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Return to Forever is the 1972 ECM Records debut album by Chick Corea's group of the same name. The band on this recording includes Corea on electric piano, Stanley Clarke on bass, Joe Farrell on flute and saxophone, Airto Moreira on drums and percussion, and Flora Purim on vocals. The album combines jazz improvisation with Brazilian rhythms and electric instrumentation, establishing the foundation for the fusion direction Corea would pursue with later lineups.

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Who plays on Chick Corea's Return to Forever album?

The core lineup is Chick Corea, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Joe Farrell and Stanley Clarke. Purim's vocals and Airto's percussion are central to the album's Brazilian character.

Is Return to Forever the band's first album?

It is the debut album by the first Return to Forever lineup and was recorded in 1972 for ECM. Its US release followed in 1975, after the group had already issued other records.

Does Return to Forever sound like Romantic Warrior?

Not closely: the debut is airy, acoustic and strongly influenced by Brazilian jazz, while 1976's Romantic Warrior is electric and more overtly progressive. Flora Purim and Joe Farrell define the first lineup, whereas Al Di Meola and Lenny White feature on Romantic Warrior.

Which well-known compositions appear on Return to Forever?

The album includes Corea's title piece Return to Forever and the enduring composition La Fiesta. It also contains Crystal Silence, which Corea later revisited in his celebrated duo work with vibraphonist Gary Burton.

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