As mentioned on the Light as a Feather entry, my original foray with Return to Forever were the fusion albums of 1973 to 1976. Of those, No Mystery was definitely my least favorite. Here Return to Forever displays a much more funky variety of their typical sound. It was of-the-era, and a reasonable commercial move to make at the time. One that they were to completely reject on their next album. Hey, I love me some jazz funk, though I think these guys are way better at pure fusion. Plenty of that here to go around too. This one has settled nicely into the 11 camp. I appreciate it more now than ever.
Ownership: LP: 1975 Polydor. Single sleeve. Acquired from an estate sale (2019). I first bought this LP in 1984 while in college. Typical story - swapped it out for the commodity CD that lasted until I started going back to my vinyl roots. I'd keep both if the music rated higher.
1984; 2011; 1/17/23 (LP 4.3); 3/8/23 (new entry)
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