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Heavy Weather

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Reissued, Remastered

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 792 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Birdland
2 A Remark You Made
3 Teen Town
4 Harlequin
5 Rumba Mama
6 Palladium
7 The Juggler
8 Havona

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An absolute fusion classic, this is the album that put Weather Report (featuring Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuna and Manolo Badrena) on the map! Part of Sony's Jazz Masterpiece reissue series, this album (containing the smash hit "Birdland") features great new sound via 20-bit digital remastering.

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Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter didn't truly fulfill Weather Report's artistic and commercial potential until they brought on-board a bassist who could function as an equal partner in the musical equation, like co-founder Miroslav Vitous, whose main shortcoming was his inability to play funk. In renegade bassist Jaco Pastorius, the band found a formidable composer and improvisor, who possessed deep roots in funk and R&B, yet was equally at home in modern jazz and Afro-Cuban settings. Not coincidentally, the presence of this innovative fretless bassist on Heavy Weather gave Weather Report the rhythmic/melodic dimension it had been missing since Vitous's departure, as evidenced by his voice-like declamations on Zawinul's ballad "A Remark You Made." On Zawinul's chart-topping, big band-styled arrangement of "Birdland," Pastorius provided the kind of big, sweeping orchestral gestures the tune required, while on the shifting canvas of Wayne Shorter's "Harlequin," the bassist's ability to articulate complex chords allowed him to function as a string section unto himself. And on his own "Havona," Pastorius not only soloed with horn-like artistry, but combined with drummer Alex Acuna and percussionist Manolo Badrena to give Weather Report its funkiest rhythm section ever. --Chip Stern

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.56 x 5.04 x 1.74 inches; 4 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Legacy Recordings
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2012271
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1997
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 38 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Legacy Recordings
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002AGE
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 792 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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792 global ratings
180 gram vinyl but NOT audiophile
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180 gram vinyl but NOT audiophile
This item IS a 180 gram re-issue of Weather Report's "Heavy Weather" release by label Friday Music (do your research); however, it is NOT an audiophile pressing of this recording. Amazon's product description is very misleading.
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