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Weather Report: The Best of Weather Report

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Label: Sony Music Distribution
Released: 2002.06.04
Time:
 74:36
Category: Jazz, Fusion
Producer(s): Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.weatherreportmusic.com
Appears with: Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Birdland (Joe Zawinul) - 5:58
[2] Mysterious Traveller (Wayne Shorter) - 7:21
[3] Boogie Woogie Waltz (Joe Zawinul) - 13:04
[4] The Elders (Wayne Shorter) - 4:20
[5] Night Passage (Joe Zawinul) - 6:32
[6] Freezing Fire (Wayne Shorter) - 7:28
[7] A Remark You Made (Joe Zawinul) - 6:52
[8] Elegant People (Wayne Shorter) - 5:05
[9] Man in the Green Shirt (Joe Zawinul) - 6:28
[10] Blackthorn Rose (Wayne Shorter) - 4:59
[11] Black Market (Joe Zawinul) - 6:29

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Joe Zawinul - Arp 2600, Composer, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Melodica, Mixing, Mu-Tron, Oberheim Synthesizer, Orchestration, Piano, Grand Piano, Programming, Prophet 5, Synthesizer, Vocals, Producer
Wayne Shorter - Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Shells, Piano, Lyricon, Assistant Producer, Mixing, Producer
Jaco Pastorius - Electric Bass, Mandocello, Producer, Vocals
Miroslav Vitous - Electric Bass
Chester Thompson - Drums
Dom Um Romão - Bells, Chucalho, Percussion, Tambor
Alex Acuña - Congas, Drums, Percussion
Don Alias - Percussion
Manolo Badrena - Congas, Percussion, Tambourine
Peter Erskine - Drums
Eric Kamau Grávátt - Drums
Skip Hadden - Drums
Alphonso Johnson - Electric Bass
Muruga Booker - Clay Drums
Alyrio Lima - Percussion
Bobby Thomas, Jr. - Percussion
Narada Michael Walden - Drums
Ishmael Wilburn - Drums

Herschell Dwellingham - Drums
Ndugu - Drums, Timpani
Andrew White - Electric Bass

Bob Belden - Compilation Producer
Bruce Botnick - Engineer, Mixing
Ron Malo - Engineer
Alex Kazanegras - Engineer
Alan Howarth - Editing, Programming
Seth Foster - Mastering
Mark Wilder - Mastering
Fabiola Cáceres - Art Direction, Design
Linda Chang - Packaging Manager
Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
Don Hunstein - Cover Photo
Art Maillet - Photography
Bob Devere - Photography
Seth Rothstein - Project Director
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Patti Matheny - A&R
Darren Salmieri - A&R
Hal Miller - Liner Notes

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This Bob Belden-produced compilation includes nothing earlier than Sweetnighter and nothing later than Night Passage. A previous Weather Report compilation, This Is Jazz, Vol. 10, reaches back farther, giving listeners "The Moors" and "Orange Lady." While this one is a bit narrower historically, it still serves as a good introduction to an incredible band. (That said, a volume of post-1980 material may not be a bad idea.) Alongside obligatory classics like "Birdland," "Black Market," and "A Remark You Made" are more obscure goodies like "The Elders" from the unfairly maligned Mr. Gone album and "Blackthorn Rose," the marvelous piano/soprano sax duet from Mysterious Traveller. Another thing that recommends this and Columbia's Weather Report reissues in general: meticulous, track-by-track personnel listings, which weren't always made available on the original releases.

David R. Adler - All Music Guide



There were so many versions of the band that Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter called home that this compilation probably should have been called The Best of Weather Reports. And considering its neglect of the group's first two albums, Weather Report (1971) and I Sing the Body Electric (1972), which contain some of the group's finest work, the subtitle "1973-1980" should have been added to this release. But if the collection, which contains no previously unreleased material, lacks breadth and unity, it does provide an enjoyable road map through this legendary fusion band's history, as they added newfangled instruments and ethnic influences and swapped musicians. Leading off with the infectious, hugely popular "Birdland," the album includes many of its better-known tunes, including the title tracks to Mysterious Traveller and Black Market and "Boogie Woogie Waltz" from the underrated Sweetnighter. It's a nice set to have, but hardly essential.

Lloyd Sachs - Amazon.com
 

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