Mysterious Voyages: A Tribute to Weather Report

Product Description
With the rediscovery of jazz and fusion roots by a new generation, Weather Report stands out as one of the most influential artists of the genre. Known as a jazz/fusion supergroup, Weather Report's key players are at the top of the list of "Who's Who" in jazz/fusion. Numbered among their alumni are fusion stalwarts Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Peter Erskine, Jaco Pastorius and Alphonso Johnson. With a long career that spawned a host of significant recordings, Mysterious Voyages pays tribute to one of the most important bodies of work in the history of jazz/fusion. Including performances by: Marcus Miller, Scott Henderson, Omar Hakim, Dennis Chambers, Hiram Bullock, Vinnie Colaiuta, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Fiuczynski, Michael Landau, Bill Evans, Scott Kinsey and more.

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Average customer rating: Most Excellent!! Eclectic Aggregation of Musicians Exceeds Expectations One of the great things about this disc . . .

Mysterious Voyages: A Tribute to Weather Report Various Artists Manufacturer: Tone Center ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fusion for Miles: A Guitar Tribute Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse: A Fusion Guitar Tribute A Guitar Supreme: Giant Steps in Fusion Guitar The Royal Dan: A Tribute Ha! ASIN: B0009HLCMO Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. Big Rock
2. Teen Town
3. Memory Of Enchantment
4. Weather Is Changing
5. Pinocchio
6. You May Remember Me
7. Three Views Of A Secret
8. Queen Of Cups
9. Corner Pocket
10. Travels
11. On The Milky Way Express
12. Emancipation

Tracks:

1. Bombay
2. A Remark You Made
3. Havona
4. Fever
5. Birdland
6. Scarlet Woman
7. Palladium
8. White Woods
9. American Tango
10. Overlook Hotel
11. Mysterious Traveller
12. Beat 17

Album Description

With the rediscovery of jazz and fusion roots by a new generation, Weather Report stands out as one of the most influential artists of the genre. Known as a jazz/fusion supergroup, Weather Report's key players are at the top of the list of "Who's Who" in jazz/fusion. Numbered among their alumni are fusion stalwarts Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Peter Erskine, Jaco Pastorius and Alphonso Johnson. With a long career that spawned a host of significant recordings, Mysterious Voyages pays tribute to one of the most important bodies of work in the history of jazz/fusion. Including performances by: Marcus Miller, Scott Henderson, Omar Hakim, Dennis Chambers, Hiram Bullock, Vinnie Colaiuta, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Fiuczynski, Michael Landau, Bill Evans, Scott Kinsey and more.

Customer Reviews:

Most Excellent!!.......2007-05-03

As a longtime Weather Report fan, I of course had to get this. What is great is just how much I like it. Two longplaying discs of quite impressive renditions of WP played by excellent musicians lending their own bent and air.

My hesitation at first due to the fact that this is a tribute album were swept aside from the first song, this is some great stuff here!

After a good 9 or 10 months of listening to this, all I can say is that it is still in my top 3 discs to just throw on and enjoy.

The recording quality is very good. Excellent entertainment value IMO.

Eclectic Aggregation of Musicians Exceeds Expectations.......2005-09-16

Is EVERY song on this collection great? No. But, some ARE great and most are well above average and nearly all of them capture the spirit and essence of the timeless sound of Weather Report. I have had these 2 CDs in my car for about 10 days and continue to be impressed by the quality of the music and irrepressible energy that went into this compilation. A song-by-song review is not necessary as there are too many to review. Buy and enjoy!

One of the great things about this disc . . . .......2005-08-26

. . . is that it introduces listeners to musicians and bands they'd be unlikely to encounter stateside. For example, who in the US has ever heard (of) the band White House? I know I hadn't before encountering them on this tribute disc, and I'm very glad to make their acquaintance. Featuring some of the best young improvisers on the new Dutch jazz scene, including Yuri Honing on soprano and tenor sax (I do have a duo disc with him and Misha Mengleberg--very nice), Michiel Bortslap on piano, Rhodes, and Korg M 1 (another player not unknown stateside), Boudewijn Lucas on bass, shekere, and loop programming, Joost Lijbaart on drums, and Bart Fermie, percussion and voice (these latter three probably almost unknown in the US), this band creates a very attractive vibe and soundscape, kinda like if Medicine Wheel and the Claudia Quintet met and kissed, with a dollop of Benoit Delbecq and Omar Sosa (!) thrown in. Their track "Bombay" is my favorite, and I'm thrilled to have heard their unique music. A smart stateside label, such as Palmetto, should snatch them up.

What we've got here is a compilation disc featuring an incredibly wide assemblage of musicians, most of whom, although likely unknown to listeners, have not only been influenced by Weather Report, but have gone on to create spectacular and unique music that ventures far beyond that of their mentors.

Take for example Acoustic Mania, a duo comprising Antonio Foricione on nylon string guitar (I have a couple of wonderful discs by him) and Neil Stacey on guitar synthesizer (a name new to me). They do a spectacular version of "Birdland." This English-based duo has played and toured with John McLaughlin, and Martin Taylor, and other guitar-based groups.

"Scarlet Woman," featuring guitar wizard Torsten de Winkle; Janek Gwizdala, electric bass and programming; Audan Waage, trumpet; and Scott Kinsey, keyboards, also shines. This group puts many US jazz fusion outfits to shame. Indeed, one of the most impressive things about this disc is its showcasing of a wide variety of European acts that desperately deserve a hearing in the US.

Other standouts include "White Woods" by Tony Grey featuring Romain Collin, keyboards; Walter Smith III, sax; David Fiuczynski, guitar (someone almost always worth hearing); and Kenwood Dennard, drums; "Overlook Hotel" by Slop Shop, a group founded by Peter Schwalm, a Brian Eno collaborator; Clive Stevens' "Beat 17," perhaps the finest track on the album, featuring Stevens on keyboards, sax, and WX7-Midi-Wind Controller; Lincoln Goines, bass; Frank Colon, percussion; and Steve Garbory, sound design. But there's not a bad track on the entire disc. It's clear the producer Ulrich Vormehr searched far and wide for the best of Weather Report's heirs, and the results he achieved are nothing short of spectacular.

I had rather serious doubts about this project, but listening to a few samples convinced me that this was a serious project, not just some warmed over thrown together rip-off trying to capitalize on the name and reputation of perhaps the greatest jazz/rock fusion band ever.

Entirely worth checking out.

Pop Music:

1. New Chautauqua
2. No More Blues
3. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs [Original recording remastered]
4. Oblique [Original recording remastered]
5. Out of Nowhere [Live]
6. Out to Lunch [Original recording remastered]
7. Reimagining
8. Return to Forever
9. Round Midnight [Soundtrack]
10. Ruby, My Dear

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