Album: Black Market by Weather Report (1976)
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: Columbia
Format: Album

Description: 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 March 1976 through Columbia Records. Columbia released it again as a digitally remastered CD in 1991.
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 Acuna 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.

Artist Background: Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter (and, initially, by Czech bass player Miroslav Vitouš). Other prominent members at various points in the band's lifespan included Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Alphonso Johnson, Victor Bailey, Airto Moreira and Chester Thompson. Alongside Miles Davis's electric bands, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to ... Part of the New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Music Scene: Part of the New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, 1970s, Album, Columbia

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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 March 1976 through Columbia Records. Columbia released it again as a digitally remastered CD in 1991.
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 Acuna 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.

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