Re: RETURN TO FOREVER

Joe Spaeth (jspaeth@unm.edu)
Fri, 9 Feb 1996 08:39:26 -0700


>Wasn't it the very first Return to Forever recording that had FloraPurim
>singing "Dindi"? If so, we're back to the "Latin Beat" thread, because that
>is one of the most fantastic Brasilian-influenced electric jazz forays I
>can think of!
>
>"Light as a Feather" was the album's name, right? (It was a long time ago!)

Yes. It also contains what has become a jazz standard...Spain. (for those
not familiar with Return to Forever, they are not acid jazz but more
fusion...heavy rock/jazz with some latin influence...but they are
INCREDIBLE musicians, check out Dimeola's acoustic guitar solo on Romantic
Warrior or Corea's solo on Song of the Pharoh King's)