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Weather Report – Sportin' Life (VG+/E) – LP, AU 1985

$40.00 - $40.00
$40.00
$40.00 - $40.00
$40.00
Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Excellent (E)
Comments: Promo copy. Pristine.
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  • Sportin' Life is an LP by Weather Report from 1985 released on the CBS label.

    About this album

    Sportin' Life is a sharp late-period Weather Report album that refines the band's jazz fusion formula with tighter grooves and polished ensemble interplay. Released in 1985, it was the group's ninth studio album and one of the last to feature the classic post-Mysterious Traveller era energy before the band began to wind down. Built around Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter's compositional control, the record balances compact rhythmic workouts with more open-ended textures, showing how Weather Report kept jazz improvisation accessible without losing complexity. It stands as a strong example of the band's influence on fusion in the 1980s.

    Genre: Jazz

  • Artist: Weather Report
    Label: CBS – SBP 8071
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: Australia
    Released: 1985
    Genre: Jazz
    Style: Fusion

  • A1 Corner Pocket
    A2 Indiscretions
    A3 Hot Cargo
    A4 Confians
    B1 Pearl On The Half Shell
    B2 What'S Going On
    B3 Face On The Barroom Floor
    B4 Ice-Pick Willy