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The shifts in Weather Report's personnel come fast and furious now, with Narada Michael Walden and Chester Thompson as the drummers, Alex Acuna and Don Alias at the percussion table, and Alphonso Johnson giving way to the mighty, martyred Jaco Pastorius. It is interesting to hear Pastorius expanding the bass role only incrementally over what the more funk-oriented Johnson was doing at this early point -- that is, until "Barbary Coast," where suddenly Jaco leaps athletically forward into the spotlight. Joe Zawinul or just Zawinul, as he preferred to be billed -- contributed all of side one's compositions, mostly Third World-flavored workouts except for "Cannon Ball," a touching tribute to his ex-boss Cannonball Adderley (who had died the year before). Shorter, Pastorius, and Johnson split the remainder of the tracks, with Shorter now set in a long-limbed compositional mode for electric bands that would serve him into the 1990s. While it goes without saying that most Weather Report albums are transition albums, this diverse record is even more transient than most, paving the way for WR's most popular period while retaining the old sense of adventure.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist - Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist - Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist - Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Acoustic Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Chester Thompson, Drums - Josef Zawinul, Producer -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - A. Johnson, Composer - A. Johnson, Lyricist -
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
The shifts in Weather Report's personnel come fast and furious now, with Narada Michael Walden and Chester Thompson as the drummers, Alex Acuna and Don Alias at the percussion table, and Alphonso Johnson giving way to the mighty, martyred Jaco Pastorius. It is interesting to hear Pastorius expanding the bass role only incrementally over what the more funk-oriented Johnson was doing at this early point -- that is, until "Barbary Coast," where suddenly Jaco leaps athletically forward into the spotlight. Joe Zawinul or just Zawinul, as he preferred to be billed -- contributed all of side one's compositions, mostly Third World-flavored workouts except for "Cannon Ball," a touching tribute to his ex-boss Cannonball Adderley (who had died the year before). Shorter, Pastorius, and Johnson split the remainder of the tracks, with Shorter now set in a long-limbed compositional mode for electric bands that would serve him into the 1990s. While it goes without saying that most Weather Report albums are transition albums, this diverse record is even more transient than most, paving the way for WR's most popular period while retaining the old sense of adventure.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:17
- Main artists: Weather Report
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz Jazz fusion en jazz rock
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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