Gayle Moran

Gayle Moran
Gayle Moran
Background information
Genres	Jazz Jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Vocalist Pianist Keyboardist Composer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, organ
Years active	1974–present
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Alexia Vassiliou

Gayle Moran is a vocalist, keyboard player (piano, organ, and synthesizer), and songwriter. She was a member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra during the mid-1970s,^[1] appearing on Apocalypse (1974) and Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975).

She later appeared on recordings by Return to Forever's 1977 album Musicmagic and the Chick Corea solo albums The Leprechaun (1975), My Spanish Heart (1976), The Mad Hatter (1978), Secret Agent (1978) and Touchstone (1982). She also had a part in the making of a song titled "Afterlife" in the 2007 film War starring Jet Li and Jason Statham.

Other guest vocal appearances include "The Gracious Core", on Mark Isham's album Castalia, and the title track from the 1976 David Sancious & Tone release, "Transformation (The Speed of Love).

She released one album in her own name, I Loved You Then ... I Love You Now (1979). She has been married to the jazz musician Chick Corea since 1972.

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