Weather Report – Mr. Gone (VG+/VG+)
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Mr. Gone is an LP by Weather Report from 1978 released on the CBS label.
About this album
Mr. Gone is a bold, sometimes contentious Weather Report album that pushed jazz fusion towards rougher edges and looser funk. Arriving in 1978, it followed the group’s rising profile and captured the core partnership of Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter alongside a more prominent role for Jaco Pastorius, whose arrival helped reshape the band’s sound. The record mixes taut grooves, electronic colours and free-flowing improvisation, with pieces such as “Punk Jazz” and “The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat” showing both bite and sophistication. Often discussed for its adventurous spirit, it remains an important chapter in the band’s late-1970s peak.
Genre: Jazz
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Weather ReportLabel: CBS – SBP237225Format: LPUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1978Genre: JazzA1 The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat
A2 River People
A3 Young And Fine
A4 The Elders
B1 Mr. Gone
B2 Punk Jazz
B3 Pinocchio
B4 And Then