Product Description
A brand new collaborative album from the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, led by Grammy-winning pianist John Beasley and fellow Grammy regular Jim McNeely! This time, the theme is the legendary group, Return to Forever. Chick Corea, who sadly passed away in 2021, heard about this project from Beasley before his death and personally handed him the score, making this an album truly endorsed by Corea himself! Of course, this is not just a cover album, but features RTF's famous songs newly reconstructed for big band with meticulously crafted arrangements! 1. Captain Se?or Mouse 2. Space Circus 3. No Mystery 4. Vulcan Worlds 5. Medieval Overture 6. You're Everything / La Fiesta 7. Return to Forever John Beasley is a jazz pianist, arranger, and producer born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1958. He learned piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, and oboe in his teens. At the age of 20, he performed as a pianist with Hubert Laws and others. In the 1970s, based in LA, he was active in various bands across different genres, working with Sergio Mendes, Freddie Hubbard, Dianne Reeves, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, and others. In 1992, he made his solo debut with "Cauldron" on Windham Hill. Since then, he has released more than 10 leader albums, including "Letter To Herbie" in 2008, "Positootly" in 2009, and albums with the big band Monkestra, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award 12 times, winning twice. He has also composed music for numerous TV shows such as "Star Trek" and films such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and the James Bond series. The Frankfurt Radio Big Band, on the other hand, is a 17-piece jazz orchestra. Jim McNeely has been conducting it since 2011, and this will be their fourth collaboration, having worked with Beasley several times in the past.
