Sweetnighter is the title of the third studio album released by the legendary jazz fusion band Weather Report through Columbia Records in early 1973. The LP was recorded at a Connecticut Recording Studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut between 3 and 7 February 1973 and issued 2 months later, on 27 April…. Read more“Weather Report – Sweetnighter (1973), Jazz Fusion Album”
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Weather Report – Domino Theory (1984), Jazz Fusion Album
‘Domino Theory’ is the title of the 12th studio album released by legendary American jazz fusion band Weather Report in February 1984. ‘Domino Theory’ is the second Weather Report studio album which featured the rhythm section consisting of Omar Hakim (drums), José Rossy (percussion), and Victor Bailey (on bass guitar)…. Read more“Weather Report – Domino Theory (1984), Jazz Fusion Album”
Weather Report – The South Bank Show Documentary (1984)
The legendary jazz fusion giants Weather Report appeared in an edition of The South Bank Show in 1984. The South Bank Show made a documentary on the astonishing career of the band, from their beginnings in the early 1970s up until 1984. Footage from this documentary are going to be… Read more“Weather Report – The South Bank Show Documentary (1984)”
This Is This: The Incredible Jazz Journey Of Weather Report
‘This Is This: The Incredible Jazz Journey Of Weather Report’ is a still in production documentary film on the legendary American jazz fusion group Weather Report which was co-fronted by jazz fusion pioneers Joe Zawinul (keyboards) and Wayne Shorter (saxophone). The film has been (and still is) in development and… Read more“This Is This: The Incredible Jazz Journey Of Weather Report”
Great Life Lessons That I Learned From Weather Report
In this personal analysis-based article, I will be exploring a series of great and essential life lessons that I learned from my all time most favourite jazz fusion band, more specifically Weather Report, which had been co-fronted by legendary keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter between 1970 and 1986… Read more“Great Life Lessons That I Learned From Weather Report”
Weather Report – Mr. Gone (1978), A Legendary Jazz Fusion Album
‘Mr. Gone’ is the eighth studio album released by legendary jazz fusion band Weather Report which was fronted by jazz fusion pioneer Joe Zawinul. The album was released in September 1978 through American Record Corporation (ARC)/Columbia Records. It is the follow-up to the very successful ‘Heavy Weather‘ which was released… Read more“Weather Report – Mr. Gone (1978), A Legendary Jazz Fusion Album”
Joe Zawinul – The Extraordinary Pioneer Of Jazz Fusion
Josef ‘Joe’ Erich Zawinul (born on 7 July 1932 in Vienna, Austria – passed away on 11 September in Vienna, Austria). He started to play on musical instruments from a very early age, as early as he was a kid, most notably on accordion. Zawinul was, later on, an extremely… Read more“Joe Zawinul – The Extraordinary Pioneer Of Jazz Fusion”
Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977), A Legendary Jazz Fusion Album
‘Heavy Weather’ is the seventh studio album by legendary jazz fusion band Weather Report which was released through Columbia Records in March 1977. The LP was recorded between late 1976 and early 1977 at Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California. The album has a total length of 37 minutes and… Read more“Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977), A Legendary Jazz Fusion Album”
Weather Report – This Is This! (1986), Jazz Fusion Album
‘This Is This!’ is the 14th and last studio album released by legendary American jazz fusion giants Weather Report in June 1986 through Colombia Records. While the band previously thought that they had successfully fulfilled all of their contractual obligations with their label Columbia Records by releasing their previous studio… Read more“Weather Report – This Is This! (1986), Jazz Fusion Album”
Weather Report – Procession (1983), A Must Listen To By Any Jazz Fan
‘Procession’ is the eleventh studio album released by legendary American jazz fusion giants Weather Report. The album was released in February 1983 and is the first Weather Report studio release to feature sung lyrics throughout a song, more specifically on the track ‘Where The Moon Goes’ which were provided by… Read more“Weather Report – Procession (1983), A Must Listen To By Any Jazz Fan”