Weather Report - Black Market (1976) [Japan 2001] PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Black Market is an instrumental jazz fusion album released by Weather Report in 1976. This album was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. It was recorded in December 1975 and released in April 1976 through Columbia Records. This is Weather Report's seventh overall album and the first with the bass player Jaco Pastorius who features on two tracks. The back cover photo shows Pastorius, Chester Thompson and Alex Acuña with the band, although Alphonso Johnson played on more than half of the record. The album draws heavily from African influences and its style could be described as "world fusion". The second Track, "Cannon Ball" is tribute to Zawinul's then recently deceased former band leader, saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.

The first two Weather Report albums to feature Jaco (and two of their very best) were combined on to a single cassette, containing the smash hit "Birdland". If cassette was your format, this was a great way to pick up two great albums, but it is now out of print.

Tracklist:

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

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

Produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.
Recorded in December 1975 and first released in April 1976 through Columbia Records.
Sony Music Japan # SRGS 4576


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