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All things being relative, this is Weather Report's straightahead album, where the elaborate production layers of the late-'70s gave way to sparer textures and more unadorned solo improvisation in the jazz tradition, electric instruments and all. The flaw of this album is the shortage of really memorable compositions; it is more of a vehicle for the virtuosic feats of what is considered by some to be the classic WR lineup -- Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Robert Thomas, Jr. and Peter Erskine. For Erskine, this is is first full studio album and he amply demonstrates his terrific sense of forward drive unique among the other superb drummers in WR annals. "Port of Entry" is a tour de force for Jaco, who knocks off several of those unbelievably slippery, pointed runs that have made him a posthumous legend. There is also a tremendously fun retro trip to Duke Ellington's "Rockin' in Rhythm," everybody swinging their heads and hands off.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Erskine, Drums - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards, Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Robert Thomas Jr., Percussion - George Massenburg, Engineer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer - Brian Risner, Engineer - Allen Zentz, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards, Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass, Co-Producer - Robert Thomas Jr., Percussion - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Peter Erskine, Drums
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards, Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass Guitar - Wayne Shorter, Composer, Lyricist, Tenor Saxophone - Robert Thomas Jr., Percussion - Peter Erskine, Drums
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards, Producer - Peter Erskine, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Bass, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Robert Thomas Jr., Percussion - George Massenburg, Engineer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer - Brian Risner, Engineer - Allen Zentz, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - ZAWINUL, Keyboards, Producer - Peter Erskine, Drums - D. Ellington, Composer, Lyricist - Jaco Pastorius, Bass, Co-Producer - George Massenburg, Engineer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer - Brian Risner, Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Saxophone - Allen Zentz, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - ZAWINUL, Keyboards, Producer - Peter Erskine, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Bass, Co-Producer - George Massenburg, Engineer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer - Brian Risner, Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Saxophone - Allen Zentz, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - J. Pastorious, Composer, Lyricist - Jaco Pastorius, Bass Guitar - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards, Producer - Robert Thomas Jr., Percussion - Peter Erkine, Drums - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards, Producer - Peter Erskine, Drums - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Jaco Pastorius, Bass, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Robert Thomas Jr., Percussion - George Massenburg, Engineer - Jerry Hudgins, Engineer - Brian Risner, Engineer - Allen Zentz, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
All things being relative, this is Weather Report's straightahead album, where the elaborate production layers of the late-'70s gave way to sparer textures and more unadorned solo improvisation in the jazz tradition, electric instruments and all. The flaw of this album is the shortage of really memorable compositions; it is more of a vehicle for the virtuosic feats of what is considered by some to be the classic WR lineup -- Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Robert Thomas, Jr. and Peter Erskine. For Erskine, this is is first full studio album and he amply demonstrates his terrific sense of forward drive unique among the other superb drummers in WR annals. "Port of Entry" is a tour de force for Jaco, who knocks off several of those unbelievably slippery, pointed runs that have made him a posthumous legend. There is also a tremendously fun retro trip to Duke Ellington's "Rockin' in Rhythm," everybody swinging their heads and hands off.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:05
- Main artists: Weather Report
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ARC Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1984 (P) SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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