(including emulations of traditional band instruments) and soloing. Working with companies such as ARP and Oberheim, Zawinul developed new ways of voicing and patching electronic tones for textures, ensemble roles Having originally made his name as a pioneering electric piano player, he went on to consistently develop the role of the synthesizer in jazz during his Joe Zawinul's playing style was often dominated by quirky melodic improvisations (simultaneously bebop-, ethnic-, and pop-sounding) combined with sparse but rhythmic big-bandĬhords or bass lines. Improvisational method (similar to Miles Davis's Bitches Brew-period work), but by the mid-1970s this had moved towards more groove-orientated and pre-structured music (asĮpitomised by their hit single 'Birdland'). Initially, the band's music featured a free, extended

Individual solos became more prominent, but were never allowed to overwhelm the music’s collective approach. This position remained consistent throughout the life of the band. While their work was often categorised as 'jazz fusion', the band members themselves generally rejected the term.įrom the start, Weather Report took the unusual and innovative approach of abandoning the traditional 'soloist/accompaniment' demarcation of straight-ahead jazz and insteadįeaturing opportunities for continuous improvisation by every member of the band. Over a sixteen-year career Weather Report’s music explored various areas, centred on jazz (including both the 'free' and 'Latin' varieties) but also including variousĮlements of art music, ethnic music, R&B, funk and rock. Report outlasted all of its contemporaries despite frequent changes of personnel, with a career lasting sixteen years between 19.

Weather Report is considered to be one of the pre-eminent jazz fusion bands, although the band members themselves disdained the term. Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Alphonso Johnson, Airto Moreira and Chester Thompson.Īlongside Chick Corea's Return to Forever, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, the Pat Metheny Group and the early 1970s Miles Davis electric bands, Other prominent members at various points in the band’s lifespan included Jaco The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Josef 'Joe' Zawinul and theĪmerican saxophonist Wayne Shorter (and, initially, by Czech bass player Miroslav Vitouš). Weather Report was an influential American jazz band of the 1970s and early 1980s. () Weather Report Update, Hollabrunn, Austria, July 5, 1986 () Live - Berkeley Community Theater, May 4, 1975

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