On Mr.
Gone, Weather Report becomes merely a cover name for a Joe Zawinul/Jaco Pastorius jazz/rock/funk record production, with several guest drummers (Steve Gadd, Tony Williams, Peter Erskine), no resident percussionist, and Wayne Shorter as a still-potent solo saxophone threat.
This album was denounced in its time as a sellout, probably on the reputation of Jaco's pulsating "River People," which is as close as WR ever came to outright disco.
But there is lots of diversity and adventure here, as the creative core of the band uses the latest electronics to push out the boundaries of sound while maintaining tight control over structure.
"The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat" is quintessential Zawinul; the Third World-centered groove is everything, no chord changes to impede this rush of layered electronics, percussion, and voices.
Shorter's spare "The Elders" flirts with the electronic avant-garde and he retrofits his Miles Davis-era "Pinocchio" in rapid-fire electro-acoustic garb.
In other words, the multi-flavored WR stew continues to cook at a fine boil.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered HatJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The EldersWayne Shorter | Weather Report | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Young and FineJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 06:53 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Punk JazzJaco Pastorius | Weather Report | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Mr. GoneJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | PinocchioWayne Shorter | Weather Report | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | And ThenJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | River People (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penny Armstrong | Mastering Coordination |
| 2 | Manolo Badrena | Percussion, Vocals |
| 3 | Lou Beach | Artwork |
| 4 | Michael Berniker | Mastering Coordination |
| 5 | Pete Cenedella | Package Coordinator |
| 6 | Nancy Donald | Design |
| 7 | Peter Erskine | Cymbals, Drums, Hi Hat, Vocals |
| 8 | Steve Gadd | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 9 | Amy Herot | Digital Producer |
| 10 | Alex Kazanegras | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Jon Lucien | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | David Mancini | Engineer |
| 13 | Bill Milkowski | Liner Notes |
| 14 | Gary Pacheco | Mastering Coordination |
| 15 | Jaco Pastorius | Audio Production, Bass, Composer, Drums, Mixing, Producer, Timbales, Vocals |
| 16 | Wayne Shorter | Composer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Vocals |
| 17 | Tony Tiller | Package Coordinator |
| 18 | Weather Report | Primary Artist |
| 19 | Maurice White | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 20 | Mark Wilder | Remixing |
| 21 | Deniece Williams | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Tony Williams | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 23 | Joe Zawinul | ARP Synthesizer, Audio Production, Bells, Composer, Cymbals, Drums, Hi Hat, Kalimba, Keyboards, Melodica, Piano, Producer, Sleigh Bells, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |