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1971 studio album by Weather Report From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Studio album by | ||||
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 Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Sputnikmusic | 4/5[5] |
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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Credits for Weather Report adapted from liner notes.[6]
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