Nothing wrong with Di Meola here, he' s only twenty and plsys great, but i miss the intensity and feel of Bill Connors. When I was in my teens and listened to RTF i liked both Bill and Al, and was very impressed by the speed of the latter. I even tried to play like that nyself. Now 50 years later, Connors has held up better over time. Is this only me or does someone else feel the same out there? Stanley and Lenny are fantastic as always and RIP Chick! Greetings to all RTF fans from Sweden!

I never understood why my drummer friends were all so crazy about John Bonham, when we were all listening to RTF, Mahavishnu, et al. How could you not go crazy for Lenny? My God, he's killin' it!

Notice the deep respect the audience conveys to the band, a high caliber band attracts a high caliber audience and fan base.

They're all amazing. Stanley Clarke is like a machine gun or a sequencer. He's so consistent.

A lot of guitar players tried to emulate Di Meola's style, but never sounded remotely as good. Mostly because they focused on capturing his _speed_ without picking up on his excellent sense of *rhythm* and *pocket.* That's what made him magic. His lead lines groove just as hard as his rhythm parts. Dude could have been a percussionist. His playing makes you want to dance!

What a years. Amazing music.Journalists called this music Jazz-rock because it attracted tens of thousands of young rock fans to stadiums and open air concerts. The numbers were fantastic for a jazz festival. Pure jazz with rock instruments and loudspeakers. I've been to several, incredible.

r.i.p chick. a true giant of jazz. hoping you return to forever

One can not only feel the chemistry, but also hear it and SEE IT, what a great line-up.

I was so fortunate to see this band live in Knoxville TN in 1974. Have seen many great concerts since but none have topped RTF. The very best!

Chick Corea's solo that start around 2:21 is an incredible barrage of rhythmic and harmonic innovation mixed with cool sounds and noises and executed with absolutely flawless precision

Lenny and Stan - my all-time favourite rhythm section!

I thought I'd watched every live video of RTF there was. Good Lord - Stanley is blowin' this thing up!!

Seen them and chicago and doobie brothers at spac upstate n.y. awesome 76 or 77 dont remember party and concerts were rampant there and in Albany.great freaking times i was in my teens

Saw them live twice in 1974 shortly after Al DiMeola joined the group. Chick heard an audition tape of Al and immediately sent him a ticket out to meet the group on tour. Norman Conners, also an amazing under rated guitarist left mid tour. Lenny White has become one of my favorite drummers of all time. I love this quartet one of the best. Thanks for the video.

just stumbled across this amazing video,these guy's are on another planet, i can't believe it's got 7 dislikes

Boy did this bring back memories! I saw this tour at Berkley in Boston, I floated for weeks after this concert. Thank you for the sweet memories.

Lenny is just ridiculous. He makes it looks so easy. My favorite musician because I'm a bit partial to drummers

What a band at that time we musicians wanted to play like these guys. It was 12 hrs practice a day looking at it now they made look so effortless. We just had the vinyl the rest was imagination and a lot of listening.

Saw these guys in the early 80s in philly so tight and solid !

I heard this album when it was new. First jazz music that I liked. A killer band.

4 absolute masters of their instruments

Chick Corea... a fashion trendsetter about 25 years ahead of the curve with that hoodie top! lol

SMOKIN'!! Great live performances, my favorite piece, FUSION FOREVER!

greatness comes full circle. thank you for sharing your talent. RIP Chick.

Wow, these guys were amazing

Legends of Fusion.

I've had the pleasure of seeing all these musicians perform but not together in this version of RTF. Can't have everything, but this video helps--thanks.

Wow. Seven plus years on and my Recommended feed finally alerts me that this exists. This performance was broadcast on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, a syndicated music show here in the States, in 1974, though I may not have seen it until 1975. Having heard much of RTF but having never heard them as yet (I was 12), and having recently been introduced to progressive rock some months earlier when ELP played Cal Jam, I set my painfully tiny cassette deck up next to the tee vee console and recorded what came off the low-fi speakers in case I wanted to hear it again - figured I could always erase over it if I didn't like what I heard later. But as it was, this was my very first introduction to fusion, and it pretty much changed my life. Needless to say that cassette got played till I could see sunlight through the tape. Thank you for curating this!

The filming of this is great. Knocked out by Lenny White - he must have lost five pounds every show! Reminds me of the Where Have I Known You Before album, which I played to death.

I saw this formation in Charlotte, NC in 1975, i think. I know it was in Ovens Auditorium. They were completely mesmerizing and had a strong sound. The encore song was: "The Duel Of The Jester and The Tyrant".

Amaizing hooray for Fusion ...Al Di Meola and friends..jazz fusion at its best..

One of the all time great line ups

absolutely colossal

Al Dimeola... the Real Romantic Warrior. Lenny White.... no challenge can match his smooth finesse. Stanley Clarke... Enjoys himself, fully. Chick Corea .... will gladly take on all comers

Gives me the chills.An makes me wiggle.An waggle..An smile

Amazing simply freaking amazing! Kicking ass!

Return to forever forever

Fantastic - Great to see this, never seen it before and RTF footage is always a Treat.

Wow! Thanks so much! This is an amazing upload...The kings of Fusion!

Back then the world was ok.

I love this band and I love all Al's recordings up to and incl the "Casino"-album. After that his music hasn't been as enchanting as in the beginning. Note, if you missed it, Al did some great stuff with Stomu Yamashta too.

My God. This is thrilling.

Utimate Players Compositions so powerful Rip Chick Corea

Saw RTF in a sound studio around this time, maybe '73, live broadcast with a small studio audience. Where Have I Known You Before and No Mystery

Power Chick& Stanley Clark wow!!!!

Yes, the first jazz I liked, too. Totally killer.

WONDERFUL.

Man, look at the size of Stanley’s hands!

Chick's mustache has to be the most amazing thing of the entire performance :D. Moves with the music..

Damn this is kickass!

great sound quality on this, thanks!

Lenny White!!!

These guys were the greatest. Stanley at about 1:54. My goodness...

My Idol before Jaco convinced me to find my "OWN" Style,(LOL!!)!! Saw them at the Berkeley community theatre,UN- WISLEY sitting RIGHT on Front of the P.A.!! Told my Buddy,"If they don't play ACOUSTIC next set, I'm Outta here!! Fortunately, they Did!! My man Stan..at that time everybody BUT me were aping Larry Graham..!!

Vulcan Worlds is the tune , saw them in 74 as well The Kennedy Center in Washington DC Billy Conner had just left the band , DiMeola was only 18 !!!! Head turning is the only thing you can say.. As much as liked Al , Billy Conner was just as good..

Who else thinks this sounds like Toots Theilman's theme to " Midnight Cowboy"?

Discussions about the best electric guitar player is difficult, it depends what you accept, speed and technic, feeling and groove ..

Nice version of Vulcan Worlds!

I hope the venue updated the parking lot to house the band's spaceship.

Anyone else have an issue with the audio not being in sync with the video? The video seems to be around a second ahead of the audio.

The Best, insuperables

this piece is "vulcan worlds" i believe

Greattttt

Al is 20 here. Looks much older. wow

2:06 HAH! Thats Stanley Clarke for'ya!

SONG: VULCAN WORLDS BAND: RETURN TO FOREVER

This band changed the world of rock and jazz Forever... I wonder if Al still has that Gibson Black Beauty??

Wow!!!

UC Berkeley.....Way back in the day! They were just kids!

This is extremely early footage as Al D had not yet switched out his original pickups for Dimarzios/ or removed the Bigsby assuming this is the same guitar/ I know it had the vari-tone switch !!!###

Energy love and serious fun X

so it was in 1974.....nice!

power bass

giants among the giants!!

Lenny White on his beautiful white Gretschys

Where did they record this session AWESOME♥️💯‼️

Al sounds like a typewriter.

Chick Corea forever

DEFINITE OFF WORLD REINCARNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS MOB OF FEARLESS SPACE FARING RISK TAKERS!!! THANK FUCK FOR THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

burning

If i had to name one racially ambiguous musician with a onomatopoeic sound as a first name and a country as a last name as my favorite, i sure would choose Chick without hesitation!

Al DiMeola's solos all sound the same. If you've heard one, you've heard 'em all!

I prefer Connors guitar work in this performance in early 1974 that was on Germany's MusikLaden show: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptaFo81qlb-ldok.html Better vibrado and overall synergy.

Al dimeola recently had a heart attack, get well soon al

Al Dimola lead guitar

They are on fire! What is the piece?

Stan musta learnt that shoulder technique from Ringo.

Les Claypool was without a doubt influenced by Stanley Clarke

Lenny White makes playing seem so efortless...

Mahavishnu was badass too

midnight cowboy theme

Song name?

Would anyone know what is amplifying Correa's keyboards?

Who's the drummer?

Open handed?

At least align the audio

Monsters Inc X

The band has to be something absolutely amazing when Al Di Meola is the weakest member.

BILL CONNORS!!

Al D w/ a Bigsby? wtf?