Artist:  Return to Forever

Title:  Romantic Warrior

Date:  1976

Cover Artwork:  Wilson McLean

Notes:   I'll paraphrase Lemmy from Motorhead to describe this release, "Everything Faster Than Everything Else".  An unreal collection of musicians at their peak.  Melodic, frantic, chaotic all mushed up together and spread on vinyl.  Songwriting credits cover all members and there is a nice feel to the transition between songs.

Line Up: 

Chick Corea:  acoustic piano, Fender rhodes, Honer clavinet, mini moog, moog 15, micro mini moog, ARP Odyssey, Yamaha organ, polymoog, marimba, percussion

Stanley Clarke:  Alembic bass with instant flanger, piccolo bass, acoustic bass, bell tree, hand bells

Lenny White:  drums, timpani, congas, timbales, hand bells, snare drum, suspended cymbals, alarm clock

Al DiMeola:  electric guitars, acoustic guitar, soprano guitar, hand bells, slide whistle

Track Listing

Side 1

Medieval Overture
Sorceress
The Romantic Warrior

Side 2

Majestic Dance
The Magician
Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Part I & Part II)