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Weather Report Weather Report [1982] Release Date: 1982 Running Time: 41:04 Label: Col For some crafty reason, Weather Report gave its 11th Columbia album the same eponymous title as its first, which no doubt led to massive retail confusion. It is the last WR album for Peter Erskine, Jaco Pastorius, and Robert Thomas, Jr.; Thomas left the band soon afterwards. And with Pastorius receding a bit into the background, the creative balance tilts heavily toward Joe Zawinul, who contributes all but one of the seven compositions. "Volcano for Hire" and "Dara Factors One and Two" are the requisite Zawinul groove-athons, and his deepening awareness of the rapidly improving synthesizer's harmonic and timbral possibilities color such tracks as "Current Affairs" and the three-part "N.Y.C." suite. Though the creativity level seems to be on medium-tank here, the band could still startle the ear with surprising new sounds, a supremely pithy Wayne Shorter statement, or fresh Third World spices. Their ability to swing is never in doubt. Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Volcano for Hire 5:25 2 Current Affairs 5:54 3 N.Y.C. Pt. 1: 41st Parallel/Pt. 2: The Dance/Pt. 3: Crazy About Jazz 10:11 4 Dara Factor One 5:25 5 When It Was Now Shorter 4:45 6 Speechless Zawinul 5:58 7 Dara Factor Two 4:27 Releases: Year Type Label 1994 CD Col 1997 CD Columbia 1991 CD Columbia

Group Members: Jaco Pastorius Peter Erskine Joe Zawinul Dom Um Romão Omar Hakim More >> Similar Artists: Eternal Wind Elements Compost Jaco Pastorius Dreams More >>

Influenced By: Miles Davis Horace Silver Duke Ellington Cannonball Adderley More >> Followers: Dave King Jimpster Living Colour Passage Squarepusher More >>

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