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Chick Corea Memorium Poll #1: Return to Forever
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Poll Question: Which is your favorite RTF album?
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1 [2.22%]
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    Posted: February 11 2021 at 21:19
The first in a series of polls I'll make in honor of Chick and his recent death (this one should be the least controversial). Please discuss why whatever you chose stands out as your favorite RTF record. I have an inkling that Romantic Warrior will win, though their live records are also really phenomenal. Returns is awesome, and Mothership also has Frank Gambale (in place of Al or Bill) and Jean-Luc Ponty, who should be of NO MYSTERY to PA members (had to evoke Paul there for a second). 

Hats off to the space man, may he live on in the great Scientologist mothership, or whatever. 

P.S. Not including Return to Forever (the album) and Light as A Feather as those are more like Chick solo albums. They will be included in another poll.


Edited by Awesoreno - February 11 2021 at 21:22
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Hymn
Warrior
Mothership

But other than Musicmagic (and Live 78 which I've never heard) these are all basically excellent. 
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We all know RM is going to get all the votes, so I went with WHIKYB?

I love that record.

RIP Chick, one of my biggest jazz fusion influences. He has now returned to forever.

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I am the first to vote for Romantic Warrior? It was one of my first Jazz albums, and acquired during a period of major musical exploration for me. It was this same period of time I solidified my taste for progressive rock as well as classical, with a little world music via Ravi Shankar thrown in. My memorial listen right now is Five Peace Band with John McLaughlin. I have been collecting a lot of Chick recently, and he has been very active. Terrible loss.
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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:


P.S. Not including Return to Forever (the album) and Light as A Feather as those are more like Chick solo albums. They will be included in another poll.


I think you're wrong (especially about LAAF), but it's your right to be wrongTongueWink
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Hymn for me.
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Romantic Warrior
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Did not know he died. Very sad. A big loss for music. None of these albums are my favorites. His first two with Mad Hatter are on the top of my list.   
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R.I.P. - excellent musician, old school never dies, he was a romantic warriorSmile
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Hymn.
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Romantic Warrior was one of my first forays into the fusion world in the mid 70's. I was hooked after hearing it, and my passion for jazz and fusion has remained, forty-five years later. So, I'll vote Romantic Warrior.

The Chick Corea Elektric Band is also one of my favorite projects by Chick. I was lucky to see this incredible band on the Beneath the Mask  tour. A mind blowing experience. Here at PA the Elektric Band it is overlooked and rated poorly. Alas.
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A tribute to a great composer and keybord grand master. It's hard to choose between his albums, since they all have the magic of his genius. I voted for Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, but any of them that wins is fine with me. May he rest in peace.
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Romantic Warrior was my oldest jazz rock/fusion companion, so my vote goes to it/him.

R.I.P. Chick Corea
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'Hymn of the 7th Galaxy'...the 'edgiest' imho...though most here will vote for Romantic Warrior ,the more accessible one.
Also the first 2 should also be here ....just because.   Smile
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:


The Chick Corea Elektric Band is also one of my favorite projects by Chick. I was lucky to see this incredible band on the Beneath the Mask  tour. A mind blowing experience. Here at PA the Elektric Band it is overlooked and rated poorly. Alas.

The Elektric Band is one of my favorites also.  Some of their stuff I like better than RTF.  I saw them in Minneapolis MN in around 1989.  The opening act was The Crusaders.  At PA I'm not surprised that the  Elektric Band gets a 'cool' response.  As the Elektric Band is more associated with 'smooth jazz' most of the time.  (BTW I love 'smooth jazz').
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My choice also.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:


P.S. Not including Return to Forever (the album) and Light as A Feather as those are more like Chick solo albums. They will be included in another poll.


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Hymn for me.

Ok, Light As a Feather IS attributed to Chick Corea & Return to Forever. However, the only member other than Chick featured on those two albums is Stanley Clarke. To me, these entries are really transitional albums from his solo material from the late 60s into this new era of fusion. And while they are certainly fusion records, I wouldn't call them jazz-rock fusion. Because of their difference compared to the other entries, however, I am going to include them in another poll of his earlier material. Though now that I think about it, they don't really fit with his sort of experimental modal/free jazz stuff from that time either... 

Regardless, I'm sticking to my initial intuition. This is not to say that they aren't GOOD enough to be listed with the rest. They are. Especially Feather. That album is not rated highly enough on this site. I adore that record. Playing 500 Miles High in college was super fun for my jazz combo.
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Romantic Warrior is one of the great fusion albums of the 70s. Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Lenny White -- what a band!
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

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My choice also.


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