No Mystery (1975) is a studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever, and the second featuring the quartet of Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White.
| No Mystery | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | January 1975 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:57 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea, Shelly Yakus | |||
| Return to Forever chronology | ||||
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| Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Production
editAll members of the group contributed compositions to this album. Side 1 contains heavily funk-influenced material composed by each member of the group, whereas Side 2 is filled by Chick Corea compositions. Chick Corea won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group Grammy Award in 1975 for this album.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dayride" | Stanley Clarke | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Jungle Waterfall" | Chick Corea, Clarke | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Flight of the Newborn" | Al Di Meola | 7:23 |
| 4. | "Sofistifunk" | Lenny White | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal" | Corea, Clarke, White, Di Meola | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "No Mystery" | Corea | 6:10 |
| 7. | "Interplay" | Corea, Clarke | 2:15 |
| 8. | "Celebration Suite, part I" | Corea | 8:27 |
| 9. | "Celebration Suite, part II" | Corea | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 42:57 | ||
Personnel
editReturn to Forever
- Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog), snare drum, marimba, vocals
- Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Stanley Clarke – electric bass, acoustic bass, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizer, vocals
- Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, marimba
Production
- Shelly Yakus – engineer
- Tom Rabstenek – mastering
- Bill Levy – cover art direction
Chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Billboard 200 | 39[4] |
| 1975 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 7[4] |
References
edit- ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Campbell, Hernan M. (3 April 2013). "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b c "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.