No Mystery

No Mystery
Studio album by Return to Forever
Released	1975
Recorded	January 1975 at Record Plant Studios, N.Y.
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:57
Label	Polydor
Producer	Chick Corea, Shelly Yakus
Return to Forever chronology
Where Have I Known You Before (1974) No Mystery (1975) Romantic Warrior (1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

No Mystery (1975) is the fifth studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever.

Production

All members of the group contributed compositions to this album. Side A contains heavily funk-influenced material composed by each member of the group, whereas Side B 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] "Flight of the Newborn" is Di Meola's first recorded composition. Di Meola's solos are an early example of shredding.

Stanley Clarke would later re-record "Dayride" with background vocals for his solo album, Modern Man, released in 1978. Likewise, Al Di Meola re-recorded a longer version of "No Mystery" for his solo album World Sinfonia in 1991.

Track listing

1. "Dayride" (Clarke) – 3:25
2. "Jungle Waterfall" (Corea, Clarke) – 3:03
3. "Flight of the Newborn" (Di Meola) – 7:23
4. "Sofistifunk" (White) – 3:51
5. "Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal" (Corea, Clarke, White, Di Meola) – 2:45
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

Personnel

• Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Chick Corea – acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet, Yamaha organ, synthesizers, snare drum, marimba, vocals
• Stanley Clarke – electric bass, acoustic bass, Yamaha organ, synthesizer, vocals
• Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, marimba

with

• Shelly Yakus – engineer
• Tom Rabstenek – mastering
• Bill Levy – cover art direction

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200	39[5]
1975	Billboard Jazz Albums	7[5]

References

1. Nastos, Michael G. "No Mystery - Return to Forever | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. Campbell, Hernan M. (3 April 2013). "Review: Return to Forever - No Mystery | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "No Mystery - Return to Forever | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
5. "No Mystery - Return to Forever | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.