Heavy Weather (album)
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Heavy Weather is Weather Report's seventh album, released in 1977 through Columbia Records. It was the band's second album with bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius. Featuring their classic jazz standard "Birdland", the album is one of the best-sellers in the Columbia jazz catalog. The album is considered a landmark album in the jazz-rock or 'Fusion' movement of the 1970's. Its opening track "Birdland" was a significant commercial success, something not typical of instrumental music. Additionally, the album was a breakout recording for Pastorius who, with his track "Teen Town" and inspired performances, reinforced his self-proclaimed status as "the Greatest Bass Player in the World".
Track listing
- "Birdland" (Zawinul) - 5:57
- "A Remark You Made" (Zawinul) - 6:51
- "Teen Town" (Pastorius) - 2:51
- "Harlequin" (Shorter) - 3:59
- "Rumba Mamá" (Acuña/Badrena) - 2:11
- "Palladíum" (Shorter) - 4:46
- "The Juggler" (Zawinul) - 5:03
- "Havona" (Pastorius) - 6:01
Personnel
- Joe Zawinul - 2 ARP 2600, Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha grand piano, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer
- Wayne Shorter - Soprano and tenor saxophones
- Jaco Pastorius Electric bass
- Alex Acuna - Drums
- Manolo Badrena - Percussion and congas
Chart Positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album 1977 Heavy Weather Jazz Albums No. 1 1977 Heavy Weather Pop Albums No. 30 1977 Heavy Weather Black Albums No. 33External links
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