Black Market

by Weather Report

Overview

The shifts in Weather Report's personnel come fast and furious now, with Narada Michael Walden and Chester Thompson as the drummers, Alex Acuna and Don Alias at the percussion table, and Alphonso Johnson giving way to the mighty, martyred Jaco Pastorius. It is interesting to hear Pastorius expanding the bass role only incrementally over what the more funk-oriented Johnson was doing at this early point -- that is, until "Barbary Coast," where suddenly Jaco leaps athletically forward into the spotlight. Joe Zawinul or just Zawinul, as he preferred to be billed -- contributed all of side one's compositions, mostly Third World-flavored workouts except for "Cannon Ball," a touching tribute to his ex-boss Cannonball Adderley (who had died the year before). Shorter, Pastorius, and Johnson split the remainder of the tracks, with Shorter now set in a long-limbed compositional mode for electric bands that would serve him into the 1990s. While it goes without saying that most Weather Report albums are transition albums, this diverse record is even more transient than most, paving the way for WR's most popular period while retaining the old sense of adventure. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2023
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262030916
Rank:	30720

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Weather Report   Primary Artist
Chester Thompson   Drums
Jaco Pastorius   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Alphonso Johnson   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Joe Zawinul   Piano,Arp 2600,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Piano (Grand),Piano (Electric),Oberheim Synthesizer
Wayne Shorter   Lyre,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Narada Michael Walden   Drums
Alejandro Neciosup Acuna   Congas,Percussion
Don Alias   Congas,Percussion
Alex Acuna   Congas,Percussion
Don Elias   Congas,Percussion
Randall Martin   Desaccordee

Technical Credits

Seth Foster   Mastering
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Bob Belden   Reissue Producer
Jaco Pastorius   Composer
Alphonso Johnson   Composer
Joe Zawinul   Composer,Producer,Orchestration
Ron Malo   Engineer
Wayne Shorter   Composer,Producer,Assistant Producer
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Alejandro Neciosup Acuna   Composer
Hal Miller   Liner Notes
Manolo Badrena   Composer
Darren Salmieri   Artist Coordination
Friedrich Hollaender   Composer
Seth Rothstein   Project Director
Patti Matheny   A&R
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
David McMacken   Illustrations
Nancy Donald   Design
Linda Chang   Packaging Manager
Ed Caraeff   Photography