Return To Forever – Musicmagic (1977) [Audio Fidelity 2016] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

Return To Forever – Musicmagic (1977) {Audio Fidelity 2016}
PS3 Rip | ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans (JPG, 300 dpi) | 795 Mb |
FLAC (Tracks), 24bit/88,2 kHz (converted with foobar2000) | Full Scans (JPG, 300 dpi) | 677 Mb
Genre: Jazz Rock, Fusion | 41:57 min | © 2016 Audio Fidelity #AFZ 250

Musicmagic is Return to Forever’s seventh and final studio album and one of the best jazz recordings released in the fusion genre. The album contains the final line-up of the band with only founders Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke returning from the previous recordings. This 1977 release was the first Return to Forever album in five years to contain vocals, performed here by Corea’s future wife Gayle Moran and the surprisingly enjoyable Stanley Clarke. This album also marked the return of original member Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, along with several new members making up a killer five-piece horn section.

The sound is remarkably more orchestral than anything the group had previously done, a cross between fusion, jazz vocals, big band and grassroots accoustic jazz. Musicmagic celebrates the pure joy of music with contributions from Corea (“The Musician”), Moran (the existential jazz ballad “Do You Ever”), Corea and Moran together (“Musicmagic” and “The Endless Night”) and Clarke (“Hello Again” and the album’s single greatest moment, “So Long Mickey Mouse,” offering particularly great spots for Farrell’s flute and soprano, Corea’s keyboard kaleidoscope and Clarke’s entrancing bass).

The music of this new Return to Forever band overwhelms you with a great sense of accomplishment. The album reached #4 on the Billboard Jazz chart and doesn’t lose a beat when compared to previous works by the band.

Tracklist:
01. The Musician [7:12]
02. Hello Again [3:47]
03. Musicmagic [11:06]
04. So Long Mickey Mouse [6:09]
05. Do You Ever [4:00]
06. The Endless Night [9:43]

Personnel:
Gayle Moran – vocals, piano, organ
Joe Farrell – saxophone, flute
James Tinsley – trumpet, piccolo
John Thomas – trumpet, flugelhorn
Harold Garret – trombone
James E. Pugh – trombone
Chick Corea – keyboards
Stanley Clarke – electric bass, acoustic bass, vocals
Gerry Brown – drums

Producer: Chick Corea
Co-producer: Stanley Clarke

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
SACD Authoring: Stephen Marsh at Marsh Mastering

SACD ISO

mqs.link_ReturnTFreverMusicmagic1977SACD2016AFRemasterIS.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_ReturnTFreverMusicmagic197720162488.rar