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In the early 1970s Corea took a profound stylistic turn from avant garde playing to a crossover jazz fusion style that incorporated Latin jazz elements.

He founded Return to Forever in 1971.

This band had a fusion sound and even though it relied on electronic instrumentation it drew more on Brazilian and Spanish-American musical styles than on rock music.

On its first two records, Return to Forever featured Flora Purim's vocals, the Fender Rhodes electric piano, and Joe Farrell's flute and soprano saxophone.

Airto Moreira played drums.

Corea's compositions for this group often had a Brazilian tinge.

In 1972 Corea played many of the early Return to Forever songs in a group he put together for Stan Getz.

This group, with Stanley Clarke on bass and Tony Williams on drums, recorded the Columbia label album Captain Marvel under Getz's name.