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Sun Aug 08 2021
4
4.0 - Sounds like the soundtrack to a 1981 cop comedy, maybe starring Dustin Hoffman and Danny Glover. They have to solve a murder case involving Colombian drug dealers. A wealthy heiress is the love interest. She’s modestly hot in a big-haired 80s way. There’s one sex scene where she’s wearing ridiculous lingerie and we see her tits for half a second. There’s a car chase, a couple explosions, one drunken evening that makes the main character question his choices, finally he cracks the case, the bad guys go to jail, he says goodbye to his partner and the girl. The last scene shows him moving back out West, giving up the cop grind, to work as a ranch hand.
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Thu Sep 02 2021
3
Pretty good. Really great structure and song writing. Excellent musicianship. The songs aren't really my bag, but it's great music to analyze.
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Wed Mar 17 2021
4
This album is great but I don't think it's the best fusion album of all time. That being said, Birdland is a pretty iconic first track (even if I do prefer the Maynard Ferguson version). A Remark You Made is likewise a standout track.I really love Pastorius' tone and it's just an excellent ballad. My other favorite track is the final song Havona, which is a really unique song and a great way to end the album. Overall, I think the production limits the album. Compositionally it's amazing, but some of the songs don't hit quite as hard as they ought to. That being said, there is certainly a reason it's a classic fusion album.
Birdland: 9.5/10
A Remark You Made: 9.5/10
Teen Town: 7.5/10
Harlequin: 7.5/10
Palladium: 8.5/10
The Juggler: 8/10
Havona: 9/10
Decent 8/10
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Wed Feb 22 2023
2
While I had heard Birdland before (in music history class), the rest of the album was not very memorable. Maybe I’d spin it again when I’m looking for upbeat work music, but honestly it just wasn’t that interesting.
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Thu Mar 30 2023
2
Well, Jaco Pistorious is an amazing bassist. The album is a bit meh though. Easy listening performed by geniuses.
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Wed Feb 16 2022
4
"Jazz Odyssey." That was the answer offered by Spinal Tap bassist when the band found themselves short of a guitar player. The result was a hilarious mix of well-intentioned attempts at virtuosity and well-pissed fans.
This time though, a Spinal Tap fan was not giving a disapproving thumbs-down to a vision quest of jazz and psychedelia. Weather Report featured Jaco Pastorius, the man who was oft deemed the Hendrix of bass, and Heavy Weather is chock full of reasons why and how he earned that title. Melodic one moment, and tastefully dissonant the next, with a good amount of percussivity, Pastorius managed to display his range while still playing well with others.
Tracks like Harlequin gave free reign to the sax, piano and keyboards (?) all laying atop snaking basslines that were melodic in their own right.
If the first listen was a monolithic odyssey, the second run on this record allowed for this writer to be introduced to each track as individual works, whether it was the frenetic, tambourine-driven Birdland or the contemplative Rumba on side-B, this record proves to be one that keeps on giving. There will be something new to take away from each listen, from each instrument. I can't wait to do this a third time.
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Mon Apr 26 2021
3
Don’t love 70s jazz but it felt capable
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Fri Jul 09 2021
3
- easy listening, some spicier tracks but overall chilled.
- bigband not my thing, solos a little muddy.
- Drums are the standout, maybe followed by piano.
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Thu Oct 28 2021
2
Weather report: cloudy sky with little visibility of the stars
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Fri Apr 28 2023
2
Not in the mood, not sure what mood I would have to be in actually.
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Wed Mar 01 2023
1
And today’s forecast is bland with possible schmooz later.
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Mon Jul 19 2021
5
RIP Jaco
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Thu Jan 28 2021
5
Ein Jazzklassiker! Sehr gut.
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Fri Feb 26 2021
5
wow
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Fri May 28 2021
5
6 estrellas nomás por los lolz. y por subir el promedio. consumí esto irónicamente, es música para la hora de la comida, jazz de programa de tv. fenomenal.
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Thu Jun 24 2021
5
LOOOOVED this. The bass, the drums, the grooves, everything.
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Wed Aug 04 2021
5
This is awesome. Didn't know about the existence of this band and ended up hearing this album and others multiple times.
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Thu Aug 12 2021
5
one of the first jazz super groups - incredible album, great background music.
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Fri Aug 20 2021
5
A true masterpiece, timeless, a jewel for the ages. Let's give it 10 stars!
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Thu Dec 16 2021
5
I love this album! Weather Report slaps.
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Thu Jan 06 2022
5
classic - love it
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Fri Jan 07 2022
5
Brilliant! Jazz funk, constant tap your foot stuff, big fan
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Wed Feb 23 2022
5
Tydzien instrumentalny na liscie trwa w najlepsze, tym razem z poteznymi jojowymi referencjami, bo grany jest heavy weather bedacy siodmym studyjnym krazkiem jazzowej bandy weather report pod przewodnictwem pana Zawinula, ktory juz sie pojawil na liscie na plycie Davisa, ale zdecydowanie nie jest to krazek jednej osoby, bo w sklad zespolu wchodza takie nazwiska jak Wayne Shorter, wiec legendarna saksa, Jaco Pastorius na basie, Alex Acuña drumsy i Manolo Badrena tamburyniarz i perkusja, wiec paleta charakterow zaowocowala roznorodnymi kompozycjami, bo kazdy z czlonkow ma swoj kawalek, ktorych lacznie jest 8 na 37 minutach, co jednak najbardziej mnie urzeklo podczas odsluchu, to idealny balans na granicy improwizacji a kompozycji, ktora ma charakteryzowac fussion, no i nie mozna zapomniec o wykorzystaniu ciekawych instrumentow, bo klawisze Zawinula, to pianinko, elektryczna klawiaturka, jak i konsola synthowa, tak samo z saksa pojawia sie zarowno w wersji tenorowej jak i sopranowej, podobnie Jaco gral glownie na basie i to jeszcze bezprogowym, ale na otwierajacym birdlandzie gra on na mandoloncelle, wiec specyficzna wloska lutnia, grajaca dosc niskie tony, krazek niesamowicie lekki, raczej utrzymany w dosc szybkim tempie, a jednoczesnie przepelniony ciekawym wielowarstwowym brzmieniem, ktore jednak nie zabija energii ktora wrecz bije z poszczegolnych instrumentow, ale najbardziej czuc to z grania pana Jaco, ktorego kawalki sa dla mnie hajlajtami albumu, wiec na plejke leci otwierajacy birdland i zamkykajacy havona, ciekawy lore piece na temat pana Jaco, to fakt ze mial dziwne hobby polegajace na szukaniu barowych bojek, wiec prawie jak w fajt klubie, takie hobby z pewnoscia nie sprzyja zdrowotnosci, bo w wieku 35 lat zakonczyl swoj zywot przed wrotami jednego z barow, swietny basista i ciekawa postac z tego ktotkiego opisu
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Sun Mar 27 2022
5
"Heavy Weather" is a great example of a jazz fusion record that has such a good vibe that it's no wonder why it's one of the most successful and acclaimed records of the genre. The opener, "Birdland", has Joe Zawinul and Jaco Pastorius mixing piano and fretless bass as the signiture sound of the band. Joined by Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuña and Manolo Badrena, what you have is a dream team of jazz, and songs like "Teen Town" and "Palladíum" are unforgetable classics of the style.
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Wed Apr 06 2022
5
Unexpected
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Fri Jul 29 2022
5
Veeery cool !
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Thu Aug 04 2022
5
Surprisingly good, has Supertramp vibes with the wide use of instruments
Instrumental + , jazz, so good, I love it!!
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Wed Aug 17 2022
5
Jaco is so good. I had heard of him, and was familiar with his style, but didn't realize this was his band. I do love fusion jazz.
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Sun Sep 18 2022
5
I was surprised by how much I liked this, as I always feel like Jazz Fusion is a genre that leaves a sour taste for me. But the consistency and experimental flair throughout was just the right flavor for me.
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Mon Sep 26 2022
5
A jazz fusion classic. Jaco Pastorious is so good, such a unique bass sound. Of course « Birdland » is a true masterpiece in itself but the whole album is really good.
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Sun Oct 02 2022
5
Wow! What a nice surplice. This was excellent. I see why they call the genre 'fusion.' Jazzy and funky and kinda perfect for early mornings. Will definitely return to this quite a bit.
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Sun Oct 30 2022
5
HUGE FAN. I loved the jazz/rock fusion. Absolutely amazing album. 10/10.
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Thu Nov 10 2022
5
I consider A Remark You Made one of the greatest compositions ever.
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Thu Nov 10 2022
5
Great album. Cool grooves. Didn't know what to expect. Every song puts you in a good mood. Can't wait to see what the rest of my group thinks about this.
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Wed Nov 16 2022
5
This was my first introduction to Jaco Pastorius. I love this album. This is an important recording due to it's commercial success and many folks intro into fusion jazz. It contains elements of jazz, latin, rock, and soul music. I definitely have a sentimental connection to this album and have listened to it many time since my introduction in the early '80s. I listen to this as great musicians interacting with each other and no one artist is better than the next.
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Mon Dec 05 2022
5
Mostly hooky with a 90% chance of sweet and tuneful melodies. The groves are ebullient and some of the crescendos nearly orgiastic – these cats were having a blast it seems and were fearless in charting a new course for jazz or pop music. It's not just a kinder, gentler approach to fusion, but precise and excellent on its own terms, with at times otherworldly playing.
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Wed Dec 14 2022
5
a Weather Report classic
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Sun Feb 12 2023
5
А почему мы вдруг резко решили уйти от альтернативы и тяжеляка, причём так кардинально? Неужто скучные альбомы кончились?))
У меня ещё на первом треке кажется случился снос башни. Звучит как что-то среднее между аниме-опенингом, песни из интро к шоу Леттермана и заставки программы Время (Время вперёд, короче). Так быстро, стремительно, эклектично пронеслись эти 6 минут.
Но остальные треки как-то поскучнее оказались. Зато там есть потрясные соляки на безладовом басе! Это прям мммм, аааа, конфетка. Да и просто фоном он звучит офигенно, в Harlequin, например.
Так, середина. Что такое Rumba Mama? Это кто-то на диктофон записывал каких-то латиносов, или что?)) Как-то странно... И немного не туда. Но как разгрузка в середине альбома - чётко.
Если подводить итог, то в целом альбом классный. Его не стыдно включить на виниле на домашней тусе, можно смело добавить пару треков в повседневный плейлист. Много разных жанров намешано. К концу вообще в какой-то спейс джаз ушло, ну или что-то подобное. Прикольно, неожиданно. Если ругать за что-то - только если за какую-то странную румбу. Не из этой оперы вообще, глубинный смысл не понят.
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Sun Feb 12 2023
5
Более электронный джаз, который довольно бойко и круто влетает в тебя
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Wed Mar 08 2023
5
Okay, this is cooool. Obvious five stars for atmospheric instrumental jazz with just enough synth to keep you on your toes.
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Fri May 05 2023
5
This album is legendary. I love every second of it for years now. Thank you for giving me this album today. It will be a nice re-listening.
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Tue Jul 11 2023
5
YESSSSS! JACO!!!!! Every song on here is beautiful and I love this mess. Teen Town kills it. Havona is so good. Damn this album is just so tight.
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Thu Jul 27 2023
5
Jazz had been led astray by the mid to late 1970s. So many sub-genres had popped up, lending itself to curiosity and dissension and many of the genre's luminaries were either fusing themselves to the changing times, clinging on hopelessly to past primes or were long dead/approaching death. Clearly, jazz was in need of a weather report.
While the group itself were not new and most of the members were veterans of the scene, it is no stretch to consider Heavy Weather to be a great first album to get in touch with the band's stylings. An appropriate mixture of what was past and then-present, Heavy Weather neither offends nor becomes pretentious, becoming one of the best representatives of post-fusion jazz in the process. There is plenty to like and plenty to get ahold of in either the standard album or the expanded version (the added on live tracks are no nuisance) and the curious minded would not have a problem with Heavy Weather if they give it the time it richly deserves.
P. S. the album cover kicks ass.
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Wed Aug 30 2023
5
Hell yeah. Havona slaps 4.5/5
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Fri Sep 29 2023
5
one of my favorite fusion albums — a masterpiece from beginning to end - 10/10
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Mon Oct 09 2023
5
Good
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Thu Oct 12 2023
5
Love Birdland.
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Fri Oct 20 2023
5
Not bad was pretty impressed.
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Fri Oct 27 2023
5
Have never heard of this one, feels jazzy, but with a heavy-handed 70's classic rock backing. Interesting for sure but I don't think im a personal fan of this genre, let's see.
This first track has an extremely hopeful feel to it, is actually putting me into a happier mood, rare for music to create that emotion for me. Similar to the Cowboy Bebop OST.
I actually like this album A LOT. This is most likely the first album I've never heard of before that I give a 5 rating.
There's a slightly excessive use of bongos, I'd like to hear more variation in the choices of secondary percussion.
Still, the level of layering on most of these songs is absolutely incredible. Very tight compositions here.
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Fri Oct 27 2023
5
Classic Jazz nice!!!!!!!
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Fri Oct 27 2023
5
Finally, something that is truly brand new to me!
I really enjoyed this, will listen to more by Weather Report. It's just good vibes.
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Wed Nov 15 2023
5
HOOOOOOOO BABY THIS IS FIRE.
I didnt even realize this was Jaco until the 2nd or 3rd listen. Absolute classic and will be returning to this many times in the future
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Thu Nov 23 2023
5
Very good jazz fusion. Easy and fun listening to this. Good performances as well. Very cool! Will come back to this.
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Thu Nov 23 2023
5
Fretless bass sounds like a wet fart.
But a good one. Hypnotic.
RIP Jaco ❤️
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Sat Nov 25 2023
5
When I was in High School, I went through an 80s jazz fusion phase from Youtube recommendations. I'm sure the likes of Casiopea blew up in other people's feeds as well. Jazz tried to be pop-accessible a couple decades earlier, but that style has long since sounded dated: barebones, predictable, and repetitive. The mid-60s brought a wave of rock musicians incorporated jazz into their music for various purposes, but those songs were either catchy pop tunes, grand prog or jam compositions, or just straight out weird (Frank Zappa, Soft Machine, Miles Davis).
What Weather Report does here is smoothly incorporate rock instrumentation and recent synth developments to enhance the cool jazz experience. It's not like they're the first to do this, but I consider them to be the strongest out of everyone who came before them. With Jeff Beck, I'm focused on the guitar work and atmosphere. With Steely Dan, it's about the pop hooks and mood. But here, I can appreciate the whole group and the development of their compositions over time. It's smooth and natural with quiet and loud moments, funky grooves and electrifying synths, to make each track feel alive.
Song structure is surely inspired by TV and movie soundtracks. "Teen Town" definitely sounds like a theme for some crime show. Only weak song is "The Juggler" but it couldn't even annoy me at my worst with how low key it is.
The record works as a coherent experience. Starts off with one of the most popular jazz standards of all time, and from there takes you through an easy-going, short (37 minutes), yet fun adventure. You're free to pay attention or space out: it's all the same enjoyment.
Giving it 5 stars for being the most put-together jazz fusion record I've heard. Besides "Birdland", none of the songs blow away my expectations, but it's all unique, intriguing, and well thought-out, offering diversity and innovation.
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Thu Nov 30 2023
5
Album Art 10/10 that is one of the most unique covers I have ever seen I want that to be the art on the deck of my next snowboard.
The sounds like the Local on the 7s from the Weather Channel back in the 90s but on steroids.
Jazz fusion may be my new favorite genre of music. Any album that is so enjoyable with only instrumentals will always be a 5 star for me.
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Thu Nov 05 2020
4
music perfect for playing in background (ambient)
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Fri Jun 04 2021
4
Awesome accessible start but quickly gets a bit jazzy for me. 4 stars are mostly in the strength of Birdland.
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Thu Feb 25 2021
4
not something i super dig, but it's good for what it is, 4
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Fri Jul 09 2021
4
Fluid and delightfully arranged. Some very pleasant melodic phrasing. Joe Zawinul's solos are ethereal and vibrant - classy stuff.
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Wed Feb 03 2021
4
Good! Jazzy!
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Fri May 14 2021
4
Good funky jazz. Not going to be on any list of favorite albums I'll ever make, but it's the sort of thing you wouldn't be upset if it came on as background music
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Fri May 28 2021
4
Siento que esto es jazz con algo de drogas. De hecho cuando inició el disco, no supe que esperar, ya después me di cuenta de qué era. Como lo he dicho antes, el jazz aún no logra atraparme, así que el disco lo escuché con poca atención. Sin embargo, sí me gustan las variaciones y que suene animado, muy uptempo (???). "Rumba Mama" está padre por su inclusión de los tambores que se escuchan, "Palladium" porque de repente tiene unos arranques padres, pero yo creo que la que más me gustó sí fue "Birdland". Música como para cena animada o con show, no sé, algo así. 7.5/10
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Thu May 06 2021
4
NICE JAZZ
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Mon May 10 2021
4
Fun jazz album! Will absolutely listen to again
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Fri May 28 2021
4
Pues chido y todo, perobpues sí la escuché más como de fondo. harlequin y rumba mama fueron las que más me gustaron. Y el radio despues del disco me mostró muchas canciones que me gustaron, mood: gracias weather report, por lo d que me mostró un radio interesante y por dar tantos samples a los del lofi y toda esa onditabdel pop hypnagogico. Lel
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Wed Mar 31 2021
4
Great album. Brings back a lot of memories. Not my favorite Jazz Style.
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Wed Mar 31 2021
4
as predicted, heavy weather rolled in with a high pressure system that almost derailed everything during track one but then it stabilized and provided a nice 68 degree and sunshiny album. I give it Four 1980's Bruce Asbury's
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Fri May 28 2021
4
Really enjoyed this. Just into ****
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Sun Jul 04 2021
4
// Favs: A Remark You Made
Score: Light to Decent 4
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Sat Jun 26 2021
4
Haven't felt such funk in a long time.
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Tue Jun 29 2021
4
Great jazz album. Very pop like feel. Absolutely love the saxophones.
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Wed May 19 2021
4
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Wed May 26 2021
4
The synth sounds a bit dated, but this album is a fusion masterpiece featuring acrobatic musicianship and great exploratory passages.
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Thu Sep 30 2021
4
Jazz fusion
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Wed Oct 27 2021
4
7/10
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Thu Nov 25 2021
4
I can't stop humming Birdland. This album is amazing.
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Wed Dec 15 2021
4
Enjoyable music to listen to. Very jazzy. I just didn't vibe with all the songs.
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Wed Dec 22 2021
4
Turned off by the title and the album cover; upon starting the first track I realized that I was actually very familiar with Zawinul and his Jazz Fusion! I played a lot of this in Jazz Band growing up.
I guess that's what I get, judging an album by its cover!
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Mon Jan 17 2022
4
Jazz fusion. Está entretenido.
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Wed Jan 26 2022
4
Wow, a very funky album. Mildly to moderately enjoyable. I remember playing Birdland on jazz flute as a kid, which was some unexpected nostalgia...and probably the biggest reason it was my favorite track.
All of these songs aren't at what I'd call "legendary" status, but they're all very solid. I certainly understand why the album is on this list. This was very much worth the listen.
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Sun Jan 30 2022
4
mes colocs ont du se demander ce qu’il se passait pour que j’écoute de tels solos de saxophone un samedi midi
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Sun Jan 30 2022
4
A cause de Coltrane, je pensais que le jazz n'était pas trop mon style. En fait je kiffe bien !
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Sun Jan 30 2022
4
Le jazz c'est mieux quand on joue pas des notes au hasard je trouve
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Fri Feb 04 2022
4
Jazz instrumental
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Fri Feb 11 2022
4
Some really good sounds on this one
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Mon Feb 28 2022
4
Je tiens a remercier chaudement toute l'équipe de Weather Report, grâce à qui j'ai pu profiter plusieurs fois pleinement profiter de mes vacances. Grâce à une prévision météo à 7 jours des plus précises, j'ai pu amménager mon emploi du temps lors de visites de plusieurs pays, afin d'éviter le mauvais temps.
En lançant l'album d'aujourd'hui, j'ai également pu réamménager mon planning de la semaine, me décidant à annuler ma sortie à vélo prévue pour jeudi, grâce à l'annonce d'une perturbation sur tout le nord de la Suisse alémanique lors de la piste 5 de l'album.
Encore une fois, un grand merci à Weather Report.
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Mon Feb 28 2022
4
Quel bonheur d'avoir affaire à de vrais professionnels. Les prévisions sont ici données à quinze jours, avec une précision étonnante pour les avoir vérifiées la semaine qui a suivi.
Le featuring avec Catherine Laborde et Louis Bodin est sans doute le morceau le plus impressionnant. On y voit Weather Report gesticuler devant un fond vert sur lequel est projeté une carte de l'hexagone. Pendant trois minutes, chaque ville ou région sera impeccablement désignée par les index des différents membres.
L'outro conclut l'album en beauté avec un « demain nous fêterons les Célestins » extrêmement satisfaisant.
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Fri Mar 11 2022
4
03/10/2022
Not at all the jazz that I expected it to be. This is so energetic and funky as hell. Really fun album!
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Thu Mar 24 2022
4
Felt like a slightly more modern miles Davis album. Very nice ambient jazz type music and such. Also I found out that the endtroducing album could be called trip hop and I’m just noting that here
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Sun Mar 27 2022
4
Very cool jazz album that I had almost forgotten about.
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Fri Apr 08 2022
4
Ah Birdland on kyllä aivan megakova, kiva kuulla vihdoin koko levy. Erinomaista "modernia" jazzia jossa jopa elektronisia saundeja. 4/5.
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Fri Apr 08 2022
4
Mites tätä kuvailis? Kepeää fuusiota? Tälläsessä helsingin takatalven paskamyrskyssä kyl mieluusti asettuu tän levyn tunnelmiin. Yllätyin itseasiassa että tykkään tästä!
4/5
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Wed Apr 13 2022
4
Jazz fusion. Está entretenido.
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Wed Apr 20 2022
4
Wicked jazz fusion album. Super experimental and fun, lots of different influences from world music, jazz and funk coming through. The technical skill of all of the band members gets highlighted on this record; the drums, horns, keys, guitar, bass all have their moments in the spotlight throughout. Heavy Weather pushed the boundaries of a traditional sounding record at the time, and helped to evolve jazz and prog rock through this period.
Fave tracks: Birdland, Havona
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Fri Apr 29 2022
4
Musical wanking at its finest
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Mon May 09 2022
4
My favorite jazz album thus far. Very cool
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Fri May 13 2022
4
Pretty cool! These boyz can PLAY
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Thu Jun 23 2022
4
Awesome jazz fusion album. Wayne Shorter can do no wrong.
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Mon Jun 27 2022
4
Really great album. My fifth listen this year and still hearing new phrases each time
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