Being immensely influential, RETURN TO FOREVER may seem to warrant constant flurries of cover versions, yet capturing this ensemble’s fleeting magic proved nigh on impossible for lesser mortals. That’s why, when John Beasley – a keyboard player, producer, conductor and composer, who had worked with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Dianne Reeves and Chaka Khan, to mention just a few – reached out to Chick Corea with the idea of rearranging and reimagining the fusion canon with the Grammy-nominated FRANKFURT RADIO BIG BAND, the legendary artist offered the younger master not only his blessing but also his original handwritten charts.
& THE FRANKFURT RADIO BIG BAND –
Returning To Forever
Sadly, the veteran passed away before new versions of RTF’s classics were ready to air, yet they are now, with an album titled “Returning To Forever” scheduled to be issued on August 23rd. Judging by the pieces’ concert recordings, it should sound impressive.
1. Captain Señor Mouse
2. Space Circus
3. No Mystery
4. Vulcan Worlds
5. Medieval Overture
6. You’re Everything / La Fiesta
7. Return to Forever
