Summary
Weather Report is the debut studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report, released on May 12, 1971 by Columbia Records. The album was reissued by Sony and digitally remastered by Vic Anesini in November 1991 at Sony Music Studios in New York City.
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| Released | May 12, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | February 16–18, 22 & March 17, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 40:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Shoviza Productions | |||
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| Joe Zawinul chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Liner notes edit
Writing on the back sleeve of the album, Clive Davis, the then president of Columbia Records, opines: "There have always been two kinds of musicians-those who create and those who imitate. Weather Report creates. It is that rare thing in music, an original […] Together these gifted young musicians have created Weather Report, a soundtrack for the mind, the imagination, for opening up heads and hearts."[6]
Critical reception edit
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau called the album "In a Silent Way played mostly for atmosphere", and went on to write: "The Milesian demi-jazz of side two sounds pretty finky (no misprint intended), but the tone-poem impressionism of side one does its mysterious work. Highlight: the opening mood piece, 'Milky Way,' in which two Silent Way vets, soprano saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Joe Zawinul, make sounds that suggest a carillon approaching a time warp."[2]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Milky Way" | Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Umbrellas" | Shorter, Zawinul, Miroslav Vitouš | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Seventh Arrow" | Vitouš | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Orange Lady" | Zawinul | 8:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Morning Lake" | Vitouš | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Waterfall" | Zawinul | 6:20 |
| 7. | "Tears" | Shorter | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Eurydice" | Shorter | 5:45 |
| Total length: | 40:05 | ||
Personnel edit
Credits for Weather Report adapted from liner notes.[6]
Weather Report
- Joe Zawinul – electric and acoustic piano
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Miroslav Vitouš – electric and acoustic bass
- Alphonse Mouzon – drums, voice
- Airto Moreira – percussion
Other musicians
- Barbara Burton – percussion (uncredited)
- Don Alias – percussion (uncredited)
Production
- Wayne Tarnowski – engineering
- Ed Lee – cover design
- Ed Freeman – cover photography
- Shoviza Productions, Inc. – production
Awards edit
- "Jazz Album of the Year", DownBeat Readers Poll.
- Swing Journal magazine Grand Prix Award (a gold record given for winning the Journal's Readers' and Critics' polls).
References edit
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Weather Report [1971] - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Campbell, Hernan M. (July 5, 2012). "Review: Weather Report - Weather Report | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1474. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b Davis, Clive (1971). Weather Report (liner notes; LP). New York City, New York: Columbia Records. C 30661.
External links edit
- Weather Report Annotated Discography: Weather Report