Return To Forever-Light As A Feather (1972)

A year before reforming Return to Forever, adding an electric guitarist (Bill Connors) and venturing into the realm of powerful jazz rock, frontman Chick Corea was immersed in refined jazz fusion with clear Brazilian and Latin influences. Following his debut album recorded for the ECM label, Corea released the elegant "Light as a Feather" with Brazilian singer Flora Purim, drummer Airto Moreira, saxophonist Joe Farrell, and bassist Stanley Clarke. On this second recording, this lineup offers a warm setlist of island and Latin sounds, featuring the versatile "Captain Marvel", the epic "Spain", the classic "500 Miles High", the jazzy samba "You're Everything", and the bossa nova "Light As A Father". From this point on, only Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke would remain in Return to Forever for the next stage of the band, and yet the one that would record this "Light As A Feather" is undoubtedly responsible for one of the best jazz fusion albums of all time.