I was in a major fusion mood this weekend, so I whipped out the trusty old Return To Forever classic…
For those of you unfamiliar with this extraordinary piece of work, consider who the members of this particular manifestation of the group included (various musicians were often cycled through): The great pianist/keyboardist Chick Corea (who, as the founder, was always the constant); the amazing Stanley Clarke on bass; kick-ass drummer Lenny White; and a very young but already outstandingly talented Al Di Meola on guitar.
I will admit, fusion isn’t for everybody. Some people either love this form of jazz or they don’t. As a rabid fan of music (music’s my first love), I’m deep into all types, as regular visitors to this blog should know by now. This, to me, is the good stuff. Check out this song from the Romantic Warrior album. It’s the title cut, called “The Romantic Warrior,” and it’s kinda long, clocking in at 10 minutes and 51 seconds (hey, that’s how they did it back in the day; there’s only six cuts on the whole album). This is a shining, soaring, gorgeous piece of work. You can see how so many musicians were influenced by the masters of this particular era. There was truly magic in this very rarefied air.
The Lo Zone 
>I got one word for you: SMOOTH
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>I hear Lonnie Liston Smith in this too. His style that is.
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>Lonnie Liston Smith is another one of my favorites!
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>Lo, I meant to comment on this earlier. You jump started an all day discussion about music "back in da day." What was amazing about this group was this is one of those times when the saying, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is in question. Each and every one of these cats were outstanding musicians on their own. Unfortunately, I lost all of my LP's in a mishap about 18 years ago, but I sure do miss some of the greats that are still not available on CDP.S. Lonnie Liston Smith hit around the same time as quadro-phonic sound. That's back when I was smoking . . . well, you fill in the blanks. Talking about some smooth trips. Damn!
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[…] my posts yesterday about the music I was listening to over the holiday weekend, a couple of you mentioned Lonnie Liston Smith, whose music I enjoy […]
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