Mr. Gone (album)
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| Mr. Gone | ||
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| Studio album by Weather Report | ||
| Released | 1978 | |
| Recorded | May 1978 Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California | |
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |
| Length | 37:15 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Weather Report chronology | ||
| Heavy Weather (1977) |
Mr. Gone (1978) |
8:30 (1979) |
Mr. Gone is Weather Report's eighth studio album, and is perhaps best known for receiving a "one-star" rating by Down Beat magazine.
According to Down Beat magazine, "Zawinul, Shorter, et. al. have made the controversial music a commercial product; unfortunately ... Weather Report has over-orchestrated its sound." The album was quickly certified Gold, being the follow-up to the widely successful Heavy Weather and topped out at #52 on the Billboard music charts.
[edit] Track listing
- Pursuit of the Woman in the Feathered Hat (Zawinul)– 5:03
- River People (Pastorius)– 4:50
- Young and Fine (Zawinul)– 6:55
- Elders (Shorter)– 4:21
- Mr. Gone (Zawinul)– 5:26
- Punk Jazz (Pastorius)– 5:09
- Pinocchio (Shorter)– 2:26
- And Then (Zawinul)– 3:22
[edit] Personnel
Weather Report:
- Josef Zawinul - modified Rhodes 88 electric piano, two ARP 2600 synthesizers, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 synthesizer, Mu-Tron Bi-Phase and Mu-Tron Volume Wah effects, kalimba, thumbeki drums, sleigh bells, melodica, high hat, voice, acoustic piano
- Wayne Shorter - Tenor and soprano saxophone, voice (track 1)
- Jaco Pastorius - Bass, drums (tracks 1 and 2), voice (tracks 1, 2 and 5), timpani (track 2)
- Peter Erskine - Drums (tracks 1 and 7), hi-hat (track 3)
- Manolo Badrena - Percussion, Voice (track 1 only)
with
- Tony Williams - Drums (tracks 5 and 6)
- Steve Gadd - Drums (tracks 3 and 8)
Guests:
- Jon Lucien - Voice (track 1 only)
- Deniece Williams - Voice (track 8 only)
- Maurice White - Vocal (track 8 only)
