Black Market

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Black Market is a landmark 1976 jazz fusion album by Weather Report, noted for its innovative blend of world music influences, electric jazz, and complex rhythmic textures.

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instanceOf album
studio album
artist Weather Report NERFINISHED
composer Chester Thompson NERFINISHED
Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED
Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfRelease 1976
followedBy Heavy Weather NERFINISHED
genre jazz
jazz fusion
world fusion
hasPart Barbary Coast NERFINISHED
Black Market (track) NERFINISHED
Cannon Ball NERFINISHED
Elegant People NERFINISHED
Gibraltar NERFINISHED
Herandnu
Three Clowns NERFINISHED
instrumentation drums
electric bass
electric piano
percussion
soprano saxophone
synthesizer
tenor saxophone
language instrumental
mainGenreMovement 1970s jazz fusion
notableFor blend of world music influences and electric jazz
complex rhythmic textures
partOf Weather Report discography NERFINISHED
performer Alex Acuña NERFINISHED
Alphonso Johnson NERFINISHED
Chester Thompson NERFINISHED
Don Alias NERFINISHED
Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED
Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED
Narada Michael Walden NERFINISHED
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
Weather Report NERFINISHED
precededBy Tale Spinnin' NERFINISHED
producer Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED
Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1975
recordLabel CBS Records NERFINISHED
Columbia Records

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Weather Report notableWork Black Market