Return to Forever Santana / TX, USA 1974 Complete

This is the first release of the almost complete version of the super high quality master recording of the super jazz rock RTF performance that was held immediately after the recording of the first album “Galaxy Brilliance” after the joining of Al Di Meola, which I would like to put in the top three of the super jazz rock period! ! As a bonus, it is a must-have item that you can listen to the long jam with Santana and N’Dugu at the end! ! This is the most ferocious performance of the golden age RTF, which was held at Bastille in Houston, Texas on September 28, 1974, immediately after the completion of “Galaxy Brilliance”, and is definitely one of the most extreme performances of this lineup. This is the first time that the master of this live performance, which is close to the recorder, is used, which is incomparable to the masters secretly circulating underground, and has almost no hiss noise, and is a super high quality sound that makes you feel as if you are listening at the front of the venue, and it is a 2-disc set that contains almost the complete recording of over 2 and a half hours, including the extremely rare “jam” with Santana and N’Dugu at the end, which lasts for 20 minutes! ! The set list included “Beyond the Seventh Galaxy” by Chick, “Vulcan Worlds” by Stanley Clarke, “The Shadow of Law” by Lenny White, “Song to a Pharoah Kings” by Chick, numbers from the previous album “Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy”, and “New Spain” featuring each member’s solo, which is a characteristic of this second period, where everyone is on an equal footing and each member’s songs are well balanced, and Chick’s determination and spirit to pursue a true band can be felt. For that reason, the four members of this second period of RTF have a strong meaning as an all-star band, and each one is competing with each other with intense playing. However, the four of them at this time had a strong sense of pride as a band, and their perfect harmony set them apart from impromptu all-star bands. If you listen to it, you will understand that the incredibly amazing and difficult ensemble is perfectly played, and you can hear the ultimate performance full of tension, where egoism and ensemble are balanced at the very edge. The performance on this day in particular was too extreme! From here on, our band will conquer the world! A series of superb plays with spirit! The entire album features the trademark of RTF at this time, the incredibly fast unison lines of Chick, Al, and Stanley, the heat from the fierce solo exchanges between each member, Chick’s wild synth, Al’s amazing electric guitar playing, Stanley’s guitar-like fast passages, Lenny’s high-speed drums like a hundred-armed Kannon, the thrilling solo exchanges in the second half, the amazing performance where each member shows off their incredible techniques without hesitation, and the “Space Circus” that became the name of the group in Japan at the time, alongside Prism, etc. On this day, the four members, led by Chick, played a series of intense plays with a murderous intent from start to finish, and all the songs were played faster than they were played in the studio, developing a wild and radical performance that gave the illusion of being thrown into the middle of a hurricane. But it doesn’t end there, each song is accompanied by a beautiful, melancholy Spanish melody that touches the heartstrings, which is also irresistible! Furthermore, during the encore, you can listen to a rare live performance of a 20-minute “jam session” featuring the historic masterpiece “The Fillmore Show,” which gave birth to the term “super session,” as well as the king of musicians Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck, Masayoshi Takanaka, and Mr. Random Visitor Carlos Santana and Leon Ndugu Chancler, the former drummer of Miles’ group who had just joined Carlos’ band Santana at the time! Live at La Bastille,Houston,TX September.28.1974 AUD Recording VG 153 min Chick Corea – Keyboards Al di Meola – Guitar Stanley Clarke – Bass,Organ Lenny White – Drums,Percussion Carlos Santana – Guitar Lenon Chancler – Drums Disc 1 Set 1 1. Band intro 2. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy 3. Vulcan Worlds 4. The Shadow of Lo Song 5. to the Pharoah Kings 6. Space Circus Disc 2 Set 2 1. Intro 2. New Spain – Drum Solo 3. Celebration Suite – Intro to Santana 4. Jam Session – fade out