Weather+report

Recorded Live In London in the ’80s. Originally recorded for Radio broadcast, but now available on CD.
No band in the history of modern jazz has left a more transformative legacy than Weather Report. During their lifetime (1971-1986) they elevated this uniquely American art form to an unprecedented level of critical and commercial acclaim. Their command of the jazz idiom - instrumental mastery, compositional innovation, improvisational genius - took them on a voyage ‘round the world to people and places far beyond the New York nightspots and Europe concert halls that had long-served as the measure of a musician’s success. By drawing from such a worldly panorama, Weather Report became an international phenomenon, a “lingua franca” all its own, their fans as enthusiastic and supportive as those associated with rock and pop stars.

Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric (1972) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4227}
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© 1972, 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 4227
Jazz / Fusion

Reissue with DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. Beautiful early work from Weather Report – one of the finest statements ever uttered by group, and a set that's got a bit more soul and warmth than their first album! The lineup's changed slightly at this point – still Wayne Shorter on reeds, Joe Zawinul on keyboards, and Miroslav Vitous on bass – but Eric Gravatt has replaced Alphonse Mouzon on drums, and Dom Um Romao's taken over for Airto on percussion – giving the record an even earthier feel at times!

Weather Report - The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 (2015) {4CD Set, Columbia–Legacy 88875141272}
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© 1978-81, 2015 Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music | 88875141272
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Rock / Electric Jazz

These four discs offer completely unreleased performances by the Weather Report lineup of keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Jaco Pastorius, drummer Peter Erskine, and a bit later, percussionist Bobby Thomas, Jr. It was compiled for release by Erskine (whose historical essay and annotated track notes are fantastic) and Tony Zawinul, Joe's son. These are mostly soundboard cassettes made by WR's longtime live sound engineer Brian Risner, with choice audience tapes and commercial mobile rig selections mixed in. While it (mostly) sounds like an excellent bootleg, the sound here is remarkable given the root sources. Similar to 2002's Live and Unreleased, the material is not arranged chronologically.

Weather Report - The Columbia Studio And Live Recordings (2017) {24CD Set Columbia-Sony Music 88985467492} (Complete Artwork)
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© 2017 Columbia / Sony Music | 88985467492
Jazz / Fusion / Jazz Rock

24CD set. Collects every Columbia live and studio album from "Weather Report" (1971) to "Legendary Live Tapes : 1978 - 1981" (2015). This is an incredible set of all of their studio and live albums. The sound is fantastic and love listening to it over and over again. They did a great job putting this set together without taking away from the music. The sound is great.

Weather Report - Sweetnighter (1973) {2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000 Columbia-RCA Series SICP 4228}
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© 1973, 2014 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 4228
Jazz / Fusion

Reissue with DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. Right from the start, a vastly different Weather Report emerges here, one that reflects co-leader Joe Zawinul's developing obsession with the groove. It is the groove that rules this mesmerizing album, leading off with the irresistible 3/4 marathon deceptively tagged as the "Boogie Woogie Waltz" and proceeding through a variety of Latin-grounded hip-shakers. It is a record of discovery for Zawinul, who augments his Rhodes electric piano with a funky wah-wah pedal, unveils the ARP synthesizer as a melodic instrument and sound-effects device, and often coasts along on one chord.

To celebrate the 40th 'birthday' of one of the world's best bands - Weather Report - the label Art of Groove releases the band‘s Rockpalast concert in Cologne 1983 - a premiere on DVD. What a feast the concert was for the Colognials that night, and is now for us all these years later.

Weather Report is generally regarded as the greatest jazz fusion band of all time, with the biggest jazz hit ("Birdland") from the best jazz fusion album (1977's Heavy Weather). But the group's studio mastery sometimes overshadows the fact that it was also a live juggernaut – so don't overlook the outstanding live and studio album from 1979, 8:30. This was a rare quartet version of Weather Report, with co-leaders in keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. The bassist was the inimitable Jaco Pastorius, the drummer a young Peter Erskine.