After playing on Miles Davis's groundbreaking jazz-fusion albums In a Silent Way (1969) and Bitches Brew (1970), Corea formed in 1970 an avant-garde jazz band called Circle with Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton and Barry Altschul. However, in 1972, after having become a member of Scientology, Corea decided that he wanted to better "communicate" with the audience. This essentially translated into his performing a more popularly accessible style of music, since avant-garde jazz enjoyed a relatively small audience.