Live (Return to Forever album)

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Live
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Released1978
RecordedMay 20–21, 1977
Venue Palladium Theatre, New York City, USA
Genre Jazz-rock
Length49:12(LP)
167:15 (4LP/3CD)
151:46 (2CD)
Label Columbia
Producer Return to Forever
Return to Forever chronology
Musicmagic
(1977)
Live
(1978)
Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology
(1996)
Chick Corea chronology
Musicmagic
(1977)
Live
(1978)
The Mad Hatter
(1978)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Long Mickey Mouse" Stanley Clarke 6:53
2."The Musician" 7:03
3."Chick's Piano" 4:35
4."Musicmagic"Corea, Gayle Moran 6:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess"Clarke6:39
2."Come Rain or Come Shine" Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer 3:19
3."The Endless Night (part I)"Corea, Moran8:00
4."The Endless Night (part II)"Corea, Moran7:14

Live: The Complete Concert – original vinyl pressing (1978)[4LP]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening '77" 7:07
2."The Endless Night (part 1)"Corea, Moran12:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Endless Night (part 2)"Corea, Moran8:19
2."Introduction of Musicians" 3:44
3."The Musician" 14:03
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction / Hello Again"Clarke7:41
2."So Long Mickey Mouse"Clarke11:01
3."Musicmagic (part 1)"Corea, Moran3:46
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Musicmagic (part 2) / Applause"Corea, Moran23:45
Side five
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction / Come Rain or Come Shine / Fine and Dandy"Mercer, Arlen; Kay Swift, James Warburg 3:55
2."Serenade" 15:01
Side six
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess"Clarke19:30
Side seven
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction / Chick's Piano Solo"17:05
Side eight
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spanish Fantasy" 11:20
2."On Green Dolphin Street" Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington 9:21

Live: The Complete Concert (US, 1992)[2CD]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening '77" 7:10
2."The Endless Night / Introduction of Musicians"Corea, Moran20:23
3."The Musician" 6:58
4."Stanley's Introduction" 1:24
5."Hello Again"Clarke6:02
6."So Long Mickey Mouse"Clarke6:43
7."Musicmagic"Corea, Moran27:26
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction / Come Rain or Come Shine / Fine and Dandy"Mercer, Arlen; Kay Swift, James Warburg 3:55
2."Serenade" 14:53
3."The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess"Clarke19:20
4."Stanley's Introduction" 2:02
5."Spanish Fantasy" 24:46
6."Chick's Closing Introductions" 1:09
7."On Green Dolphin Street" Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington 9:35

Live: The Complete Concert – 3 Record Set (Japan, 1993)[3CD]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening '77" 7:07
2."The Endless Night (part 1)"Corea, Moran12:14
3."The Endless Night (part 2) / Introduction of Musicians"Corea, Moran12:02
4."The Musician" 14:03
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction / Hello Again"Clarke7:41
2."So Long Mickey Mouse"Clarke11:01
3."Musicmagic (part 1)"Corea, Moran3:46
4."Musicmagic (part 2) / Applause"Corea, Moran23:45
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction / Come Rain or Come Shine / Fine and Dandy"Mercer, Arlen; Kay Swift, James Warburg 3:56
2."Serenade" 15:03
3."The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess"Clarke19:39
4."Introduction / Chick's Piano Solo" 17:08
5."Spanish Fantasy" 11:53
6."On Green Dolphin Street" Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington 8:49

Live: The Complete Concert – 3 Record Set (Japan, 2011)[3CD]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening '77" 7:09
2."The Endless Night"Corea, Moran20:30
3."Chick Corea: Spoken Intro of the Musicians" 3:43
4."The Musician" 14:04
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stanley Clarke: Spoken Intro to Hello Again / So Long Mickey Mouse" 1:38
2."Hello Again"Clarke6:02
3."So Long Mickey Mouse"Clarke10:51
4."Musicmagic"Corea, Moran27:57
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Rain or Come Shine / Fine and Dandy"Mercer, Arlen; Kay Swift, James Warburg 3:55
2."Stanley Clarke: Spoken Intro to Serenade" 0:58
3."Serenade" 13:56
4."Chick Corea: Spoken Intro to The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess" 1:05
5."The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess"Clarke18:16
6."Stanley Clarke: Spoken Intro to Chick Corea's Piano Solo" 2:01
7."Chick's Piano Solo" 14:31
8."Spanish Fantasy" 11:21
9."On Green Dolphin Street" Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington 9:30

Personnel

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1978 Billboard 200 155 [3]
1978Billboard Jazz Albums12 [3]

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Return to Forever - Live: Complete Concert (1978, Remastered 1992, 2CD) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. Payne, Doug (July 14, 2011). "Return to Forever - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (2011, 5CD Box Set) album review". dougpayne.blogspot.com.
  3. 1 2 "Return to Forever - Live: Complete Concert (1978) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.