rain" [previously unreleased live version] (Clarke)
  6. "Bass Folk Song" [previously unreleased live version] (Clarke)
  7. "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea)
  8. "Captain Señor Mouse" (Corea)
  9. "Theme to the Mothership" (Corea)

Disc 2:

  1. "Vulcan Worlds" (Clarke)
  2. "Beyond the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea)
  3. "Earth Juice" (Corea, Clarke, Lenny White, Al Di Meola)
  4. "The Shadow of Lo" [previously unreleased live version] (White)
  5. "Where Have I Known You Before?" (Corea)
  6. "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea)
  7. "Dayride" (Clarke)
  8. "No Mystery" (Corea)
  9. "Flight of the Newborn" (Di Meola)
  10. "Celebration Suite (Parts I & II)" (Corea)

Personnel

References

  1. Hughes, Dave (1 September 1997). "Return to Forever - Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album review | All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Return to Forever - Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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