To long since the previous favorite tune. I stumbled upon
a Jazzanova remix of Bobby Hutcherson's
Love Song from 1975's "Montara" and went
straight for the original. Enjoy, reminds me of early
Return to Forever.
Wiki.
Drummer Lenny White composed "The Shadow of Lo" for the 1974 Return to Forever album "Where have I known you before". In the DVD documentary that accompanies the 2012
release "The mothership returns" White
explains that he originally named his composition "The Shadow of Io" after one of planet Jupiter moons.
Something went wrong at the printer however. The title got
misprinted on the original record cover and the piece
became "The shadow of Lo"
Was it that bad behind the iron curtain? Stumbled upon
footage from the
Al Di Meola Project filmed in East Berlin
back in 1988 (at Palast der Republik?). Al with his band
containing of Kei Akagi (keys),
Tom Brechtlein
(drums), Jose Renato (vocals),
Chuck Webb
(bass) and
Roger Squitero
(percussion) playing mostly material from the then actual
album "Tirami Su".
Music friendly enough to the ears of the East-German
regime in this almost instrumental setting apart from the
vocalizing of Brasilian singer Jose Renato. But isn't the
voice the most beautiful instrument. This concert was
again broadcasted by German MDR television. Great set,
great sound, 7 parts.