Weather Report – Mr. Gone (VG+/E) – LP, US 1978

Mr. Gone is an LP by Weather Report from 1978 released on the ARC, Columbia 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.