Album
Heavy Weather
1977 · Jazz
75 collectors on Gatefold own this
Heavy Weather is a Jazz album by Weather Report, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 165 pressings tracked, owned by 75 collectors.
About
Weather Report reached their critical and commercial peak with 1977’s <i>Heavy Weather</i>, which hit No. 30 on <i>Billboard</i>'s pop chart and was designated “jazz album of the year” by almost every publication, including the esteemed <i>Down Beat</i>. “Birdland” was a huge crossover hit, and the song remains one of Weather Report’s best: though propulsive and complex, it's also as catchy as a theme to a TV show. By this point, Jaco Pastorius’ restless bass playing had become an integral part of the group’s sound, and with this album he proved he could be lyrical (“A Remark You Made”) as easily as he could be explosive (“Havona”). One of the album’s touchstones is Jaco’s original “Teen Town,” which is driven by a thunderous bassline, as heavy and doom-laden as anything on a Black Sabbath album. Of course, this being Weather Report, the ricocheting percussion and frisky rhythms keep each song from getting too weighed down. Even as their melodies became more memorable, the group’s highest principle was movement. Whether the setting was soft or loud, fast or slow, they were always pushing forward.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Birdland5:59
- A2A Remark You Made6:52
- A3Teen Town2:53
- A4Harlequin4:00
Side B
- B1Rumba Mamá2:12
- B2Palladíum4:45
- B3The Juggler5:05
- B4Havona6:03
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- layered
- groovy
- tropical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex AcuñaCONGAS, DRUMS, HANDCLAPS, TOM TOM DRUMS DRUMS, CONGAS
- Jaco PastoriusBASS BASS, MANDOCELLO, VOCALS, DRUMS, STEEL DRUMS ELECTRIC BASS, DRUMS, MANDOCELLO, STEEL DRUMS, VOCALS
- Joe ZawinulKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, PIANO, MELODICA, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS ORCHESTRATED BY
- Manolo BadrenaCONGAS, PERCUSSION, TAMBOURINE, TIMBALES, VOCALS CONGAS, TIMBALES, VOCALS PERCUSSION
- Wayne ShorterSAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
75 collectors on Gatefold own this · 165 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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