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Return to Forever: Musicmagic

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Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1977.01.15
Time:
 41:51
Category: Jazz Fusion
Producer(s): Return to Forever
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.return2forever.com
Appears with: Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] The Musician (Ch.Corea) - 7:12
[2] Hello Again (S.Clarke) - 3:49
[3] Musicmagic (Ch.Corea/G.Moran) - 11:00
[4] So Long Mickey Mouse (Ch.Clarke) - 6:09
[5] Do You Ever (G.Moran) - 3:59
[6] The Endless Night (Ch.Corea/G.Moran) - 9:41

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Chick Corea - Keyboards, Producer
Gayle Moran - Vocals, Piano, Organ, Producer
Stanley Clarke - Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass, Vocals, Producer
Gerry Brown - Drums, Producer

Joe Farrell - Saxophone, Flute
James Tinsley - Trumpet, Piccolo
John Thomas - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Harold Garret - Trombone
Jim Pugh - Trombone

Bernie Kirsh - Engineer
Bernie Grundman - Mastering

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Return to Forever was one of the most commercially and artistically successful jazz/rock bands of the '70s. Albums like Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy and Where Have I Known You Before are filled with the band's chemistry and deft mix of genres. This 1977 effort marks the departure of founding member, drummer Lenny White and guitarist Al DiMeola. White is replaced here with Gerry Brown. A five-piece horn section is added, which includes the returning Joe Farrell. Gayle Moran also is added as a vocalist and on keyboards. Those expecting a continuation of what the group was working on during the great Romantic Warrior will be disappointed. Musicmagic features none of the exciting and challenging playing that typified their best work. The first track, "The Musician," starts off strongly with a great intro then meanders, a trait that often marred Corea's best work of this era. "Hello Again," a duet with Clarke and Moran, is skilled but a little mawkish. The title track plays to this incarnation's strengths with the horn section providing punchy support as Corea has a harder-edged Fender Rhodes solo. Unfortunately, Musicmagic is more often than not filled with bombast and melodrama typified on "So Long Mickey Mouse" and "Do You Ever." The last track, the melodically compelling "The Endless Night," also has the vocals of Clarke and Moran blending particularly well on the song. Despite the best intentions, Musicmagic lacks the swagger and confidence of the group's best work.

Jason Elias - All Music Guide



Musicmagic is the seventh and final studio album of fusion band Return to Forever. This album contains the final line-up of the band, with only founders Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke returning from the previous album. This is the first album since Light as a Feather (1972) to contain vocals, featuring Stanley Clarke and Corea's wife Gayle Moran. This album also marks the return of original member Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, along with several new members making up a five-piece horn section. With the addition of trombonist Ron Moss, this lineup toured and recorded the live album Live (1977) which was re-issued in 1978 as a 4 LP set called Return to Forever Live: The Complete Concert.

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