Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery (1975) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

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Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery (1975)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 225 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 101 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 4.46 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.49 Gb
Polydor, PD 6512 | Jazz Rock, Fusion

The fourth edition of Return to Forever was a band that emphasized the screaming wah-wah guitar of Al Di Meola and every electric keyboard Chick Corea could get his hands on to play furiously fast runs. Where the initial, airy Flora Purim/Airto/Joe Farrell edition gave way to the second undocumented group featuring Earl Klugh, and the third band with electric guitarist Bill Connors, this RTF was resplendently and unapologetically indulgent, ripping through riffs and charted, rehearsed melodies, and polyrhythms like a circular saw through a thin tree branch. Their immediacy and visceral power is why rock audiences were drawn to them, impressed by their speed-demon vagaries as much as their concern for musicality. Thank goodness No Mystery had more than its share of toned-down acoustic moments, as well as the powerhouse fighter jet stance that most of their fans craved. It's not nearly as balanced as the previous album Where Have I Known You Before?, but expounds on those themes – inspired by Neville not Harry Potter – in a more progressive though louder manner. The bold, dancing, and funky "Dayride" in a higher octave and vocal-type keyboard range perfectly identifies the group sound in a scant three-plus minutes. The two-part, 14-minute "Celebration Suite" gives you a larger view of the classical Bartok/Chopin influence of Corea, and the dramatic medieval or regal stance they alchemized with so many keyboard sounds. It's pseudo-funky, Spanish in a 6/8 rhythm, wailing with Di Meola leaping forth in true guitar hero form, with some group-oriented perfunctory subtleties and complex lines. The title track is the jewel, an acoustic romp through fields of flowers with Lenny White on marimba buoyed by a beautiful, lilting, memorable melody and shifting loud and soft dynamics – a classic in the repertoire and a fan favorite. The tromping beat of "Jungle Waterfall" supersedes Stanley Clarke's lithe lines, while noise keyboards dominate the silly "Sofistifunk." Corea's acoustic piano is featured on the chordal, grandiose solo "Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal," and in duet with Clarke. the improvised "Interplay" shows a more spontaneous rather than rehearsed side of these brilliant musicians. Over time, No Mystery yields mixed results, where initially they were viscerally driven and ultimately impressive. The next phase of the group, as indicated by this recording, would take them into even more technologically dominated music.

by Michael G. Nastos, allmusic
Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery (1975):


Tracklist:

Side 1

A1 - Dayride 3:25
A2 - Jungle Waterfall 3:04
A3 - Flight Of The Newborn 7:21
A4 - Sofistifunk 3:51
A5 - Excerpt From The First Movement Of Heavy Metal 2:44

Side 2

B1 - No Mystery 6:10
B2 - Interplay 2:14
B3 - Celebration Suite (Part 1) 8:25
B4 - Celebration Suite (Part 2) 5:30

foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-09-26 10:58:20

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Analyzed: Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea / No Mystery
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.47 dB -20.03 dB 3:25 01-Dayride
DR14 -1.70 dB -17.73 dB 3:04 02-Jungle Waterfall
DR13 -2.37 dB -17.98 dB 7:22 03-Flight Of The Newborn
DR13 -2.07 dB -17.51 dB 3:52 04-Sofistifunk
DR12 -4.93 dB -20.13 dB 2:45 05-Excerpt From The First Movement Of Heavy Metal
DR13 -1.99 dB -19.57 dB 6:10 06-No Mystery
DR14 -5.49 dB -23.72 dB 2:14 07-Interplay
DR13 -4.06 dB -20.31 dB 8:25 08-Celebration Suite (Part 1)
DR11 -5.86 dB -20.51 dB 5:31 09-Celebration Suite (Part 2)
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 714 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Title: Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea 1975 - No Mystery - DVD
Size: 1.42 Gb ( 1 487 546,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:42:44
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (LinearPCM, 2 ch)



Original ripper: ?
Original format: 24/96
Vinyl Condition: VG+
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: Audio Technica LP1240
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M Blue
Amplifier: Micromega MyGROOV
ADC: Korg MR-2 Digital High Resolution Recorder
Postprocessing: Adobe Audition Cc 2015, Clik Repair

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