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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night PassageJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 06:33 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Rockin' in RhythmHarry Carney, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | Weather Report | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Fast City (Live [Long Version]) | Weather Report | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Night Passage (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Port of Entry (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 08:03 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Dream Clock (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 06:26 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Forlorn (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Fast City (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Three Views of a Secret (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Madagascar (Live) | Weather Report | Play | 10:56 | 25 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Teen Town (Pastorious Live) | Weather Report | Play | 07:01 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 70 mins | 162 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Carney | Composer |
| 2 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 3 | Peter Erskine | Drums |
| 4 | Jerry Hudgins | Engineer, Remixing |
| 5 | George Massenburg | Engineer |
| 6 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 7 | Bob Mintzer | Composer |
| 8 | Jaco Pastorius | Bass, Composer, Producer |
| 9 | Richie Powell | Art Direction |
| 10 | Brian Risner | Engineer |
| 11 | Wayne Shorter | Composer, Saxophone |
| 12 | Robert Thomas | Percussion |
| 13 | Shigeru Uchiyama | Photography |
| 14 | Weather Report | Primary Artist |
| 15 | Joe Zawinul | Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 16 | Allen Zentz | Mastering |
| 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. |