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Weather Report's biggest-selling album is that ideal thing, a popular and artistic success -- and for the same reasons. For one thing, Joe Zawinul revealed an unexpectedly potent commercial streak for the first time since his Cannonball Adderley days, contributing what has become a perennial hit, "Birdland." Indeed, "Birdland" is a remarkable bit of record-making, a unified, ever-developing piece of music that evokes, without in any way imitating, a joyous evening on 52nd St. with a big band. The other factor is the full emergence of Jaco Pastorius as a co-leader; his dancing, staccato bass lifting itself out of the bass range as a third melodic voice, completely dominating his own ingenious "Teen Town" (where he also plays drums!). By now, Zawinul has become WR's de facto commander in the studio; his colorful synthesizers dictate the textures, his conceptions are carefully planned, with little of the freewheeling improvisation of only five years before. Wayne Shorter's saxophones are now reticent, if always eloquent, beams of light in Zawinul's general scheme while Alex Acuña shifts ably over to the drums and Manolo Badrena handles the percussion. Released just as the jazz-rock movement began to run out of steam, this landmark album proved that there was plenty of creative life left in the idiom.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Jaco Pastorius, Vocal - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Vocal - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Harp - J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist - Manolo Badrena, Tambourine -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Harp - Alex Acuña, Drums - J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Joe Zawinul, Harp - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Manolo Badrena, Congas -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Belden, Re-Issue Producer - Alex Acuña, Drums - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - RON MALO, Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Joe Zawinul, Harp - Wayne Shorter, Soprano - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Wayne Shorter, Assistant Producer - Jerry Hudgins, 2nd Engineer - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Co-Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Manolo Badrena, Vocal - Brian Risner, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Belden, Re-Issue Producer - Alex Acuña, Congas - M. Badrena, Composer - M. Badrena, Lyricist - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - RON MALO, Engineer - A. Acuna, Composer - A. Acuna, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Wayne Shorter, Assistant Producer - Jerry Hudgins, 2nd Engineer - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Co-Producer - Manolo Badrena, Composer - Manolo Badrena, Vocal - Manolo Badrena, Congas - Brian Risner, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Belden, Re-Issue Producer - J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist - Alex Acuña, Drums - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - RON MALO, Engineer - Joe Zawinul, Composer - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Guitar - Joe Zawinul, Tabla - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Harp - Wayne Shorter, Assistant Producer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jerry Hudgins, 2nd Engineer - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Co-Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Manolo Badrena, Percussion - Brian Risner, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Joe Zawinul, Harp - Alex Acuña, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist -
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Weather Report's biggest-selling album is that ideal thing, a popular and artistic success -- and for the same reasons. For one thing, Joe Zawinul revealed an unexpectedly potent commercial streak for the first time since his Cannonball Adderley days, contributing what has become a perennial hit, "Birdland." Indeed, "Birdland" is a remarkable bit of record-making, a unified, ever-developing piece of music that evokes, without in any way imitating, a joyous evening on 52nd St. with a big band. The other factor is the full emergence of Jaco Pastorius as a co-leader; his dancing, staccato bass lifting itself out of the bass range as a third melodic voice, completely dominating his own ingenious "Teen Town" (where he also plays drums!). By now, Zawinul has become WR's de facto commander in the studio; his colorful synthesizers dictate the textures, his conceptions are carefully planned, with little of the freewheeling improvisation of only five years before. Wayne Shorter's saxophones are now reticent, if always eloquent, beams of light in Zawinul's general scheme while Alex Acuña shifts ably over to the drums and Manolo Badrena handles the percussion. Released just as the jazz-rock movement began to run out of steam, this landmark album proved that there was plenty of creative life left in the idiom.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:34
- Main artists: Weather Report
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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