Return to Forever IV by Jean-Luc Ponty / Germany / March 7, 2011

This release features recordings from the 2011 world tour and jazz festivals of the newly formed five-piece RTH, featuring Frank Gambale on violin and Jean-Luc Ponty, popular in the fusion and progressive rock scenes. The Landes Jazz Festival performance is an audience recording. With its ultra-high sound quality, and the incredible skill of each individual, starting with Gambale’s thick and fast guitar, Ponti’s playing, which further enhances the exoticism of each song, is truly superb, recreating here the ultimate RTF ensemble performed by virtuosos among virtuosos. * LANDES JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 Recorded Live at AUDI Forum, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, July 03, 2011 EX-Audience recording *** 124 min DISC 1 1. Intro 2. MEDIEVAL OVERTURE 3. SENOR MOUSE 4. SORCERESS 5. Band Intro 6. AFTER THE COSMIC RAIN DISC 2 1. HYMN OF THE 7TH GALAXY 2. DREAM REVELATIONS 3. MIRAGE 4. ROMANTIC WARRIOR 5. SPAIN 6. SCHOOL DAYS Chick Corea – keyboards Jean Luc Ponty – violin Frank Gambale – guitar Stanley Clarke – bass Lenny White – drums