Clarke Corea & White - Forever
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Artist: Clarke Corea & WhiteEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2011-06-07
Music Label: Concord Records
Soundtracks:
- On Green Dolphin Street
- Waltz for Debby
- Bud Powell
- La Canción de Sophia
- Windows
- Hackensack
- No Mystery [Version]
- Señor Mouse
- Captain Marvel
- Señor Mouse
- Crescent
- Armando's Rhumba
- Renaissance
- High Wire - The Aerialist
- I Loves You Porgy
- After the Cosmic Rain
- Space Circus
- 500 Miles High
Music reviews of Forever
Music Review: A gem for someone who wasn't able to see the band live
Rating: 5 Stars
After touring with a reconstituted Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White decided that they so enjoyed playing together as a rhythm section that they should tour as their own trio. At every step of the way and at every gig, they recorded the band and the result is here in the form of this great two cd set. The first cd comes from a handful of live gigs, mostly from a gig at Yoshi's in the first leg of the tour but with a track or two from other dates. The second cd (with the exception of the last track recorded live at the Monterey Jazz Festival) comes from pre-tour rehearsals recorded at Mad Hatter Studio and includes guestwork by original Return to Forever guitarist Bill Connors, Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and vocalist Chaka Khan.
We have here a trio in fine form that feels equally at home in standards or originals. They are clearly having fun with every track and always trying to put some new spin on an old classic from the Corea songbook, such as the driving acoustic version of 'Senor Mouse' that concludes disc one. We also have the trio's take on a few standards, "Green Dolphin Street", "Waltz for Debby" and, may favorite on the album, Thelonious Monk's "Hackensack" (Chick's takes of Monk are always filled with a sense of impish glee that's a real joy). Another highlight is a new tune, Clarke's "La Cancion De Sofia", which also contains an impressive and lyrical extended bass solo from Stanley himself.
The second disc is also not without its fair share of wonders, including a great romp through original Return to Forever song "Captain Marvel", which I've always felt is criminally underplayed. We're also treated to a second version of 'Senor Mouse', this time with Chick on Rhodes and the original guitarist for Return to Forever sitting. Also Jean-Luc Ponty steps in for a song or two, including the great latin "Armando's Rhumba". The latter half of the disc is spoiled somewhat for me by the presence of Chaka Khan, a jazz vocalist I think sounds kind of tacky, but for the wealth of great music already had, I can forgive the second disc (and besides, even jazz vocals are greatly appreciated by some).
This set has some great music in it. If you're a fan of Chick, it's hard to imagine you'll be disappointed.
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Description of Forever
Pianist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White - each a powerful force of nature in his own right - have done more in recent decades to redefine jazz-rock fusion and push the limits of its potential than any other musicians today. Together they formed the core of the classic, most popular and successful lineup of Return to Forever, the legendary seminal electric jazz fusion band. After reclaiming the jazz-rock world in 2008 with the triumphant return of Return to Forever, Corea, Clarke and White decided to revisit where it all began, to get back to basics and the soul of their relationship.The result is Forever, a two-CD set of 18 quintessential tunes. Recorded live, disc one of Forever is a best-of sampler from Corea, Clarke and White's "RTF-Unplugged" world tour in 2009. Highlights include jazz standards "On Green Dolphin Street," "Waltz for Debby" and "Hackensack," exquisite Corea-classics "Bud Powell" and "Windows," Clarke's beautiful new "La Canción de Sofia" and even RTF pieces "Señor Mouse" and "No Mystery." Disc two is a bonus CD with its own story.
"The sets we played were basically jam sessions of the standards we knew from the songbooks of Monk, Bill Evans, Miles and others," says Corea, an NEA Jazz Master, 17-time GRAMMY® winner, prolific composer and undisputed keyboard virtuoso. "Also included are some pieces from the Return to Forever songbook reworked in this acoustic setting." "This acoustic trio had not been documented up to this point," explains White, an innovative and versatile drummer/producer/composer. "It was important to document this because that's how we started. On the last day of our Keystone Korner gig in 1973 in San Francisco, we had two guitarists sit in, and it became electric. But we come from playing in the jazz tradition. RTF had a real jazz rhythm section, and I think that's what distinguishes RTF from all the other groups."
Forever is clearly an extension of the long-term relationships that were established in the 1970s with Return to Forever. According to Clarke, another electric RTF tour is in the works, featuring Corea, Clarke, White, Connors and Ponty. "This is actually the fourth version of Return to Forever," Clarke says. "It's come full circle with Bill coming back and the addition of Jean-Luc. After release, we're doing an RTF IV tour to go out and support the new CD. It's a total update, and it's going to be a lot of fun."
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