Title: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection Artist: Return to Forever Label: Music on CD Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 8718627237717 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2025-10-03 Number of Discs: 5 Additional Details: HOLLAND - IMPORT, BOXED SET, CLAMSHELL PACKAGING
Return to Forever's "The Complete Columbia Albums Collection" is a comprehensive 5-CD box set released on June 12, 2012, by Columbia Records. It showcases the band's influential mid-to-late-1970s era, a period marked by their evolution from jazz fusion to more expansive symphonic and vocal arrangements. It captures Return to Forever's dynamic range and innovation during their Columbia Records tenure. From the intricate compositions of "Romantic Warrior" (1976) and "Musicmagic" (1977) to the expansive live performances in "Live: The Complete Concert" (1978), the box set offers a deep dive into the band's evolution and their contributions to the jazz fusion genre. The Live album spans three discs and captures the full 1977 performance at New York City's Palladium Theatre, the only time with the lineup of Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell, Gayle Moran, and a six-piece horn section. Each CD in this boxset is housed in a mini-LP replica sleeve, faithfully reproducing the original album artwork. The box set also includes a comprehensive 28 page booklet with detailed liner notes by Grammy-winning producer Bob Belden, rare in-studio photographs, and full discography information.
Tracks: 1.1 Medieval Overture 1.2 Sorceress 1.3 The Romantic Warrior 1.4 Majestic Dance 1.5 The Magician 1.6 Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Part I ; Part Il) 2.1 The Musician 2.2 Hello Again 2.3 Musicmagic 2.4 So Long Mickey Mouse 2.5 Do You Ever 2.6 The Endless Night 3.1 Opening '77 3.2 The Endless Night 3.3 Chick Corea: Spoken Intro of the Musicians 3.4 The Musician 4.1 Stanley Clarke: Spoken Intro to Hello Again / So Long Mickey Mouse 4.2 Hello Again 4.3 So Long Mickey Mouse 4.4 Musicmagic 5.1 Come Rain or Come Shine / Fine and Dandy 5.2 Stanley Clarke: Spoken Intro to Serenade 5.3 Serenade 5.4 Chick Corea: Spoken Intro to the Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess 5.5 The Moorish Warrior and Spanish Princess 5.6 Stanley Clarke: Spoken Intro to Chick Corea's Piano Solo 5.7 Chick's Piano Solo 5.8 Spanish Fantasy 5.9 On Green Dolphin Street
