Weather Report - Black Market (1976) [2001 SACD]

Weather Report were a jazz supergroup formed in 1970, best known outside the jazz world for their hit "Birdland". This is Weather Report’s sixth album and the first with the bass player Jaco Pastorius who features on two tracks. Black Market is an instrumental jazz fusion album. The album draws heavily from African influences and its style could be described as "world fusion". The second song, "Cannon Ball" is tribute to Zawinul's then recently deceased former band leader, saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.

Tracks:

01. Black Market
02. Cannon Ball
03. Gibraltar
04. Elegant People
05. Three Clowns
06. Barbary Coast
07. Herandnu

Personnel:

Jaco Pastorius - Bass
Alphonso Johnson - Bass
Chester Thompson - Drums
Narada Michael Walden - Drums
Alejandro "Alex" Acuña - Percussion, Congas
Don Elias - - Percussion, Congas
Joe Zawinul - Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Wayne Shorter - Saxophone, Strings [Lyre]