Heavy Weather (album)
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Heavy Weather is a landmark 1977 jazz fusion album by Weather Report, renowned for its innovative compositions, virtuosic performances (including Jaco Pastorius’s iconic bass work), and enduring influence on modern jazz.
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| Heavy Weather | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard Jazz Albums – high placement ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | best-selling Weather Report album ⓘ |
| composer |
Jaco Pastorius
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Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfTrack |
Alex Acuña, Manolo Badrena – Rumba Mamá
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Jaco Pastorius – Havona NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaco Pastorius – Teen Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Zawinul – A Remark You Made NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Zawinul – Birdland NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Zawinul – The Juggler NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter – Harlequin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter – Palladíum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtDesigner | Lou Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Alex Acuña
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Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED ⓘ Manolo Badrena NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mr. Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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jazz fusion ⓘ |
| hasIconicBassWorkBy | Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Remark You Made
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Birdland NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlequin NERFINISHED ⓘ Havona NERFINISHED ⓘ Palladíum NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumba Mamá NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Juggler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
fusion
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
drums
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electric bass ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Columbia PC 34418 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 37:32 ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Birdland
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Teen Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Black Market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jaco Pastorius
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Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Yianilos NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1977-03 ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood
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Hollywood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1976 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
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Heavy Weather