RETURN TO FOREVER FEATURING STEVE GADD / LIVE AT BIJOU CAFE 1973 2025 UPGRADE VERSION (1CDR)

Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes piano
Bill Connors - guitar
Stanley Clarke - electric bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Mingo Lewis - congas, percussion

1. CAPTAIN SENOUR MOUSE
2. THE GAME MAKER
3. BASS FOLK SONG
4. SPAIN
5. SOMETIME AGO - fade out

This is an extremely rare live recording of Return to Forever from 1973. What makes it so rare is that Steve Gadd replaced Lenny White on drums on this day. This is a high-quality audience recording restored by an overseas enthusiast, but it suffers from some issues, such as choppy interludes and muffled mid- and low-end sounds. While these issues were corrected during remastering, the fade-in and fade-out between songs makes the recording feel less coherent as a single live performance. Nevertheless, the sound quality is clearer, and Gadd's drumming, the highlight of the album, is spot on.