Sweetnighter

by Weather Report

Overview

Right from the start, a vastly different Weather Report emerges here, one that reflects co-leader Joe Zawinul's developing obsession with the groove. It is the groove that rules this mesmerizing album, leading off with the irresistible 3/4 marathon deceptively tagged as the "Boogie Woogie Waltz" and proceeding through a variety of Latin-grounded hip-shakers. It is a record of discovery for Zawinul, who augments his Rhodes electric piano with a funky wah-wah pedal, unveils the ARP synthesizer as a melodic instrument and sound-effects device, and often coasts along on one chord. The once fiery Wayne Shorter has been tamed, for he now contributes mostly sustained ethereal tunes on soprano sax, his tone sometimes doubled for a pleasing octave effect. The wane of freewheeling ensemble interplay is more than offset by the big increase in rhythmic push; bassist Miroslav Vitous, drummer Eric Gravatt, and percussionist Dom Um Romao are now cogs in one of jazz's great swinging machines. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	01/26/2024
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262030954
Rank:	38668

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Weather Report   Primary Artist
Dom Um Romao   Multi Instruments,Gong,Bells,Cuica,Caxixi,Cowbell,Cymbals,Tom-Tom,Chucalho,Pandeiro,Castanets,Percussion,Wood Block
Joe Zawinul   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Herschell Dwellingham   Drums,Muruga,Cymbals,Timpani,Clay Drums
Andrew White   Bass,Horn,Guitar,Horn (English),Bass (Electric)
Eric Kamau Gravatt   Drums
Wayne Shorter   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Miroslav Vitous   Bass,Muruga,Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric)
Muruga   Drums,Cymbals,Timpani,Percussion

Technical Credits

Phil Giambolvo   Engineer
Joe Zawinul   Composer
Shoviza Productions   Producer
Tom "Curly" Ruff   Remastering,Digital Remastering
Paula Wood   Design,Reissue Art,Art Direction,Reissue Design
John Ephland   Liner Notes
Traditional   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   Reissue Series
Bob Belden   Reissue Producer
Eddie Woods   Composer
Enric Madriguera   Composer
Wayne Shorter   Composer
Seth Rothstein   Project Director,Project Coordinator
Kevin Gore   Reissue Series