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The title track from The Romantic Warrier is one of my all time favorite pieces of music ever recorded by any band. This is what an "unplugged" band should sound like.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lObVilGPjHc

Thanks. Great musicians, but not for me.

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I was just watching the above interview with Dweezil and towards the end of it, he's asked what are ZPZ's plans for next year. Dweezil responds by saying a) that they'll be playing with some Alumni here and there (this, as we know already, is obviously Flo & Eddie) and b) how they're going to be touring with a group who's reforming and that are big in the jazz world. I would bet big $$$ this is Return To Forever because they're touring again next year...but this time, they're billed as RTF4 (Corea, Clarke, White, Gambale & Ponty).

I also checked Frank Gambale's site a few days ago and here's a rough schedule without any specific dates announced:

RTF4:

February 6-18 ~ Australia
June 13-30 ~ US and Canada
July ~ Europe
August through mid-September ~ US
September 22 through mid-October ~ Japan & South East Asia

If ZPZ does tour with RTF4 next year, they'll probably only be playing North American dates with them and they'll be opening for them too.


Thoughts?

The original Return to Forever album HJ mentioned is among my all time favourite records:



Now for something more electrified I recommend to check this out, check out the guitar sola (your impressions are welcome):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcWkhWbRvC0

That's a good one!

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I was just watching the above interview with Dweezil and towards the end of it, he's asked what are ZPZ's plans for next year. Dweezil responds by saying a) that they'll be playing with some Alumni here and there (this, as we know already, is obviously Flo & Eddie) and b) how they're going to be touring with a group who's reforming and that are big in the jazz world. I would bet big $$$ this is Return To Forever because they're touring again next year...but this time, they're billed as RTF4 (Corea, Clarke, White, Gambale & Ponty).

I also checked Frank Gambale's site a few days ago and here's a rough schedule without any specific dates announced:

RTF4:

February 6-18 ~ Australia
June 13-30 ~ US and Canada
July ~ Europe
August through mid-September ~ US
September 22 through mid-October ~ Japan & South East Asia

If ZPZ does tour with RTF4 next year, they'll probably only be playing North American dates with them and they'll be opening for them too.


Thoughts?

Frank Gambale's page says that ZPZ will be opening for RTF on dates between Aug 5 through Sept 24.

http://www.frankgambale.com/frank_gambale_shows.html

Dweezil has put up a tentative schedule on his site. Sept. 21 at the Mondavi Center in Davis, CA. Kapt. Kirk will almost be able to walk to the show.

That's 19 days after my 50th birthday. I just told my son that he has to go with me to celebrate it.

We will have to be on our best behaviore then...

...green dates are probably with Flo & Eddie.