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Weather Report's ever-changing lineup shifts again, with the somewhat heavier funk-oriented Leon "Ndugu" Chancler dropping into the drummer's chair and Alyrio Lima taking over the percussion table. As a result, Tale Spinnin' has a weightier feel than Mysterious Traveller, while continuing the latter's explorations in Latin-spiced electric jazz/funk. Zawinul's pioneering interest in what we now call world music is more in evidence with the African percussion, wordless vocals, and sandy sound effects of "Badia," and his synthesizer sophistication is growing along with the available technology. Wayne Shorter's work on soprano sax is more animated than on the previous two albums and Alphonso Johnson puts his melodic bass more to the fore. While not quite as inventive as its two predecessors, this remains an absorbing extension of WR's mid-'70s direction.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Weather Report, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso Johnson, Bass - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Producer, Soprano Saxophone - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Josef Zawinul, Producer, Piano - Alyrio Lima, Percussion
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso Johnson, Bass Guitar - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Producer, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer, Orchestrator - W. Shorter, Composer, Lyricist - Josef Zawinul, Piano - Alyrio Lima, Percussion
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso Johnson, Bass - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Producer, Soprano Saxophone - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Josef Zawinul, Producer, Piano - Alyrio Lima, Percussion
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso Johnson, Bass Guitar - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Producer - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator, Vocal - Josef Zawinul, Producer - Alyrio Lima, Percussion
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso Johnson, Bass - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Josef Zawinul, Producer, Piano - Alyrio Lima, Percussion
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Weather Report, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Botnick, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Producer, Tenor Saxophone - J. Zawinul, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Josef Zawinul, Producer, Piano
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Weather Report's ever-changing lineup shifts again, with the somewhat heavier funk-oriented Leon "Ndugu" Chancler dropping into the drummer's chair and Alyrio Lima taking over the percussion table. As a result, Tale Spinnin' has a weightier feel than Mysterious Traveller, while continuing the latter's explorations in Latin-spiced electric jazz/funk. Zawinul's pioneering interest in what we now call world music is more in evidence with the African percussion, wordless vocals, and sandy sound effects of "Badia," and his synthesizer sophistication is growing along with the available technology. Wayne Shorter's work on soprano sax is more animated than on the previous two albums and Alphonso Johnson puts his melodic bass more to the fore. While not quite as inventive as its two predecessors, this remains an absorbing extension of WR's mid-'70s direction.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:10
- Main artists: Weather Report
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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