Black Market is the sixth studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report. Released in 1976, it was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. It was recorded between December 1975 and January 1976 and released in March 1976 through Columbia Records. This is Weather Report’s first studio album to feature bass player Jaco […]
Tale Spinnin’ is the fifth studio album by Weather Report, recorded and released in 1975, featuring the addition of Leon “Ndugu” Chancler on the drums. Ndugu was recruited after Josef Zawinul heard him play with Carlos Santana. Weather Report was recording next door to Ndugu in the studio, and Chancler was asked to join them […]
Mr. Gone is the ninth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report released in 1978 by ARC/Columbia Records. The album rose to Nos. 1 & 47 on the Billboard Jazz Albums and UK Albums charts respectively. As the group was still looking for a drummer following the departure of Alex Acuña, outside drummers Tony […]