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http://www.senbaltimore.com/blogs/agt/chick-corea-stanley-clarke-al-di-meola-and-lenny-w.shtmlChick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola and Lenny White Planning Extensive North American and European Tour
Classic fusion group Return To Forever to return after a twenty-five year hiatus. As you can see, the name is a bit of a misnomer.
Return to Forever, the classic fusion lineup of keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, guitarist Al Di Meola and drummer Lenny White, have announced they are planning a tour across the U.S. and Europe, returning to the stage together for the first time in over 25 years.
"It's been a long time coming," says founder Chick Corea, "and I think it's going to be a blast! We plan to take the songs from the albums we made in the '70s and just play them like they've never been played before." With a repertoire of four amazing albums, the performances are much anticipated by music fans everywhere.
"In retrospect, the '70s were a very powerful time in instrumental music," Stanley Clarke adds. "We're going to go out and play our music as honestly as we did then, and it will be a great thing for all of us."
Al Di Meola says, "This is something we've talked about for close to 30 years... how's that? 30 years! We've come close a few times, but finally the timing was right."