Song to the Pharaoh Kings

Return to Forever (Chick Corea) · 1974 · Pièce de quatorze minutes en mineur harmonique

Context

Long piece by Corea, over fourteen minutes, noted for its use of the harmonic minor scale. It closes the album.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• Vulcan Worlds (1974)
• Crystal Silence (1973)
• Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)
• Return to Forever (1972)
• Spain (1972)
• The Romantic Warrior (1976)

Sources

• EN: Where Have I Known You Before

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