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Weather Report Was An Influential Jazz Fusion Band Of The 1970s And 1980s One Of The Bands That Defined The Genre. Their Initial Style Was Collectively Improvised Free Jazz With A Strong Rhythmic Pulse And Latin Influences Moving Into More Funk-Oriented Rhythms. The Sound Also Developed From An Acoustic Lineup To Increasingly Synthesised Textures As Keyboardist Joe Zawinul Embraced Successive Generations Of Technology. The Band Was Founded In 1970 By Joe Zawinul Keyboards And Wayne Shorter Saxophones Following Their Experiences In Miles Davis's Pioneering Electric Band Of The Late 60s Although They Had Been Friends For A Decade Before This. Zawinul And Shorter Were The Only Permanent Members Other Musicians Included Bassists Miroslav Vitous Alphonso Johnson Jaco Pastorius And Victor Bailey Drummers Alphonse Mouzon Eric Gravatt Chester Thompson Peter Erskine And Omar Hakim And Percussionists Airto Moreira Alex Acuña And Manolo Badrena With Numerous Other Collaborators And Guests. Weather Report's Earliest Releases Owe A Clear Debt To Miles Davis's Late 60s Electric Style But By The Release Of Mysterious Traveller In 1974 The Group Had Arrived At A Style Of Its Own Several Of The Tracks Depend Upon Propulsive Rhythmic Figures With Solos More Explorative Of Mood Than Technical 'excellence'. In This Respect They Were Always More Artistically Ambitious Than The Majority Of Other Jazz Fusion Artists. From Black Market 1976 Until Weather Report 1982 The Band's Line-Up Was At Its Most Stable With Zawinul Shorter And Pastorius Remaining Constant As The Group's Core. This Period Saw The Release Of Heavy Weather 1977 The Album Which Brought Weather Report To Its Widest Public Awareness With The Hit Single Birdland. Following Pastorius's Departure The Constant Revolving Door Of Musicians Coming Down From Their Peak Of Popularity And Conflicting Solo Projects All Took An Increasing Toll On The Band. Their Final Release This Is This In 1986 Was Dominated By Zawinul's Keyboards And Included Solos By Carlos Santana Shorter's Saxophone Was Hardly To Be Heard At All. A Full History And Discography Can Be Found At Http //www.Binkie.Net/wrdisc/.
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"Birdland" Is A Jazz-Fusion Instrumental Composition Written By Austrian Keyboardist Joe Zawinul Of The Band Weather Report As A Tribute To The Birdland Nightclub In New York City . Featuring On The Band's 1977 Album "Heavy Weather" The Song Received Awards As Well As Ranking High On US Billboard Charts. It Became A Jazz Standard And Entered The Set Lists Of Other Artists Including Buddy Rich Maynard Ferguson’s Big Band The Manhattan Transfer Whose Version Added Lyrics By Jon Hendricks Quincy Jones Niacin And The String Cheese Incident. "Birdland" Marked The Peak Of Weather Report's Commercial Career With The Release Of Heavy Weather. With The Addition Of Jaco Pastorius The Band Was Able To Push Its Music To The “height Of Its Popularity” And With That Came "Birdland." Weather Report's Most Commercially Successful Composition "Birdland" Served As A Tribute To The New York Jazz Club On 52nd Street That Housed Many Famous Jazz Musicians. The Song Was Also Named In Honor Of The Man After Whom The Club Was Named Charlie Parker The ‘Bird’ Himself. It Was This Club That He Frequented Almost Daily That Inspired Zawinul To Write The Song. Looking Back Zawinul Claimed “The Old Birdland Was The Most Important Place In My Life.” Personnel Joe Zawinul – Yamaha Grand Piano Vocal Melodica Wayne Shorter – Tenor Saxophone Jaco Pastorius – Bass Guitar Mandocello Vocals Manolo Badrena – Tambourine
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Weather Report Was An Influential Jazz Fusion Band Of The 1970s And 1980s One Of The Bands That Defined The Genre. Their Initial Style Was Collectively Improvised Free Jazz With A Strong Rhythmic Pulse And Latin Influences Moving Into More Funk-Oriented Rhythms. The Sound Also Developed From An Acoustic Lineup To Increasingly Synthesised Textures As Keyboardist Joe Zawinul Embraced Successive Generations Of Technology. The Band Was Founded In 1970 By Joe Zawinul Keyboards And Wayne Shorter Saxophones Following Their Experiences In Miles Davis's Pioneering Electric Band Of The Late 60s Although They Had Been Friends For A Decade Before This. Zawinul And Shorter Were The Only Permanent Members Other Musicians Included Bassists Miroslav Vitous Alphonso Johnson Jaco Pastorius And Victor Bailey Drummers Alphonse Mouzon Eric Gravatt Chester Thompson Peter Erskine And Omar Hakim And Percussionists Airto Moreira Alex Acuña And Manolo Badrena With Numerous Other Collaborators And Guests. Weather Report's Earliest Releases Owe A Clear Debt To Miles Davis's Late 60s Electric Style But By The Release Of Mysterious Traveller In 1974 The Group Had Arrived At A Style Of Its Own Several Of The Tracks Depend Upon Propulsive Rhythmic Figures With Solos More Explorative Of Mood Than Technical 'excellence'. In This Respect They Were Always More Artistically Ambitious Than The Majority Of Other Jazz Fusion Artists. From Black Market 1976 Until Weather Report 1982 The Band's Line-Up Was At Its Most Stable With Zawinul Shorter And Pastorius Remaining Constant As The Group's Core. This Period Saw The Release Of Heavy Weather 1977 The Album Which Brought Weather Report To Its Widest Public Awareness With The Hit Single Birdland. Following Pastorius's Departure The Constant Revolving Door Of Musicians Coming Down From Their Peak Of Popularity And Conflicting Solo Projects All Took An Increasing Toll On The Band. Their Final Release This Is This In 1986 Was Dominated By Zawinul's Keyboards And Included Solos By Carlos Santana Shorter's Saxophone Was Hardly To Be Heard At All. A Full History And Discography Can Be Found At Http //www.Binkie.Net/wrdisc/. read less
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"Birdland" is a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York City,. Featuring on the band's 1977 album "Heavy Weather", the song received awards as well as ranking high on US Billboard charts. It became a jazz standard, and entered the set lists of other artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson’s big band, The Manhattan Transfer (whose version added lyrics by Jon Hendricks), Quincy Jones, Niacin and The String Cheese Incident.
"Birdland" marked the peak of Weather Report's commercial career with the release of Heavy Weather. With the addition of Jaco Pastorius, the band was able to push its music to the “height of its popularity”, and with that came "Birdland." Weather Report's most commercially successful composition, "Birdland" served as a tribute to the New York jazz club on 52nd street that housed many famous jazz musicians. The song was also named in honor of the man after whom the club was named, Charlie Parker, the ‘Bird’ himself. It was this club, that he frequented almost daily, that inspired Zawinul to write the song. Looking back, Zawinul claimed, “The old Birdland was the most important place in my life.”
Personnel
Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, vocal, melodica
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar, mandocello, vocals
Manolo Badrena – Tambourine Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.