Return to Forever

Return to Forever is a jazz fusion album by Chick Corea, simultaneously functioning as the debut album by the first edition of the band of the same name. Unlike later albums by the group, it was released by the ECM label and produced by Manfred Eicher. The album was not released in the USA until 1975. The record is often considered one of the classic albums in electric jazz. The B side of the album includes a single long title "Sometime Ago - La Fiesta" in three distinctive parts: first the introduction made of improvisations with solos by Chick Corea on the electric piano, Stanley Clarke on double bass and Joe Farrell on flute, then a second part sung by Flora Purim, accompanied by Joe Farrell still on flute and Airto Moreira on drums and on percussion, the third part "La Fiesta" is instrumental on a flamenco tune with Farrell on soprano saxophone. Flora Purim covers the first part of this song, Sometime Ago, on her fifth solo album released in 1976, Open Your Eyes You Can Fly on which we find George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Hermeto Pascoal, etc. In 1974, Stan Getz took over the 2nd part of the piece on his album Captain Marvel, namely La Fiesta. On this record we also find Chick Corea on the electric piano, Stanley Clarke on bass and Airto Moreira on percussion of Return to Forever, accompanied by Tony Williams on drums.