Weather Report – Black Market

Weather Report – “Black Market” from the album “Black Market”

Weather Report was a jazz fusion band co-led by keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the saxophonist Wayne Shorter. “Black Market” was recorded in December 1975 and released in April 1976 on Columbia Records and won the album of the year award from Down Beat magazine.

“Black Market”

1) Black Market (J. Zawinul); 2) Cannon Ball (J. Zawinul); 3) Gibraltar (J. Zawinul); 4) Elegant People (W. Shorter); 5) Three Clowns (W. Shorter); 6) Barbary Coast (J. Pastorius); 7) Herandnu (A. Johnson)

Weather Report - Black Market

Wayne Shorter — Soprano and tenor saxophones, Lyricon by Computone
Joe Zawinul — Yamaha Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Arp 2600 Synthesizer, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer
Alphonso Johnson – Electric Bass and Charles La Boe Electric Bass, Gertu
Jaco Pastorius – Fender Electric Bass (2,6)
Narada Michael Walden – Drums (1,2)
Chester Thompson – Ludwig Drums (1 & 3-7)
Alex Neciosup Acuña – Percussion, Congas (2-5 & 7)
Don Alias – Percussion (1,6)