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{{Infobox album
| Name = Weather Report (1982)
| name = Weather Report (1982)
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[Weather Report]]
| artist = [[Weather Report]]
| Cover = WR2ndLP.jpg
| cover = WR2ndLP.jpg
| Released = January 1982
| alt =
| Recorded = 1981
| released = January 1982
| recorded = 1981
| Studio = The Power Station, New York
| Genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| venue =
| Length = 41:04
| studio = The Power Station, New York
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| length = 41:04
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| Producer = [[Joe Zawinul]], [[Jaco Pastorius]], [[Wayne Shorter]]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Last album = ''[[Night Passage (Weather Report album)|Night Passage]]''<br />(1980)
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| producer = [[Joe Zawinul]], [[Jaco Pastorius]], [[Wayne Shorter]]
| This album = '''''Weather Report'''''<br />(1982)
| Next album = ''[[Procession (album)|Procession]]''<br />(1983)
| prev_title = [[Night Passage (Weather Report album)|Night Passage]]
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = [[Procession (album)|Procession]]
| next_year = 1983
}}
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Revision as of 18:42, 25 October 2018

Weather Report (1982)
Studio album by
Weather Report
ReleasedJanuary 1982
Recorded1981
StudioThe Power Station, New York
GenreJazz fusion
Length41:04
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter
Weather Report chronology
Night Passage
(1980) 		Weather Report (1982)
(1982) 		Procession
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Weather Report is the twelfth album from the jazz group 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 Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine in the rhythm section, bringing to an end what many fans considered the best lineup in the band's history.

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 that fits its name in every way.

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

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

References

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Weather Report [1982] - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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