Various Artists "The Real Birth Of Fusion Two" (1998) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment

 01 - 125th St Congress (Joe Zawinul)

02 - One Time (David Sancious)

03 - Hittin' On Six (Tom Scott)

04 - Awakening (John McLaughlin)

05 - Duran (Miles Davis)

06 - Vulcan Princess (Stanley Clarke)

07 - Love Supreme (John Coltrane)

08 - Anteres The Star (Billy Cobham)

09 - Butterfly (Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin & Jacques Burvick)

10 - Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway (Al DiMeola)

01 - 125th St Congress 

Weather Report

From The Album "SWEETNIGHTER"

Released in 1973

Joe Zawinul : Electric Piano, Synthesizer

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax

Miroslav Vitious : Acoustic Bass

Andrew White : Electric Bass

Eric Gravatt : Drums on Intro

Herschel Dwellingham : Drums

Muruga : Israel Jar Drum

Dom Um Romao : Percussion

02 - One Time 

David Sancious

From The Album "FOREST OF FEELINGS"

Released in 1975

David Sancious : Hammond Organ, Moog Synthesizer, Electric & Acoustic Piano, Electric Guitar

Gerard Carboy : Electric Bass

Ernest Carter : Drums

03 - Hittin' On Six 

Tony Williams

From The Album "THE JOY OF FLYING"

Released in 1978

Tony Williams : Drums

Herbie Hancock : Keyboards, Synthesizer

Tom Scott : Lyricon

Stanley Clarke : Bass

04 - Awakening 

Mahavishnu Orchestra

From The Album "THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME"Billy Co

Released in 1971

John McLaughlin : Guitar

Billy Cobham : Drums

Rick Laird : Bass

Jerry Goodman : Violin

Jan Hammer : Electric Piano

05 - Duran 

Miles Davis

From The Album "DIRECTIONS"

Released in 1981

Miles Davis : Trumpet

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone

Bennie Maupin : Bass Clarinet

John McLaughlin : Electric Guitar

Dave Holland : Electric Bass

Billy Cobham : Drums

06 - Vulcan Princess 

Stanley Clarke

From The Album "STANLEY CLARKE"

Released in 1974

Stanley Clarke : Electric Bass

Jan Hammer : Electric Piano, Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer

Bill Connors : Electric Guitar

Tony Williams : Drums

07 - Love Supreme 

Carlos Santana / Mahavishnu John McLaughlin

From The Album "LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER"

Released in 1973

Carlos Santana : Guitar

John McLaughlin : Guitar

Larry Young : Organ

Doug Rauch : Bass

Billy Cobham : Drums

Don Alias : Drums

Jan Hammer : Drums

Armando Peraza : Congas

Mike Shrieve : Percussion

08 - Anteres The Star 

Billy Cobham

From The Album "MAGIC"

Released in 1977

Alvin Baptiste : Clarinet

Pete Maunu : Guitar

Mark Soskin : Keyboards

Randy Jackson : Bass

Billy Cobham : Drums

Pete Escovedo : Timbales

Sheila Escovedo : Congas

09 - Butterfly 

Herbie Hancock

From The Album "DIRECT STEP"

Originally Released in 1979

Herbie Hancock : Rhodes Electrci Piano, Clavinet, Overheim, Prophet, Yamaha CS-80 & Mini-Moog Synthesizers

Webster Lewis : Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards

Bennie Maupin : Soprano Sax, Lyricon

Ray Obiedo : Guitar

Paul Jackson : Bass

Alphonse Mouzon : Drums

Bill Summers : Percussion

10 - Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway

Al DiMeola

From The Album "ELEGANT GYPSY"

Released in 1977

Al DiMeola : Electric Guitar, Timbales

Barry Miles : Electric Piano, Piano, Mini-Moog Synthesizer

Anthony Jackson : Bass Guitar

Lenny White : Drums

Mingo Lewis : Congas

Weather Report "Sweetnighter" (1973) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side One

01 - Boogie Woogie Waltz (Josef Zawinul)

02 - Manolete (Wayne Shorter)

03 - Adios (Josef Zawinul)

Side Two

01 - 125th Street Congress (Josef Zawinul)

02 - Will (Miroslav Vitous)

03 - Non-Stop Home (Wayne Shorter)

Produced by Shoviza Productions

Engineering : Phil Giambalvo

Side One

01 - Boogie Woogie Waltz

Josef Zawinul : Synthesizer, Electric Piano

Wayne Shorter : Soprano & Tenor Saxophones

Miroslav Vitous : Acoustic Bass

Andrew White : Electric Bass

Dom Um Romao : Bell, Tambourine, Chucalho 

Muruga : Moroccan Clay Drums

Herschel Dwellingham : Drums

Recorded February 5, 1973

02 - Manolete

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone

Josef Zawinul : Electric & Acoustic Pianos, Synthesizer

Miroslav Vitous : Acoustic Bass

Eric Gravatt : Drums

Herschel Dwellingham : Drums

Muruga : Moroccan Clay Drums, Tympani, Splash Cymbal

Recorded February 3, 1973

03 - Adios

Josef Zawinul : Electric Piano

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone

Andrew White : English Horn

Miroslav Vitous : Acoustic Bass

Muruga : Roller Toy

Recorded February 3, 1973

Side Two

01 - 125th Street Congress

Josef Zawinul : Electric Piano

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone

Miroslav Vitous : Acoustic Bass

Andrew White : Electric Bass

Eric Gravatt : Drums on Intro

Herschel Dwellingham : Drums

Muruga : Israeli Jar Drum

Dom Um Romao : Pandeiro, Cuica, Tamanco, Chucalho, Gong, Tambourine, Cowbell

Recorded February 3, 1973

02 - Will

Andrew White : English Horn

Josef Zawinul : Electric Piano

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone

Miroslav Vitous : Electric Bass

Dom Um Romao : Cachichi, Wood Block, Chucalho

Recorded February 5, 1973

03 - Non-Stop Home

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone

Eric Gravatt : Drums

Herschel Dwellingham : Drums

Andrew White : Bass

Dom Um Romao : Percussion, Vaibis-Stone, Chinese Tom-Tom, Cymbal, Castanhola, Gong, Wood Block, Caxixi, Wood Flute, Tambourine

Josef Zawinul : Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano

Recorded February 7, 1973

Weather Report "Live And Unreleased" (2002) -Jazz Rock / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment

 

DISC ONE

01 - Freezing Fire (Wayne Shorter)

02 - Plaza Real (Wayne Shorter)

03 - Fast City (Josef Zawinul)

04 - Portrait Of Tracy (Jaco Pastorius)

05 - Elegant People (Wayne Shorter)

06 - Cucumber Slumber (Alphonso Johnson)

07 - Teen Town (Jaco Pastorius)

08 - Man In The Green Shirt (Josef Zawinul)

DISC TWO

01 - Black Market (Josef Zawinul)

02 - Where The Moon Goes (Josef Zawinul & Nan O'Byrne)

03 - River People (Jaco Pastorius)

04 - Two Lines (Josef Zawinul)

05 - Cigano (Wayne Shorter)

06 - In A Silent Way / Waterfall (Josef Zawinul)

07 - Night Passage (Josef Zawinul)

08 - Port Of Entry (Wayne Shorter)

09 - Rumba Mama (Alex Acuña & Manolo Badrena)

10 - Directions / Dr. Honoris Causa (Josef Zawinul)

Original Recordings Produced by Josef Zawinul & Wayne Shorter

Produced for Release by Josef Zawinul, Ivan Zawinul & Bob Belden

Mixed by Ivan Zawinul (Disc One - Tracks 02, 03, 06 / Disc Two - Tracks 04, 06, 09) & Jim Anderson (Disc One - Tracks 01, 04, 05, 07, 08 / Disc Two - Tracks 05, 10)

Mixed at The 'Music Room', NYC (Ivan Zawinul), Sony Music Studios, Avatar Studios (NYC) (Jim Anderson)

Assistant Engineer : Tasti Anthony

Mastered by Mark Wilder & Seth Foster at Sony Music Studios, NYC

DISC ONE

01 - Freezing Fire

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax & Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Chester Thompson : Drums

Alex Acuña : Percussion

Recorded November 27, 1975 at 'The New Victoria Theatre', London, England

02 - Plaza Real

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Synthesizers

Victor Bailey : Electric Bass

Omar Hakim : Drums

Jose Rossy : Percussion & Concertina

Recorded June 3, 1983 at 'The Hammersmith Odeon', London, England

03 - Fast City

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

Robert Thomas : Percussion

Recorded July 12, 1980 at 'The Complex', Santa Monica, California

04 - Portrait Of Tracy

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Recorded November 30, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

05 - Elegant People

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums

Manolo Badrena : Percussion

Recorded November 30, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

06 - Cucumber Slumber

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Chester Thompson : Drums

Alex Acuña : Percussion

Recorded November 27, 1975 at 'The New Victoria Theatre', London, England

07 - Teen Town

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums

Manolo Badrena : Percussion

Recorded September 10, 1977 at 'The Rainbow', London, England

08 - Man In The Green Shirt

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Chester Thompson : Drums

Alex Acuña : Percussion

Recorded November 27, 1975 at 'The New Victoria Theatre', London, England

DISC TWO

01 - Black Market

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums

Manolo Badrena : Percussion

Recorded September 10, 1977 at 'The Rainbow', London, England

02 - Where The Moon Goes

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Synthesizers & Vocals

Victor Bailey : Electric Bass

Omar Hakim : Drums

Jose Rossy : Percussion

Recorded June 3, 1983 at 'The Hammersmith Odeon', London, England

03 - River People

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

Recorded November 28, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona

04 - Two Lines

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Synthesizers

Victor Bailey : Electric Bass

Omar Hakim : Drums

Jose Rossy : Percussion

Recorded June 3, 1983 at 'The Hammersmith Odeon', London, England

05 - Cigano

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax & Lyricon

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Alphonso Johnson : Chapman Stick

Chester Thompson : Drums

Alex Acuña : Percussion

Recorded November 27, 1975 at 'The New Victoria Theatre', London, England

06 - In A Silent Way / Waterfall

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax & Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

Recorded November 28, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona

07 - Night Passage

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

Robert Thomas : Percussion

Recorded July 13, 1980 at 'The Complex', Santa Monica, California

08 - Port Of Entry

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Jaco Pastorius : Electric Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

Robert Thomas : Percussion

Recorded July 13, 1980 at 'The Complex', Santa Monica, California

09 - Rumba Mama

Alex Acuña : Drums

Manolo Badrena : Percussion

Recorded September 10, 1977 at 'The Rainbow', London, England

10 - Directions / Dr. Honoris Causa

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Sax & Tenor Sax

Josef Zawinul : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano & Synthesizers

Alphonso Johnson : Electric Bass

Chester Thompson : Drums

Alex Acuña : Percussion

Recorded November 27, 1975 at 'The New Victoria Theatre', London, England

Weather Report "Mr. Gone" (1978) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat (Josef Zawinul)

02 - River People (Jaco Pastorius)

03 - Young And Fine (Josef Zawinul)

04 - The Elders (Wayne Shorter)

Side 2

01 - Mr. Gone (Josef Zawinul)

02 - Punk Jazz (Jaco Pastorius)

03 - Pinocchio (Wayne Shorter)

04 - And Then (Josef Zawinul)

Produced by Josef Zawinul

Co-Produced by Jaco Pastorius

Engineer : Alex Kazanegras

2nd Engineer : David Mancini Jr.

Mixing : Alex Kazanegras, Josef Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius

Recorded at Deconshire Sound, North Hollywood, California

Mastered at Allen Zentz

Side 1

01 - The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat

Arranged by Josef Zawinul

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards, Kalimbas, Thumbeki Drums, Sleigh Bells

Manolo Badrena : Solo Voice

Jaco Pastorius : Drums, Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone

Manolo Badrean, Jon Lucien, Jaco Pastorius, Josef Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine : Voices

02 - River People

Arranged by Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius : Drums, Voice, Timpani, Bass

Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards, ARP & Prophet Solo

03 - Young And Fine

Arranged by Josef Zawinul

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards, Melodica, High Hat, Voice

Steve Gadd : Drums

Jaco Pastorius : Bass

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone

Peter Erskine : High Hat

04 - The Elders

Arranged by Josef Zawinul

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone

Jaco Pastorius : Bass

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards

Side 2

01 - Mr. Gone

Arranged by Josef Zawinul

Tony Williams : Drums

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards, Oberheim Bass

Jaco Pastorius : Bass

02 - Punk Jazz

Arranged by Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius : Voice, Bass

Tony Williams : Drums

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards

03 - Pinocchio

Arranged by Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone

Josef Zawinul : Acoustic Piano, Oberheim

Jaco Pastorius : Bass

Peter Erskine : Drums

04 - And Then

Arranged by Josef Zawinul

Josef Zawinul : Keyboards

Wayne Shorter : Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone

Jaco Pastorius : Bass

Steve Gadd : Drums

Deniece Williams : Voice

Maurice White : Vocal

Weather Report "Sportin' Life" (1985) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side One

01 - Corner Pocket (Joe Zawinul)

02 - Indiscretions (Joe Zawinul)

03 - Hot Cargo (Joe Zawinul)

04 - Confians (Mino Cinelu)

Side Two

01 - Pearl On The Half Shell (Wayne Shorter)

02 - What's Going On (Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland & Renaldo Benson)

03 - Face On The Barroom Floor (Wayne Shorter)

04 - Ice-Pick Willy (Joe Zawinul)

Musicians :

Joe Zawinul : Synthesizers

Wayne Shorter : Saxophones

Omar Hakim : Drums

Victor Bailey : Bass

Mino Cinelu : Percussion

Vocalists : Bobby McFerrin, Carl Anderson, Dee Dee Bellson, Alfie Silas

Recorded & Mixed at Crystal Recording, Hollywood, California

Additional Recording at The Music Room, Pasadena, California

Engineer : Howard Siegel

Assistant Engineers : Matt Pakucko, Jim McMahon

Additional Engineering : Bernie Fromm, Peter Kelsey

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California

Side One

01 - Corner Pocket

Guests : Bobby McFerrin, Carl Anderson, Dee Dee Bellson, Alfie Silas

02 - Indiscretions

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03 - Hot Cargo

Guests : Bobby McFerrin, Carl Anderson, Dee Dee Bellson, Alfie Silas

04 - Confians

Lead vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Bass : Mino Cinelu

Background vocals : Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey

Side Two

01 - Pearl On The Half Shell

Guest : Bobby McFerrin

02 - What's Going On

03 - Face On The Barroom Floor

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04 - Ice-Pick Willy

Guests : Bobby McFerrin, Carl Anderson, Dee Dee Bellson, Alfie Silas