Artist: Weather Report

Title: Heavy Weather

Date: 1977

Label: CBS Records   PC 34418

Illustration: Lou Beach

Photography: Keith Willianson

Design: Nancy Donald

Notes: Kicking off the set with a good take on "Birdland" and continuing on with a handful of tunes to capture new fans while holding onto the old. All the players have excellent chops and put them on display here. An occasional Latin rhythm is thrown in here and tthere to keep those toes a-tappin'. Nice front cover image and a song by song breakdown of who did what complete the package.

Line Up:

Zawinul: Rhodes piano, ARP 2600, keyboards

Shorter: soprano, tenor saxophone

Pastorius: bass

Acuna: congas, tom toms, drums

Badrena: percussion

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