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8:30 is an album by the jazz fusion group Weather Report. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Weather Report was an influential Jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining Jazz and Latin jazz with Art music, A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Josef Erich Zawinul ( July 7 1932 &ndash September 11 2007) was a Jazz keyboardist and Composer. John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Weather Report was an influential Jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining Jazz and Latin jazz with Art music, Mr Gone is Weather Report 's eighth studio album and is perhaps best known for receiving a "one-star" rating by Down Beat magazine Night Passage is Weather Report 's tenth album released in 1980 An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Weather Report was an influential Jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining Jazz and Latin jazz with Art music, It was recorded live except for tracks 9-12, which were studio recorded. Among other titles, it features a live version of the group's signature piece "Birdland". For other uses of the term 'Birdland' see Birdland. " Birdland " is an Instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul

1 History
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 External links

History

The album takes its name from the band's habit of starting their performance at 8:30 pm. At the time of the tour, the band were a four piece who would take the stage continuously for around two and a half hours, each of the members taking a solo spot to give not just a virtuoso performance, but to give the others a break. Wayne Shorter sometimes plays percussion instead of saxophone on stage, and on one of the studio tracks, the calypso inspired "Brown Street", Joe Zawinul's son Erich plays percussion along with Erskine and Pastorius. Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean Music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago at about the start of the 20th century

The 8:30 tour saw Weather Report at the height of their commercial success, and the playlist leant heavily on the recent successes, "Black Market", "Birdland" and "Teen Town". For other uses of the term 'Birdland' see Birdland. " Birdland " is an Instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul

Jaco Pastorius played a notable solo, "Slang", which melded a multi-part bass solo using tape loops, leading into references to "Third Stone from the Sun" by Jimi Hendrix, "Portrait of Tracy" from his own solo work, then onto "(The Hills are Alive with) The Sound of Music". John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely Tape loops are loops of prerecorded Magnetic tape used to create repetitive rhythmic musical patterns or dense layers of sound Third Stone From the Sun is a song written and originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix and released as "3rd Stone From The Sun" on the 1967 Are You Experienced James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter is a composition by bassist Jaco Pastorius. It appears on his landmark self-titled debut album, and is widely recorded as a tribute by bassists such as Joe Ferry He finished off flaying his bass with its own strap.

The album was originally a double gatefold album but the reissue on CD dropped a track, "Scarlet Woman", and was released as a single CD. A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section and for packaging of media such as Vinyl records. In Japan, the album has been released as a 2-CD set with all the tracks of the original.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul; except where indicated

"Black Market" – 9:47
"Teen Town" (Jaco Pastorius) – 8:01
"A Remark You Made" – 6:55
"Slang" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:45
"In a Silent Way" – 2:47
'"Birdland" – 7:13
'"Thanks for the Memory" (Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger) – 3:33
"Medley: Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz" – 9:32
"8:30" – 2:36
"Brown Street" (Zawinul/Wayne Shorter) – 8:34
"The Orphan" – 3:17
"Sightseeing" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:34

Personnel

Peter Erskine – drums
Jaco Pastorius – bass, drums on "8:30" & "Brown Street"
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Erich Zawinul – percussion on "Brown Street"
Joe Zawinul – bass, keyboards, producer, vocoder, vocorder
The West Los Angeles Christian Acadamy Children's Choir - vocals on "The Orphan"

External links

Weather Report Annotated Discography: 8:30

For other uses of the term 'Birdland' see Birdland. " Birdland " is an Instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer and Composer. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s The soprano saxophone was invented in 1840 and is a variety of the Saxophone, a Woodwind instrument. Josef Erich Zawinul ( July 7 1932 &ndash September 11 2007) was a Jazz keyboardist and Composer. The bass synthesizer (or "bass synth" is an Electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A vocoder, ˈvoʊkoʊdər (a Portmanteau of vox/voc ( voice) and encoder) is an analysis / synthesis system mostly used for speech in which the input is A vocoder, ˈvoʊkoʊdər (a Portmanteau of vox/voc ( voice) and encoder) is an analysis / synthesis system mostly used for speech in which the input is

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Contents

History

Track listing

Personnel

External links