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. On Black Market, the first, he only played on two of the seven tracks, but here he was a fully-fledged member of the band and contributed greatly to the album's success.

Featuring their classic jazz standard "Birdland", the album is one of the best-sellers in the Columbia jazz catalog. Heavy Weather is considered a landmark album in the jazz-rock or fusion movement of the 1970s. Its opening track, "Birdland", was a significant commercial success, something not typical of instrumental music. Additionally, the album was a breakout recording for Pastorius, virtually turning him into a household name. His track "Teen Town" and inspired performances reinforced his self-proclaimed status as "the Greatest Bass Player in the World".

Track listing

1. "Birdland" (Zawinul) — 5:57
2. "A Remark You Made" (Zawinul) — 6:51
3. "Teen Town" (Pastorius) — 2:51
4. "Harlequin" (Shorter) — 3:59
5. "Rumba Mamá" (Badrena) — 2:11
6. "Palladíum" (Shorter) — 4:46
7. "The Juggler" (Zawinul) — 5:03
8. "Havona" (Pastorius) — 6:01

Personnel

• Joe Zawinul — 2 ARP 2600, Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha grand piano, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, vocal, melodica, guitar, tabla
• Wayne Shorter — Soprano and tenor saxophones
• Jaco Pastorius — Electric bass, mandocello, vocals, drums, steel drums
• Alex Acuna — Drums, congas, tom toms, handclap
• Manolo Badrena — Tambourine, congas, vocal, timbales, percussion

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. 33

External links

• Weather Report Annotated Discography: Heavy Weather