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| | Black Market | | | Music Artist : | | Weather Report | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Sony | | Release Date : | | 2002-06-04 | | Store Price : | | $7.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Black Market
2. Cannon Ball
3. Gibraltar
4. Elegant Pepole
5. Three Clowns
6. Barbary Coast
7. Herandnu
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Just shy of a masterpiece
Submitted on: 2009-04-28 |
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| Weather Report may have been inconsistently brilliant in a majority of their studio output, but BM just misses being a truly classic release for the fusion legends. This typically brief release comes packed with jazz elegance, though misses complete domination in a few unfulfilled experimental segments leading nowhere in particular. |
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 This Market is Open for Business
Submitted on: 2009-02-27 |
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The band was in transition - with bassist Alphonso Johnson being replaced by Jaco Pastorius and the ever-rotating drummer's spot going to Chester Thompson and Narada Michael Walden - which added to the incredible artistry, as heard on the seven selections.
Pastorius appears on Cannon Ball and Barbary Coast, the latter having some funky bass lines that drives the train. Joe Zawinul is in full flight on keyboards throughout the title cut and he turns a perfect double play with Wayne Shorter on Elegant People and Three Clowns. A ship's horn leads Gibraltar to port, while Herandu is a perfect composition by Johnson.
The release gained Jazz Album of the Year, 41st Annual Down Beat Readers Poll, while the band earned Jazz Group of the Year in the same poll. This market is always open for business. |
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ZAWINUL'S OWN FAVORITE
Submitted on: 2009-02-09 |
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| it took me years to fully appreciate this album. there are so many unique sounds, rhythms, textures, and phrases. soon, "heavy weather" would bring fame with a more slick and commercial sound. but black market is the best of the fun and the sophisticated in the same way the beatles "revolver" is. if you like synths or fender rhodes, you MUST own this album. oh, and both bass players and percussionists do superb work as well. |
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One of the best jazz albums EVER period!
Submitted on: 2009-01-29 |
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| Some have said this was Weather Report's finest albums (CD's) or one of their finest bands if not the finest. I don't know about that because Weather Report always seemed to be a group in transition. The Weather Report with Alphonso Johnson and Chester Thompson was different from the Weather Report with Jaco and Acuna. Personally I preferred the Jaco era because they just seemed a tighter, more cohesive unit...and how much better does it get than Badrena and Acuna on percussion and drums? But the good news is they are all (with the exception of Badrena) on this album. This album along with Heavy Weather gives you a great overview of this tremendous band during the height of their popularity. I've been waiting for the next Jaco, or the next Mahavishnu or more recent the next Zawinul for quite a long time and it sadly appears (for now) that they were one of a kind. |
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Excellent album of jazz rock that features Jaco for the first time
Submitted on: 2008-07-12 |
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This 1976 release is an exceptionally fine album by Weather Report and features great consistency in spite of a large and revolving cast of musicians, including two drummers (Chester Thompson and Narada Michael Walden), two percussionists (Don Alias and Alejandro Acuna) and two bassists (Alphonso Johnson and Jaco Pastorius). Speaking of which, this was the first Weather Report album to feature brilliant virtuoso bassist Jaco Pastorius and he appears on the atmospheric Cannon Ball. In addition, one of his compositions appears on the album (Barbary Coast). While not the most developed track, the propulsive and bouncy Barbary Coast does feature his innovative, groundbreaking techniques on the electric bass guitar. As a bassist, I am always dazzled by his technique, regardless of how many times I listen to his playing.
Overall, the songwriting and arranging on Black Market is top notch and both Zawinul and Shorter are in great form here. The tunes are very vibrant, feature some intricate ensemble playing and also explore the moodier/atmospheric side of things as well. The moody/atmospheric side of things is enhanced with Joe's use of synthesizers (Oberheim polyphonic and (2) ARP 2600 synthesizers), which are used very tastefully on this album. In that I also enjoy European progressive rock and electronica, the synthesizers really worked for me. Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor saxophones, "Lyricon") also turns in some excellent performances on this album.
This remastered album is pretty good and features decent sound quality and informative liner notes written by Hal Miller that discuss each track.
All in all, this is an excellent album of jazz rock by Weather Report that was the first to feature Jaco Pastorius as a band member. Black Market is highly recommended along with the follow-up (and highly popular) Heavy Weather (1977), which features Jaco as a full band member, in addition to Night Passage (1980). |
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