Light as a Feather
Light as a Feather  is the second studio album by the first edition of the jazz fusion band Return to Forever led by pianist Chick Corea. It features saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke, percussionist Airto and his wife, vocalist/percussionist Flora Purim. Content 
The style of the music remains mostly the same as the first album, though Purim’s vocals were given a larger role. Corea produced the album for Polydor Records. Clarke played double bass, though for most of his later career he has played bass guitar. "Captain Marvel" is a fast Latin piece that provided the name for Stan Getz's album released in the same year (with Corea, Clarke and Moreira guesting). Airto plays percussion and Purim sings without words during the song's main riff. The album ends with "Spain", which was inspired by, and whose introduction was taken from, Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez (1939). This was the second of only two albums featuring the band's original line-up. Purim and her husband Airto would leave after its release (to be replaced by guitarist Bill Connors and drummer Lenny White); Joe Farrell also left at this time, but would return to the band for their seventh and eighth albums (Musicmagic and Live); bassist Stanley Clarke remained with the band through all of its line-up changes. Reception and legacy 
Light as a Feather won the 1972 Playboy Jazz Album of the year and has been selected by many magazines and polls as one of the greatest jazz albums ever recorded. For many years this album has been listed on The Absolute Sound super disc list and the Stereophile list of "Records to Die For". It is also featured in Tom Moon's 1,000 Albums to Hear Before You Die. Track listing

Personnel 
 Chick Corea – Fender Rhodes electric piano
 Stanley Clarke – double bass
 Flora Purim – vocals (CD1: 1–4, 6; CD2: 2, 3, 5–10), percussion
 Joe Farrell – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
 Airto Moreira – drums, percussion

Chart performance

References

External links 
 Return to Forever Light as a Feather (1973) album review by Michael G. Nastos, credits & releases at AllMusic
 Return to Forever Light as a Feather (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs
 Return to Forever Light as a Feather (1973) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
 Return to Forever Light as a Feather (1973, Remastered 1998 2CD with Bonus Alternative Takes) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

1973 albums
Polydor Records albums
Return to Forever albums
Albums recorded at IBC Studios