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Weather Report

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Forcurious listeners exploring jazz fusion; rock listeners wanting an entry point into jazz; musicians into bass/keys/sax interplay.
13 Reviews 16 Definitions 53 Charts

The Profile

Weather Report were an American jazz-fusion band formed in 1970, centered on keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and known for influential 1970s fusion albums and celebrated live performances.

Publicly verifiable: formed in 1970; commonly described as an American jazz-fusion band; active until 1986; core founders included Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.

Across 13 reviews, Weather Report are framed as a defining jazz-fusion force built around Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, balancing high-energy grooves with airy, experimental passages. The most celebrated stretch centers on the mid/late-’70s albums (especially Heavy Weather and Black Market) and the live document 8:30. Reviewers highlight virtuoso interplay (often pointing to Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine) while also noting debates around later-era repetition or the controversial Mr. Gone.

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