Weather Report World (Jazz Legends)

This is the offical Tumblr for Weather Report, the groundbreaking jazz-rock group founded in 1971.

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Weather Report 1980 Belgrade playing Birdland Better quality!!! Joe Zawinul Wayne Shorter Jaco Pastorius Peter Erskine Robert Thomas Jr.

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"Zawinul is extending the thoughts that we´ve both had for years. And probably the thoughts that most so-called now musicians have not yet been able to express. - MILES DAVIS Dig this crazy illustration by Brad Howe for Wax Poetics

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Here's a beautiful version of Weather Report's "A Remark You Made." It's from the Offenbach, Germany, show Sept. 29, 1978. Joe's classic is perfect to kick off the weekend.

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Remember in Aja from Steely Dan the incredible sax solo by Wayne Shorter? Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recall the experience 3:40 in the video. Wayne also weighs in with some killer commentary and Miles impression!

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"Live In Tokyo" captures Weather Report in a stunning performance at Shibuya Hall in January 1972. The band line-up for the concert consisted of Joe Zawinul on pianos, Wayne Shorter on saxophone, Miroslav Vitous on bass, Eric Gravatt on drums and Dom Um Romao on percussion. 0:00:00 - 26:12 Medley: Vertical Invader/Seventh Arrow/TH/Dr Honoris Causa 0:26:12 - 19:18 Medley: Surucucu/Lost/Early Minor/Directions 0:45:44 - 17:20 Orange Lady 1:03:04 - 13:52 Medley: Eurydice/The Moors 1:16:56 - 10:50 Medley: Tears/Umbrellas

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Here's a great solo in pristine audio quality that any Omar fan is going to go nuts over! It's from the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert at the Ritz Theater in New York City on April 8, 1991.

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From the Salzburger Festspiele in 1989, Herbie and Joe connect in this incredible duet of "Toys"

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Time to get blown away by Wayne Shorter playing live with his quartet, working his incredible standard "Footprints." Live video from 2003 at the Montreal Jazz Fest. wayne shorter quartet - live at the montreal jazz festival 2003 wayne shorter - sax, danilo perez - p, john patitucci - b, brian blade - dr

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The Zawinul Legacy Band kicks it live with Hadrien Feraud on bass in this killer version of Port of Entry Scott Kinsey: keyboards Katisse Buckingham: sax/flute Hadrien Feraud: bass Mike Baker: drums, vocals Bobby Thomas Jr: percussion --- Geek stuff: [15.0] Tasc: lev: 25 -- +8db bass+3 trbl+3 10%right

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Wow. Check out Jaco Pastorius jammin' out a super funky bass line to Barbary Coast. Weather Report July 8, 1976 from Montreux Jazz Festival! Jaco Pastorius - Fender Jazz Fretles Bass 62' Wayne Shorter - Sax Joe Zawinful - Keyboards Alex Acuna - Drums Manolo Badrena - Percussion July 8, 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland Barbary Coast

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On our final "Man in the Green Shirt" kick we present a smokin' version by "Market Place: Tribute to Weather Report" from Montreux Prog Nights, Ned Music Club, Montreux, October 17, 2009.

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A rare live recording of this great Weather Report track originally from Tale Spinnin'. From "Live and Unreleased" it features the stellar group of Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, and Alex Acuna. Recorded November 27, 1975 at The New Victoria Theater, London

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The Man in the Green Shirt is a happy theme from the album Tale Spinnin' Today is Green Shirt day as spring approaches. Some thought it would be a great track for a sitcom or game show given it's hip melody. What's your take on "The Green Shirt" or your tale on Tale Spinnin'?

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How would you like to play Joe's 'A Remark You Made' on piano? Joe's great tune Weather Report's 'Heavy Weather' album. There are lots of versions - even vocal versions (Kurt Elling's 'Time To say GoodBye' and Al Jarreau's "Something That You Said') and many piano trio versions. Here's a simple performance with the sheet music. Take a listen or go ahead and learn how to play it yourself. Doug McKenzie played it here on solo piano and played it freely. Doug noted, "Because the melody is so beautiful, I have not done much other than add some minor embellishments. I have also modified the song a little by leaving out one of the sections in the middle. It was improvised from a lead sheet (it is in several of the 'Real Books'). For those who are good readers, it might be suitable as a piano solo - I have often been asked for solo piano material."

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Joe Zawinul & Trilok Gurtu duo amazes everyone! The 25th Frankfurt Jazz Festival in 1994 hosted this superhero duo. A fan said: "THIS IS......THIS IS....NO WORDS. There are just a few things on the world that you can compare to this. Eternal ZAWINUL & Great Maestro GURTU."

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Joe Zawinul plays a madcap keyboard solo on this Weather Update tour in 1986. It's an intro to Consequently (Victor Bailey) With: Peter Erskine, Drums Victor Bailey, Bass Steve Kahn, Guitar Bobby Thomas Jr, Hand Drums Joe Zawinul, Keyboards

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A great interview with Joe Zawinul talking about the loss of Jaco Pastorius. Joe says, "Time as we know it is not really time. A person like that (Jaco) is never gone. Those people never die." Joe and Jaco are both still with us in their music legacy that lives on.