Right from the start, a vastly different Weather Report emerges here, one that reflects co-leader Joe Zawinul's developing obsession with the groove.
It is the groove that rules this mesmerizing album, leading off with the irresistible 3/4 marathon deceptively tagged as the "Boogie Woogie Waltz" and proceeding through a variety of Latin-grounded hip-shakers.
It is a record of discovery for Zawinul, who augments his Rhodes electric piano with a funky wah-wah pedal, unveils the ARP synthesizer as a melodic instrument and sound-effects device, and often coasts along on one chord.
The once fiery Wayne Shorter has been tamed, for he now contributes mostly sustained ethereal tunes on soprano sax, his tone sometimes doubled for a pleasing octave effect.
The wane of freewheeling ensemble interplay is more than offset by the big increase in rhythmic push; bassist Miroslav Vitous, drummer Eric Gravatt, and percussionist Dom Um Romao are now cogs in one of jazz's great swinging machines.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boogie Woogie WaltzJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 13:02 | 29 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | ManoleteTraditional | Weather Report | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | AdiosEnric Madriguera, Eddie Woods | Weather Report | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | 125th Street CongressJoe Zawinul | Weather Report | Play | 12:12 | 27 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Will | Weather Report | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Non-Stop HomeWayne Shorter | Weather Report | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Belden | Reissue Producer |
| 2 | Steven Berkowitz | Reissue Series |
| 3 | Herschell Dwellingham | Clay Drums, Cymbals, Drums, Muruga, Timpani |
| 4 | John Ephland | Liner Notes |
| 5 | Phil Giambolvo | Engineer |
| 6 | Kevin Gore | Reissue Series |
| 7 | Eric Kamau Grávátt | Drums |
| 8 | Enric Madriguera | Composer |
| 9 | Muruga | Cymbals, Drums, Percussion, Timpani |
| 10 | Dom Um Romão | Bells, Castanets, Caxixi, Chucalho, Cowbell, Cuica, Cymbals, Gong, Multi Instruments, Pandeiro, Percussion, Tom-Tom, Wood Block |
| 11 | Seth Rothstein | Project Coordinator, Project Director |
| 12 | Tom "Curly" Ruff | Digital Remastering, Remastering |
| 13 | Wayne Shorter | Composer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 14 | Shoviza Productions | Producer |
| 15 | Traditional | Composer |
| 16 | Miroslav Vitous | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Muruga |
| 17 | Weather Report | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Andrew White | Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar, Horn, Horn (English) |
| 19 | Paula Wood | Art Direction, Design, Reissue Art, Reissue Design |
| 20 | Eddie Woods | Composer |
| 21 | Joe Zawinul | Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer |
| 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. |