Weather Report Suite

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Weather Report Suite is a multi-part jazz-influenced progressive rock composition by the Grateful Dead, notable for its complex structure and evocative, weather-themed lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grateful Dead song
jazz-influenced rock composition
progressive rock composition
song cycle
artist Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
associatedAct Bill Kreutzmann NERFINISHED
Bob Weir NERFINISHED
Donna Jean Godchaux NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
John Perry Barlow NERFINISHED
Keith Godchaux NERFINISHED
Phil Lesh NERFINISHED
composer Bob Weir NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAlbum Wake of the Flood NERFINISHED
genre jazz rock
progressive rock
psychedelic rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
vocals
hasPart Let It Grow NERFINISHED
Prelude NERFINISHED
Weather Report Suite Part I NERFINISHED
hasSubsequence Let It Grow NERFINISHED
Prelude NERFINISHED
Weather Report Suite Part I NERFINISHED
influencedByGenre folk rock
jazz
psychedelic music
label Grateful Dead Records NERFINISHED
language English
liveDebutArtist Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
lyricalTheme change and transition
nature
weather
lyricist John Perry Barlow NERFINISHED
notableFeature complex arrangement
extended instrumental passages
jazz-influenced harmony
multi-part structure
weather-themed lyrics
originalMedium studio album
partOf Grateful Dead live repertoire
performedLiveBy Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
recordedBy Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1973

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Wake of the Flood hasPart Weather Report Suite