I know that I can build out my jazz fusion record collection pretty easily here in San Francisco, as I consistently find classics at pretty good prices, and I picked up Heavy Weather for $5 in very good condition. I love Birdland, and the rest of the songs on this album are good listens. This was a great jazz fusion album to start with.
Produced by keyboardist Joe Zawinul, bassist Jaco Pastorius and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Heavy Weather was the Weather Report’s most successful album. For me it has been a nice surprise and encouraged me to try more fusion albums. Zawinul seems like a really interesting character after watching this short documentary from the BBC, too.
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