Return To Forever Live At Montreux

A studio concert recorded live on 09 April 1974 by Radio Bremen for the German TV music show "Musikladen Extra"; TV broadcast on 06 November 1974.

Return To Forever were at the forefront of jazz/rock fusion in the seventies and like their contemporaries Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra were formed by a former Miles Davis sideman, in this case the great Chick Corea. Return To Forever hit their commercial and artistic peak with a string of albums in the mid-seventies featuring the line-up of Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, Al Di Meola on guitar and Lenny White on drums. In 2008 this classic line-up reunited for their first tour in 25 years and proved that their musicianship and the chemistry within the band were as strong as ever.

Live in Montreux on 12.07.2011 at Miles Davis Hall Featuring Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Jean-Luc Ponty & Frank Gambale Driven once again by the powerful engine of Chick's keyboards, Stanley Clarke's bass and Lenny White's drums, Return To Forever IV takes to the road in the company of the superb French violinist, Jean-Luc Ponty and the fiery-fingered Australian guitarist Frank Gambale. Expect to hear this musically dynamic line-up discover new revelations in such classic RTF works as Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, while exploring a colorful array of compositions written specifically for this latest line-up.

Chick Corea & Return To Forever performing Live in Molde, Norway, August 1972. Chick Corea (p, el-p) / Joe Farrell (ss, fl) / Stanley Clarke (b) / Airto Moreira (dr) / Bill Tragesser (perc, voc). Tracks: 1. Spain 2. Crystal Silence 3. 500 Miles High

Chicago, IL @ PBS Soundstage (1974)