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Weather Report
photo credit: Sam Emerson

Active

1970s - 1980s

Formed

1970 in New York City, NY

Disbanded

1986

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Fusion

Also Known As

Yellowjackets

Group Members

Joe Zawinul Wayne Shorter Dom Um Romão Jaco Pastorius Miroslav Vitous Peter Erskine Alyrio Lima Don Alias Eric Kamau Grávátt Erich Zawinul Greg Errico Manolo Badrena Muruga Booker Narada Michael Walden Skip Hadden Airto Moreira Alex Acuña Alphonse Mouzon Alphonso Johnson Jose Rossy Mino Cinelu Omar Hakim Victor Bailey Steve Gadd
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Biography by Richard S. Ginell

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Jazz fusion innovators who explored exotic textures and rhythms, revealing a decidedly global aesthetic.
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Album Highlights

  • Weather Report [1971]
    Weather Report
    Weather Report [1971]
  • Heavy Weather
    Weather Report
    Heavy Weather
  • Black Market
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    Black Market
  • Mysterious Traveller
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    Mysterious Traveller
  • 8:30
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    8:30
  • Forecast: Tomorrow
    Weather Report
    Forecast: Tomorrow
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Artists Moods

  • Cerebral
  • Complex
  • Sophisticated
  • Bright
  • Fiery
  • Joyous
  • Reflective
  • Boisterous
  • Rousing
  • Carefree
  • Hypnotic
  • Summery
  • Visceral
  • Intense
  • Manic
  • Relaxed
  • Laid-Back/Mellow
  • Sensual

Artists Themes

  • Imagination
  • Summer
  • Day Driving
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