Light as a Feather
The second album by Return to Forever, credited to Chick Corea and Return to Forever.
Chick Corea, 1973
Corea plays Fender Rhodes, Clarke double bass, Purim vocals and percussion, Joe Farrell flute and soprano and tenor saxophones, and Airto Moreira drums and percussion. It was the second and last album of the original line-up; Purim, Airto and Farrell left afterward. "Captain Marvel" gave its name to Stan Getz's 1972 album. It reached 6 on the Billboard jazz albums chart, was the Playboy Jazz Album of the Year for 1972 and appears in Tom Moon's 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. AllMusic's Michael G. Nastos gave it 5 stars, the Penguin Guide 4 and the Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 4 of 5. Wikipedia's tracklist credits lyrics for "You're Everything" to Neville Potter, for "Light as a Feather" to Flora Purim with Clarke's music, and for "500 Miles High" to Potter; the rest is Corea's.
Track listing
- You're Everything5:11
- Light as a Feather10:57
- Captain Marvel4:53
- 500 Miles High9:07
- Children's Song2:47
- Spain9:51
Sources
- Light as a Feather, Wikipedia
- Il y a 50 ans s'enregistrait Light as a Feather, RTBF