Heavy Weather is the seventh album by Weather Report, released in 1977 through Columbia Records. The release originally sold about 500,000 copies; it would prove to be the band's most commercially successful album. Heavy Weather received a 5-star review from DownBeat magazine and went on to be voted jazz album of the year by the readers of that publication. On this album the lineup consisted of Weather Report founders Joe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizers) and Wayne Shorter (saxophone), alongside Jaco Pastorius (bass), Alex Acuña (drums), and Manolo Badrena (percussion). It was produced and orchestrated by Zawinul, with additional production by Shorter and Pastorius, and engineered by Ron Malo.
Featuring the jazz standard "Birdland", the album is one of the best sellers in the Columbia jazz catalog. This opening track was a significant commercial success, something not typical of instrumental music. The melody had been performed live by the band as part of "Dr Honoris Causa", which was from Joe Zawinul's eponymous solo album. "Teen Town", a Pastorius composition where his bass takes the lead instrument role, is often considered a highlight of the album and of Pastorius's career. Although not mentioned as a live recording in the liner notes, "Rumba Mamá" (a percussion and vocals feature for Manolo Badrena and Alex Acuña) was recorded at a band's concert in Montreux, Switzerland during the summer of 1976, of which a film would be subsequently released on DVD in 2007.[1]
Dan Oppenheimer said in a June 1977 review for Rolling Stone that he felt the band had moved away from their earlier music, losing a lot of the space, melodies and airy feel that set them apart from other jazz-rock bands, but gaining a new bassist who "has been instrumental in developing their busier, talkative style", and that while their music previously "went up and up only, becoming more ethereal as it went, the new bottom makes all the difference in the world".[2]
Richard Ginell commented in a retrospective review for Allmusic that it was released "just as the jazz-rock movement began to run out of steam", however he felt that "this landmark album proved that there was plenty of creative life left in the idiom."[5]
Joe Zawinul – ARP 2600 on all tracks except "Rumba Mamá", Rhodes electric piano on all tracks except "Birdland", "Rumba Mamá", and "Havona", Yamahagrand piano on "Birdland", "Harlequin", "The Juggler", and "Havona", Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer on all tracks except "Rumba Mamá", "Palladíum", and "The Juggler", vocals on "Birdland", melodica on "Birdland" and "Teen Town", and guitar and tabla on "The Juggler".
Alex Acuña – Drums on all tracks except "Teen Town" and "Rumba Mamá", congas and tom-toms on "Rumba Mamá", and handclaps on "The Juggler"
Manolo Badrena – Tambourine on "Birdland", congas on "Teen Town", "Rumba Mamá", and "Palladíum", vocals on "Harlequin" and "Rumba Mamá", timbales on "Rumba Mamá", and percussion on "Palladíum" and "The Juggler"
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Teen Town redirects here For the TV series see Teen Town TV series Heavy Weather is the seventh album by Weather Report released in 1977 through Columbia Records The release originally sold about 500 000 copies it would prove to be the band s most commercially successful album Heavy Weather received a 5 star review from DownBeat magazine and went on to be voted jazz album of the year by the readers of that publication On this album the lineup consisted of Weather Report founders Joe Zawinul keyboards synthesizers and Wayne Shorter saxophone alongside Jaco Pastorius bass Alex Acuna drums and Manolo Badrena percussion It was produced and orchestrated by Zawinul with additional production by Shorter and Pastorius and engineered by Ron Malo Heavy WeatherStudio album by Weather ReportReleasedMarch 1977RecordedLate 1976 early 1977StudioDevonshire Sound Studios North Hollywood CaliforniaGenreJazz fusionLength37 50LabelColumbiaProducerJoe Zawinul Jaco Pastorius Wayne ShorterWeather Report chronologyBlack Market 1976 Heavy Weather 1977 Mr Gone 1978 Featuring the jazz standard Birdland the album is one of the best sellers in the Columbia jazz catalog This opening track was a significant commercial success something not typical of instrumental music The melody had been performed live by the band as part of Dr Honoris Causa which was from Joe Zawinul s eponymous solo album Teen Town a Pastorius composition where his bass takes the lead instrument role is often considered a highlight of the album and of Pastorius s career Although not mentioned as a live recording in the liner notes Rumba Mama a percussion and vocals feature for Manolo Badrena and Alex Acuna was recorded at a band s concert in Montreux Switzerland during the summer of 1976 of which a film would be subsequently released on DVD in 2007 1 Contents 1 Critical reception 1 1 Legacy 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Weather Report 3 2 Production 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Release history 6 References 7 External linksCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsContemporaryReview scoresSourceRatingRolling Stone Not Rated 2 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 4 Dan Oppenheimer said in a June 1977 review for Rolling Stone that he felt the band had moved away from their earlier music losing a lot of the space melodies and airy feel that set them apart from other jazz rock bands but gaining a new bassist who has been instrumental in developing their busier talkative style and that while their music previously went up and up only becoming more ethereal as it went the new bottom makes all the difference in the world 2 Legacy Edit Professional ratingsLegacyReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 5 Artistdirect 6 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 7 Richard Ginell commented in a retrospective review for Allmusic that it was released just as the jazz rock movement began to run out of steam however he felt that this landmark album proved that there was plenty of creative life left in the idiom 5 In February 2011 Heavy Weather was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 8 The album was included in Robert Dimery s 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die In 2000 it was voted 822 in Colin Larkin s All Time Top 1000 Albums 9 The singer Bilal names it among his 25 favorite albums citing the interplay between Jaco Pastorius and Joe Zawinul 10 Track listing EditSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Birdland Zawinul5 572 A Remark You Made Zawinul6 513 Teen Town Pastorius2 514 Harlequin Shorter3 59 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 Rumba Mama Badrena Acuna2 112 Palladium Shorter4 463 The Juggler Zawinul5 034 Havona Pastorius6 01Personnel EditWeather Report Edit Joe Zawinul ARP 2600 on all tracks except Rumba Mama Rhodes electric piano on all tracks except Birdland Rumba Mama and Havona Yamaha grand piano on Birdland Harlequin The Juggler and Havona Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer on all tracks except Rumba Mama Palladium and The Juggler vocals on Birdland melodica on Birdland and Teen Town and guitar and tabla on The Juggler Wayne Shorter Soprano saxophone on all tracks except A Remark You Made and Rumba Mama and tenor saxophone on Birdland A Remark You Made and Palladium Jaco Pastorius Fretless bass on all tracks except Rumba Mama mandocello on Birdland and The Juggler vocals on Birdland drums on Teen Town steel drums on Palladium Alex Acuna Drums on all tracks except Teen Town and Rumba Mama congas and tom toms on Rumba Mama and handclaps on The Juggler Manolo Badrena Tambourine on Birdland congas on Teen Town Rumba Mama and Palladium vocals on Harlequin and Rumba Mama timbales on Rumba Mama and percussion on Palladium and The Juggler Production Edit Joe Zawinul Record producer and orchestrator Jaco Pastorius Co producer Wayne Shorter Assistant producer Ron Malo Engineer Jerry Hudgins Assistant engineer Brian Risner Assistant engineer and chief meteorologist Frank Tozour Sony reissue premastering Nancy Donald Design Lou Beach Illustration Keith Williamson PhotographyCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1977 PeakpositionSwedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 11 40US Billboard 200 12 30US Top Jazz Albums Billboard 13 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 14 33 Year end charts Edit Chart 1977 PositionUS Billboard 200 15 100US Top Jazz Albums Billboard 16 5Chart 1978 PositionUS Top Jazz Albums Billboard 17 42Release history EditThe album was first released in LP format worldwide throughout Columbia Records CBS Records Sony Records and other minor record labels In 1984 it was first released in CD format in the U S on Columbia Records In 1992 the album was remastered and in 2002 published in Super Audio CD format 18 See the table below for a more comprehensive list of the album releases 18 Year Format Label Country Note1977 LP amp Cassette Columbia PC 34418 Canada U S CBS Sony 25AP 357 JapanCBS CBS S 81775 Italy Netherlands UK U S Suzy CBS 81775 P 1977 Yugoslavia Published as Heavy RainCBS SBP 234974 Australia 1979 Supraphon CBS 1115 2490 Czechoslovakia Published as Weather Report1981 Columbia HC 44418 U S 1983 CBS CBS 32358 Europe1984 CD Columbia CK 34418 U S 1991 Columbia 468209 2 1992 Columbia CK 47481 Remastered1994 CD Gold CD Columbia Legacy Master Sound CK 64427 1997 CD MD Columbia Legacy CK 65108 Europe U S 2002 SACD Columbia Legacy CS 65108 U S References Edit Kelman John 2007 Live at Montreux 1976 Weather Report Review All About Jazz All About Jazz Retrieved April 22 2016 a b Oppenheimer Dan 1977 Heavy Weather Weather Report Review Rolling Stone web archive org Archived from the original on February 27 2009 Retrieved July 19 2011 Swenson J ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide USA Random House Rolling Stone p 204 ISBN 0 394 72643 X Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 1475 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 a b Ginell Richard S 2011 Heavy Weather Weather Report AllMusic Retrieved September 20 2011 Heavy Weather by Weather Report ARTISTdirect com Retrieved September 20 2011 Larkin Colin 2007 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 Sterdan Darryl QMI Agency February 13 2011 Ramones get lifetime achievement Conoe ca Retrieved September 20 2011 Colin Larkin 2000 All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd ed Virgin Books p 256 ISBN 0 7535 0493 6 Simmons Ted February 26 2013 Bilal s 25 Favorite Albums Complex Retrieved August 28 2020 Swedishcharts com Weather Report Heavy Weather Hung Medien Retrieved February 28 2021 Weather Report TLP Billboard Retrieved February 28 2021 Weather Report JLS Billboard Retrieved February 28 2021 Weather Report BLP Billboard Retrieved February 28 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1977 Billboard Retrieved February 28 2021 Jazz Albums Year End 1977 Billboard Retrieved February 28 2021 Jazz Albums Year End 1978 Billboard Retrieved February 28 2021 a b Weather Report Heavy Weather Discogs Retrieved September 20 2011 External links EditWeather Report Annotated Discography 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