Weather Report - Heavy Weather (Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 1977)

Weather Report – Heavy Weather is the most successful album by fusion band Weather Report, released in March 1977. It was recorded between December 1976 and January 1977 at Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, while "Rumba Mamá" comes from a Montreux concert in summer 1976. Joe Zawinul produced it with Jaco Pastorius as co-producer. The opener "Birdland" became a jazz standard, and the album reached No. 1 on the US jazz chart and went platinum. This copy is a European CBS reissue with cat. no. 32062.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: CBS 32062
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: EU reissue
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: not stated (original: 1977)
• Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Birdland (Joe Zawinul)
2. A Remark You Made (Joe Zawinul)
3. Teen Town (Jaco Pastorius)
4. Harlequin (Wayne Shorter)

Side B

1. Rumba Mamá (Manolo Badrena/Alex Acuña)
2. Palladium (Wayne Shorter)
3. The Juggler (Joe Zawinul)
4. Havona (Jaco Pastorius)

Personnel

Joe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizers, piano, melodica, vocals, guitar, tabla), Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor saxophone), Jaco Pastorius (bass, mandocello, vocals, drums on Teen Town, steel drums), Alex Acuña (drums, congas), Manolo Badrena (percussion, congas, timbales, vocals). Produced by Joe Zawinul; co-produced by Jaco Pastorius; assistant producer Wayne Shorter; engineered by Ron Malo.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album was first released in 1977. This copy is a later European reissue on CBS, cat. no. 32062.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
The record is graded VG+ (Very Good Plus): light signs of use that barely affect playback. The sleeve is graded VG+ (Very Good Plus): light, purely cosmetic wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Why is "Birdland" so well known?
"Birdland" is Joe Zawinul's tribute to the New York jazz club of the same name. It was unusually successful for an instrumental and has since been covered by many musicians.

Do you have more Weather Report records?
Yes, for example Weather Report – Mr. Gone, Weather Report – 8:30 and Weather Report – Sweetnighter. More titles are in our Fusion collection.