Return To Forever 1977/2017

Return To Forever / Musicmagic

Формат записи/Источник записи: [SACD-R][OF]
Наличие водяных знаков: Нет
Издание: Limited edition
Год издания/переиздания диска: 1977/2017
Жанр: Jazz, Fusion
Издатель (лейбл): Columbia / Sony / Vocalion
Продолжительность: 00:41:54
: Да (сканы)

Треклист:

01] The Musician

02] Hello Again

03] Musicmagic

04] So Long Mickey Mouse

05] Do You Ever

06] The Endless Night

Drums - Gerry Brown
Electric Bass, Bass [Piccolo], Acoustic Bass, Vocals - Stanley Clarke (tracks: Stanley Clarke)
Organ [Hammond B3], Synthesizer [Polymoog], Piano [Acoustic], Vocals - Gayle Moran
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Mini Moog, Moog 15, Polymoog, ARP Odessey], Clavinet, Vocals - Chick Corea (tracks: Chick Corea)
Reeds, Soloist - Joe Farrell
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute - Joe Farrell
Trombone [Tenor] - Jim Pugh
Trombone [Tenor], Bass Trombone, Horn [Baritone] - Harold Garrett
Trumpet [Lead], Flugelhorn - John Thomas (3)
Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo] - James Tinsley

Контейнер: ISO (*.iso)
Тип рипа: image
Разрядность: 64(2,8 MHz/1 Bit)
Формат: DSD
Количество каналов: 5.1. 2.0

Доп. информация: Produced by Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke
Engineer - Bernie Kirsh
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Jan. & Feb. 1977
Mixed at Caribou Ranch & Chrystal Sounds
Vocalion CDSML 8528
Mastered Michael J. Dutton from original analog master tapes
This SACD ISO was ripped by sacd-ripper for PS3 version 0.37.
: KingCrim (PS³SACD)
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Об альбоме (сборнике)
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.
AllMusic Review
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.