Nine years after the breakup of the final version of
Return to Forever
,
Chick Corea
ended a long period of freelance projects by forming his
Elektrik Band
. This set, the group's initial release, finds
Corea
meeting up for the first time with the great bassist
John Patitucci
and drummer
Dave Weckl
; half of the selections also have either
Carlos Rios
or
Scott Henderson
on guitar. Due to the high musicianship, the personalities of the players, and
's colorful compositions,
the Elektrik Band
quickly became one of the top
fusion
groups of the late '80s. ~ Scott Yanow