Romantic Warrior by Return to Forever
Released: 1976 (Columbia Records)
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Here’s another LP that I picked up at Goodwill ($1.00!) simply for the cover. Ironically, I had never heard of the group before, but I knew all of the individuals so I knew it was almost certainly going to be great… and it is! Fusion funk jazz.
Simply four amazing musicians putting the pedal to the floor and letting it go without a filter. Badass doesn’t begin to cover it.
Romantic Warrior was the sixth studio LP from Return to Forever and was their best seller (over a half million copies).
Check out “Sorceress!” (if you don’t see the video, refresh the page!)Return to Forever’s all star line up (for this LP) is:
- Chick Corea (Keys),
- Stanley Clarke (Bass),
- Lenny White (Drums),
- and Al Di Meola (Guitars)
However, many other fantastic musicians have also been in the band including Frank Gambale, Bill Connors, Earl Klugh, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Airto Moreira.
Here’s “The Magician”
You can see what they’ve all been up to on Amazon including their 2008 reunion tour which featured the full Romantic Warrior lineup. It is also available on DVD.
And finally, here’s the title track (and my personal favorite) – “Romantic Warrior”
