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  Type Album
  Artist Weather Report
  Cover WR2ndLPjpg
  Background Orange
  Released 1982
  Recorded The Power Plant, New York
  Genre Jazz Fusion
  Length 41:04
  Label Columbia Records
  Producer Joe Zawinul , Jaco Pastorius , Wayne Shorter
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  Last Album '' Night Passage ''<br /> (1980)
  This Album ''Weather Report'' <br /> (1982)
  Next Album '' Procession <br /> (1983)


''Weather Report'' is the tenth album from Weather Report. The band's first album is also self titled, causing confusion among consumers and retailers upon its release. It is the final album featuring Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine in the rhythm section of Weather Report bringing to an end what many fans considered the best lineup in the band's history.

The center piece of the album is the three part ''N.Y.C.'' The three movement suite starts with ''41st Parallel'', a bouncing groove showing off Erskine's unique touch on the drum track. The second movement, ''The Dance'', is a more traditional swing feel, but with Zawinul's synthesiser orchestration heavily laid on top. The final movement, ''Crazy About Jazz'', is a cordial ending that fits its name in every way.


TRACK LISTING

#Volcano For Hire(Zawinul) - 5:25
#Current Affairs (Zawinul) - 5:54
#N.Y.C. ( 41st Parallel / The Dance / Crazy About Jazz) (Zawinul) - 10:11
#Dara Factor One (Zawinul) - 5:25
#When It Was Now (Shorter) - 4:45
#Speechless (Zawinul) - 5:58
#Dara Factor Two (Zawinul/Shorter/Pastorius/Erskine/Thomas Jr.) - 4:27


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