Live

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Live (also known as Return to Forever Live) is the final album by fusion band Return to Forever. It was recorded live in New York City as part of the Musicmagic tour to support the album of the same name. This was the only tour to feature the Musicmagic lineup, which included original members Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Joe Farrell, along with newly added member Gayle Moran on piano and a six-piece horn section. The original release was a single LP with a cover featuring Picasso's Three Musician. A greatly expanded version of the album was released in 1978 on 4 LPs (and later on compact disc) as Live: The Complete Concert, showcasing the entire two-and-a-half hour concert. This Complete Concert release contains the entireties of pieces that had been edited down for the original one LP release, including an epic version of Spanish Fantasy; the intro to which was released as "Chick's Piano" originally. Also included are spoken introductions to songs by Clarke, including one in which he is heckled by the audience for announcing the concert's final piece. Track listing Original release Side one 1. "So Long Mickey Mouse" (Stanley Clarke) – 6:53 2. "The Musician" (Chick Corea) – 7:03 3. "Chick's Piano" (Corea) – 4:35 4. "Musicmagic" (Corea, Gayle Moran) – 6:29 Side two 1. "The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess" (Clarke) – 6:39 2. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:19 3. "The Endless Night (Part I)" (Corea, Moran) – 8:00 4. "The Endless Night (Part II)" (Corea, Moran) – 7:14 Live: The Complete Concert Vinyl release Side one 1. "Opening '77" (Corea) 2. "The Endless Night" (Part 1) (Corea, Moran) Side two 1. "The Endless Night" (Part 2) 2. "The Musician" (Corea) Side three 1. "Hello Again" (Clarke) 2. "So Long Mickey Mouse" (Clarke) 3. "Musicmagic" (Part 1, Introduction) (Corea, Moran) Side four 1. "Musicmagic" (Part 2) (Corea) Side five 1. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Mercer, Arlen) 2. "Serenade" (Corea) Side six 1. "The Moorish Warrior And Spanish Princess" (Clarke) Side seven 1. "Chick's Piano Solo" (Corea) Side eight 1. "Spanish Fantasy" (Corea) 2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Kaper, Washington) CD release The CD version of The Complete Concert was also released in a 3CD version, where the first disc was split in two; the second disc begins with "Stanley's Introduction" and "Hello Again". The music on both versions is identical. Disc one 1. "Opening '77" (Corea) – 7:10 2. "The Endless Night" (Corea, Moran) – 20:23 3. "The Musician" (Corea) – 6:58 4. "Stanley's Introduction" (Corea) – 1:24 5. "Hello Again" (Clarke) – 6:02 6. "So Long Mickey Mouse" (Clarke) – 6:43 7. "Musicmagic" (Corea, Moran) – 27:26 Disc two 1. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:55 2. "Serenade" (Corea) – 14:53 3. "The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess" (Clarke) – 19:20 4. "Stanley's Introduction" (Corea) – 2:02 5. "Spanish Fantasy" (Corea) – 24:46 6. "Chick's Closing Introductions" (Corea) – 1:09 7. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 9:35 Personnel * Chick Corea – keyboards * Stanley Clarke – Electric ba, Acoustic bass * Joe Farrell – saxophone, flute * Gayle Moran – vocal, piano, organ * John Thomas – trumpet, flugelhorn * James Tinsley – trumpet, piccolo * Harold Garret – trombone * Jim Pugh – trombone * Ron Moss – trombone .

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