Celebrating the Music of Weather Report
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Album: Celebrating the Music of Weather Report
# Song Title   Time
1)    Birdland
2)    Elegant People
3)    Badia
4)    Young and Fine
5)    Cannon Ball
6)    Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat
7)    Mysterious Traveller
8)    Harlequin
9)    Man in the Green Shirt
10)    Palladium
11)    Cucumber Slumber
 

Album: Celebrating the Music of Weather Report
# Song Title   Time
1)    Birdland
2)    Elegant People
3)    Badia
4)    Young and Fine
5)    Cannon Ball
6)    Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat
7)    Mysterious Traveller
8)    Harlequin
9)    Man in the Green Shirt
10)    Palladium
11)    Cucumber Slumber
 
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  • Personnel: Aaron Heick (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jay Beckenstein (soprano saxophone); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Joe Sample (piano); Jason Miles (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Tom Schuman (synthesizer); John Scofield, Chuck Loeb, Dean Brown (guitar); Victor Bailey, Mike Pope, John Patitucci, Will Lee, Marcus Miller (bass); Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Omar Hakim (drums); Andy Narell (pans); Mark Quinones, Cyro Baptista (percussion); Mary Fahl, Porter Carroll, Take 6 (background vocals).
  • Engineers include: Joel Moss, Doug Oberkircher, Noah Simon.
  • Recorded at Hall Of Fame Studios, Orange County, New York; Shelter Island Sound, New York; Beartracks Studios, Suffern, New York; Live Wire Productions, New York; and Camel Island, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Chuck Mitchell & Jason Miles.
  • This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
  • Personnel: Aaron Heick (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jay Beckenstein (soprano saxophone); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Joe Sample (piano); Jason Miles (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Tom Schuman (synthesizer); John Scofield, Chuck Loeb, Dean Brown (guitar); Victor Bailey, Mike Pope, John Patitucci, Will Lee, Marcus Miller (bass); Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Omar Hakim (drums); Andy Narell (pans); Mark Quinones, Cyro Baptista (percussion); Mary Fahl, Porter Carroll, Take 6 (background vocals).
  • Engineers include: Joel Moss, Doug Oberkircher, Noah Simon.
  • Recorded at Hall Of Fame Studios, Orange County, New York; Shelter Island Sound, New York; Beartracks Studios, Suffern, New York; Live Wire Productions, New York; and Camel Island, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Chuck Mitchell & Jason Miles.
  • Personnel: Jason Miles (keyboards, programming, drum programming, percussion programming); Mary Fahl , Porter Carroll (vocals); Chuck Loeb, Dean Brown , John Scofield (guitar); Andy Narell (pan flute, panpipes, steel pan, pans); Aaron Heick (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jay Beckenstein (soprano saxophone); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Joe Sample (piano); Tom Schuman (synthesizer); Dennis Chambers, Omar Hakim, Steve Gadd , Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Markes Domingo Qui¤ones, Marc Qui¤ones (congas, bongos); Cyro Baptista (shaker, percussion); Take 6 (sampler).
  • Audio Mixers: Doug Oberkircher; Joel Moss .
  • Liner Note Authors: Jason Miles ; Chuck Mitchell.
  • Recording information: Beartracks Studios, Suffern, NY; Beatracks Studios; Suffern, NY; Camel Island, Los Angeles, CA; Hall Of Fame Studios; Orange Co; Live Wire Production; Shelter Island Sound, NY.
  • Illustrator: Nicholas Gaetan.
  • Arranger: Jason Miles .
  • Telarc and producer Jason Miles brought in a boat-load of contemporary jazz heavyweights to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Weather Report's formation with this recording, and quite a celebration it is. Miles and his all-star cast have managed to remain true to the original music, while updating and opening up the arrangements. Tenor saxman extraordinaire Michael Brecker smokes up "Elegant People," while alto superstar David Sanborn teams up with the final Weather Report rhythm section of Victor Bailey and Omar Hakim to take a scrumptious, synth-soaked stroll through "Cannonball." Lesser known saxophonist Aaron Heick comports himself well as he fills Shorter's shoes on "Mysterious Traveller," and Spyro Gyra's Jay Beckentein turns in a lovely soprano sax lead over Joe Sample's distinctive piano on the ballad "Harlequin." "The Man in the Green Shirt" journeys to the islands courtesy of steel pan man Andy Narell. Randy Brecker's trumpet gives a new dimension to "Palladium," while Marcus Miller and John Scofield take a loping, funky trip through "Cucumber Slumber." In fact, the only complaint about this recording is that the modern synthesizers, employed a little heavy-handedly at times by Miles, have a much cheesier sound than did Joe Zawinul's bank of organic keyboards and early synths in the band's heyday. Nonetheless, this celebration offers a bevy of delights to remind old-time Weather Report fans of the band's greatness; it may even help introduce a new generation of listeners to this superb music, hopefully enticing them to check out the originals. ~ Jim Newsom
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