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").
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Compilation album by | |
Released | 1996 |
Genre | Jazz fusion, latin jazz, post-bop |
Label | Polydor / Verve |
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | (highly recommended) [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
Track listing
CD disc 1:
- "500 Miles High" (Chick Corea, Neville Potter)
- "Captain Marvel" (Corea)
- "Light as a Feather" (Stanley Clarke, Flora Purim)
- "Spain" [previously unreleased live version] (Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo)
- "After the Cosmic Rain" [previously unreleased live version] (Clarke)
- "Bass Folk Song" [previously unreleased live version] (Clarke)
- "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea)
- "Captain Señor Mouse" (Corea)
- "Theme to the Mothership" (Corea)
Disc 2:
- "Vulcan Worlds" (Clarke)
- "Beyond the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea)
- "Earth Juice" (Corea, Clarke, Lenny White, Al Di Meola)
- "The Shadow of Lo" [previously unreleased live version] (White)
- "Where Have I Known You Before?" (Corea)
- "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea)
- "Dayride" (Clarke)
- "No Mystery" (Corea)
- "Flight of the Newborn" (Di Meola)
- "Celebration Suite (Parts I & II)" (Corea)
Personnel
- Chick Corea – keyboards (acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers), marimba, gongs
- Stanley Clarke – double bass, electric bass guitar
- Flora Purim – vocals, percussion (CD1 on tracks 1-3)
- Joe Farrell – flute, tenor saxophone (CD1 on tracks 1-3)
- Airto Moreira – drums (CD 1 on tracks 1-3)
- Bill Connors – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (CD1 on tracks 4-9)
- Mingo Lewis – percussion (CD1 on tracks 4-6)
- Steve Gadd – drums (CD1 on tracks 4-6)
- Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (CD2)
- Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, bongos, marimba (CD1 on tracks 7-9, CD2)
References
- 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.
- Yanow, Scott. "Return to Forever - Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links
- Return to Forever - Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) at VerveMusicGroup.com
- Return to Forever - Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Return to Forever - Return to the 7th Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Return to Forever - Return to the 7th Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
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