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Weather Report is the tenth studio album by the American jazz fusion band Weather Report released in January 1982. The band's first album is also self-titled, causing confusion among consumers and retailers upon its release. It is the final album featuring bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius and drummer Peter Erskine in the rhythm section, bringing to an end what many fans considered the best lineup in the band's history.

Weather Report (1982)
Studio album by Weather Report
Released	January 1982
Recorded	1981
Studio	The Power Station (New York City)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:13
Label	ARC/Columbia
Producer	Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter
Weather Report chronology
Night Passage (1980) Weather Report (1982) (1982) Procession (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Background

The album features an increasingly heavy use of synthesized orchestration from Josef Zawinul, who had been becoming even more dominant within the band's sound. Zawinul was by now frequently doubling the basslines on Quadra synthesizer, something which annoyed and alienated Pastorius, who also had reservations about Zawinul's electronic big band sound (and who was himself increasingly working on a side career with a mostly acoustic band).

The vast majority of the album was composed by Zawinul, with the exception of one Wayne Shorter piece and one collectively composed item assembled from a group jam. The center piece of the album is the three part "N.Y.C." The three movement suite starts with 41st Parallel, a bouncing groove showing off Erskine's unique touch on the drums. The second movement, The Dance, is a more traditional swing feel, but with Zawinul's synthesizer orchestration heavily laid on top. The final movement, Crazy About Jazz, is a cordial ending.

Track listing

1. "Volcano for Hire" (Zawinul) – 5:25
2. "Current Affairs" (Zawinul) – 5:54
3. "N.Y.C. (41st Parallel/The Dance/Crazy About Jazz)" (Zawinul) – 10:11
4. "Dara Factor One" (Zawinul) – 5:25
5. "When It Was Now" (Shorter) – 4:45
6. "Speechless" (Zawinul) – 5:58
7. "Dara Factor Two" (Zawinul, Shorter, Pastorius, Erskine, Thomas Jr.) – 4:27

Personnel

• Josef Zawinul – electric keyboards, piano, synthesized horn/strings/brass/woodwind, clay drum, drum computer, percussion, voice, front cover concept
• Wayne Shorter – tenor and soprano saxophones
• Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar, percussion, vocals
• Peter Erskine – drums, drum computer, claves
• Robert Thomas Jr. – percussion

Technical

• Neil Dorfsman and Mitch Gibson - engineer
• Joseph Futterer and Richie Powell - art direction
• Don Dixon - cover artwork

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[de] Weather Report (1982)

Weather Report ist ein 1982 veröffentlichtes Album der Fusiongruppe Weather Report. Es war bewusst wie das erste Album elf Jahre zuvor benannt, denn es war als Rahmen und Schlusspunkt der Band gedacht – Zawinul und Shorter wollten eigene Wege gehen.[1]

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- [en] Weather Report (1982 album)

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