Anyone like Weather Report

[narcispy]

Anyone like the group Weather Report? They had the most unbelievable bass player ever and I can't stop listening to their cds, very well made.

 

[Techservant]

My schools jazz band has done a ton of stuff by them, its really good stuff

 

[lostwithoutu]

you must be talking about Jaco Pastorius.

He is one of the greatest bass players period. Look up some Jaco stuff you won't be disappointed.

 

[garida]

I've only heard Heavy Weather, but I liked it a lot.

 

[CFDavid]

I tried Heavy Weather,I Sing the Body Electric, and... oh, one other one. They're just kind of studio/sterile for me. I should try a live album or something.

 

[thunderbyrd]

big fan of jaco pastorius here.

 

[stonetoflesh]

I don't listen to them much these days, but Weather Report was a good band with some great musicians. I mostly like their earlier experimental-spacejazz albums with the Vitous/Mouzon/Gravatt/Romao rhythm sections -- Weather Report, I Sing the Body Electric, Live in Tokyo 1972, etc. The later 70s fusion stuff has some ripping musicianship, but it just doesn't resonate in quite the same way.

 

[Singermom]

Weather Report and Spyro Gyra were two of my FIL's favorite groups. I think of him whenever I hear them...which is quite a bit, since they're GOOD.

 

[Susie~Q]

The Weather Report piece of music that I am most familiar with is "Birdland" so many big bands record it as well, it is awesome.
Singermom, I love Spyro Gyra too.