The Lyricon is an electronic instrument electronic wind instrument , the first wind controller to be constructed. Image Computone Wind Synthesizer.jpg thumb 300px Computone Wind Synthesizer Controller br essentially, Lyricon II without synthesizer Invented by Bill Bernardi and co engineered by Roger Noble and with former Lyricon performer Chuck Greenberg musician Chuck Greenberg ref Greenberg 2006 p.34 40 ref ref name Ingham 1998 p.184 Ingham 1998 p.184 ref , it was manufactured by a company called Computone Inc in Massachusetts. The Lyricon was available in two different designs, the first one being somewhat silver and resembling a soprano saxophone and the latter, black and resembling an alto ... , portamento , and timbre attack a type of chorusing . The Lyricon used a bass clarinet mouthpiece ... VCA and Voltage controlled filter VCF and pitch of an external analog synthesizer. Then the Lyricon ... Driver and the Lyricon II also had a transposition footswitch feature, where a foot pedal could ... modules were produced by JL Cooper and STEIM. The design of the Lyricon controller was later ... Shadowfax Jack Lancaster was an early adopter, playing Lyricon on several solo albums in the 1970s ... rock band The Choir Lenny Pickett Courtney Pine Raphael Ravenscroft plays a Lyricon solo in Gerry ... Tom Scott musician Tom Scott played the Lyricon ref name Ingham 1998 p.184 on Steely Dan s 1977 hit ... also released several solo albums where he plays the Lyricon, and played it on many sessions, including ... and Hutch . The Lyricon also figured prominently on his tour with Billy Cobham , Alphonso Johnson ... plays Lyricon on Three Clowns from Black Market . ref name Ingham 1998 p.184 Bruno Spoerri Micha ... lyriconrepair.html Lyricon Repair Info http www.jorritdijkstra.com thelyricon.html Jorrit Dijkstra on the Lyricon http www.obsolete.com 120 years machines lyricon The Lyricon at obsolete.com ... musical instruments it Lyricon nl Lyricon ja ... more details
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The Loudest Sound Ever Heard is a 2012 album by alternative rock band The Choir . Track Listing Strange Girl I m Learning To Fly Cross That River Laughter Of Heaven O How The Forest Takin The Universe In Melodious A World Away After All feat. Leigh Nash Musicians Derri Daugherty guitars, vocals Steve Hindalong drums, percussion, vocals Tim Chandler bass Dan Michaels sax, lyricon References Reflist External links http www.thechoir.net Official website ... more details
Amarok , named after the Eskimo word for wolf , are a Spain Spanish progressive rock band, with mediterranean and Middle Ages musical influences. The group was founded in 1990 by Robert Santamar a and L dia Cer n. The band address Environmentalism environmental issues, and much of their material is recorded using solar power ed equipment. Discography Els nostres petits amics recorded in a home studio using solar power ed equipment Canciones de los mundos perdidos 1995, Lyricon Gibra ara 1998, Beringia Tierra de especias 2000, recorded using only solar energy Mujer Luna 2002 Quentadhark n 2004, Tecnosaga External links http www.amarokweb.com Amarok website DEFAULTSORT Amarok Category Spanish musical groups Spain band stub it Amarok gruppo musicale spagnolo ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Phantom Navigator Type studio Artist Wayne Shorter Cover Phantom Navigator.jpg Released 1986 Recorded 1986 Genre Jazz Length 38 25 Label Columbia Records Columbia Producer Wayne Shorter Last album Atlantis Wayne Shorter album Atlantis br 1985 This album Phantom Navigator br 1986 Next album Joy Ryder br 1988 Phantom Navigator is an album by jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter , that was released on Columbia Records Columbia in 1986. Reception The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 1.5 stars stating On a sheer technical level, Wayne s soprano and tenor work is alright, yet on Yamanja he does a depressingly mechanical sounding turn on a lyricon. Pass this right by. ref name Allmusic Ginell, R. http allmusic.com album phantom navigator r147527 review Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2011 ref Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 1.5 5 ref name Allmusic Track listing Condition Red 5 08 Mahogany Bird 6 10 Remote Control 7 55 Yamanja 6 28 Forbidden, Plan It 6 09 Flagships 6 35 All Compositions by Wayne Shorter Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, 1986 Personnel Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone tenor , and soprano saxophone s, lyricon , vocals Chick Corea piano Jeff Bova synthesizer Jim Beard synthesizer Mitchel Forman synthesizer Stu Goldberg synthesizer, electric piano, John Patitucci bass Alphonso Johnson bass Gary Willis electric bass Tom Brechtlein drums Jimmy Bralower drums, percussion programming Bill Summers musician Bill Summers percussion, drum programming Scott Roberts percussion, drum programming Ana Maria Shorter vocals Gregor Goldberg vocals References Reflist Wayne Shorter Category 1986 albums Category Wayne Shorter albums Category Columbia Records albums ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2010 Aviator was a short lived British progressive rock band. History Aviator was founded in 1978 by Jack Lancaster and Mick Rogers musician Mick Rogers , along with Clive Bunker and John G. Perry. After recording their first album, they toured as a support act to Steve Hillage . After the tour, Lancaster left the group Aviator would still release another record before finally ceasing activity. However, the four musicians would play together again on Lancaster s 1981 solo album Skinningrove Bay . Discography Aviator Aviator album Aviator 1979 Turbulence Aviator album Turbulence 1980 Line up Jack Lancaster saxophone, flute, lyricon, synthesizer Mick Rogers lead vocals, guitar Clive Bunker drums John G. Perry bass, vocals External links http www.progarchives.com artist.asp?id 1506 Prog Archives http calyx.perso.neuf.fr interviews jgperry.html John G. Perry interview Category British progressive rock groups UK band stub ... more details
unref date October 2011 Survival of the Fittest is the debut album by the Jazz Funk quintet The Headhunters . The album was released by Arista Records in 1975. The album features the stand out track God Make Me Funky , which has been sampled numerous times by prominent rappers. Labeled as the best space funk album in the CD version, released by BMG France, in 2001. A digipack that includes liner notes in English and French. This CD version was digitally remastered from the original master tapes in 24 bit by Jean Pierre Chalbos Track listing Side One God Make Me Funky 9 35 feat The Pointer Sisters Mugic 3 31 Here and Now 7 07 Side Two Daffy s Dance 6 05 Rima 8 14 If You ve Got It, You ll Get It 6 26 Personnel Bennie Maupin saxophones, saxello, clarinets, flutes, lyricon Paul Jackson bass guitar Mike Clark drums Bill Summers percussion DeWayne McKnight Blackbyrd McKnight electric guitar Joyce Jackson alto flute Zak Diouf, Baba Duru Oshun and Harvey Mason, Sr. percussion All songs by Bennie Maupin, Bill Summers, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark and Blackbird McKnight. Produced by David Robinson & Friends Inc. & Herbie Hancock Category Arista Records albums Category 1975 debut albums ... more details
Analog Wind Controllers The first widely played wind controller was the Lyricon from Computone which came about in the 1970s era of analog synthesizers. The Lyricon was based on the fingerings of the saxophone ..., and embouchure controlled pitch variation. The Lyricon also expanded the playing range several octaves beyond the accustomed range for woodwind players. Tone generation on the Lyricon was limited to a dedicated ... the instrument. Notable early recording artists on the Lyricon include Roland Kirk and Tom Scott musician Tom Scott . Third party adaptations would later bring the Lyricon into the MIDI era. The next analog wind controller of note was the EWI 1000 from Akai which, like the Lyricon, was paired with a dedicated ... Realtime . See also Eigenharp EWI Akai EWI Lyricon Yamaha WX5 Zanzithophone Casio Zanzithophone DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Infobox album Name Comin At Ya Type Studio album Artist Coke Escovedo Cover Disco fantasy cover.jpg Released 1977 Recorded 1977 small at Different Fur Different Fur Studios , San Francisco , California CA small Genre Soul music Soul Length Label Mercury Records Producer Patrick Gleeson Last album Comin At Ya album Comin At Ya br 1976 This album Disco Fantasy br 1977 Disco Fantasy is the third and final album by the former Santana band Santana & Azteca band Azteca band member Coke Escovedo . Released in 1977, Produced by Patrick Gleeson . Reception Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r106405 review pure url yes ref Track listing Doesn t Anybody Want To Hear A Love Song Dennis Geyer 3 27 Disco Fantasy Mark Phillips 3 24 Hot Soul Single Mark Phillips 3 35 Who Do You Want To Love Mark Phillips 4 04 Won t You Gimme The Funk Mark Phillips 3 33 Trash Man Herman Eberitzsch 4 46 Something Special Herman Eberitzsch 4 12 Your Kind Of Loving Mark Phillips 3 05 Soul Support Herman Eberitzsch 4 17 Personnel Coke Escovedo Timbales, Congas, Percussion, Vocals Harvey Mason Drums Paul Jackson bassist Paul Jackson Bass Hugh McCracken, Tom Rotella Guitar Patrick Gleeson , Roger Smith Keyboards Emilio Castillo Saxophone Tenor Tower of Power Stephen Kupka Saxophone Baritone Mic Gillette Trumpet Trombone Trumpet Lenny Pickett Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon Eu lyricon Greg Adams Trumpet Linda Tillery Lead Vocals Gwen Owens, Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard Backing Vocals Charts Album class wikitable border 1 cellspacing 2 cellpadding 2 align left Year align left Chart align left Position align left 1977 align left Billboard 200 U.S. Album Chart align left 195 External links http www.discogs.com Thomas Coke Escovedo Disco Fantasy master 112811 Coke Escovedo Disco Fantasy at Discogs References reflist Category 1977 albums Category Mercury Records albums Category Rhythm and blues albums Category Soul albums ... more details
Emerald Web was an American musical duo, made up of the husband wife team of Bob Stohl and Kat Epple. Founded in 1978 and active through the 1980s, the Florida based Stohl and Epple composed and recorded music in the New Age and electronica genres. In addition to recording their music and performing in concert, Emerald Web composed many television soundtracks, winning several Emmy Award s they also composed music for a wide range of other applications, from films to planetarium shows. They received a Grammy nomination in 1986 for their album Catspaw . Both Epple and Stohl were flautists their flute dominated music achieved a distinctive sound among New Age artists. Stohl was also noted for his musicianship on the Lyricon, a woodwind synthesizer hybrid. The partnership ended with Stohl s death by drowning in 1990, at the age of 34. Epple has continued to compose and record under her own name, as a solo artist and with the ensemble White Crow 1997 . She also played flute on Devin Townsend s Ghost The Devin Townsend Project album Ghost record. On her own and as part of Emerald Web, Epple has won eight Emmys and ten Addy Awards for work in advertising. Discography, CDs Dragon Wings and Wizard Tales 1979 Whispered Visions 1980 Sound Trek 1980 Valley of the Birds 1981 Aqua Regia 1982 Love Unfolding 1983 , with Jay Scott Neale Nocturne 1983 Lights of the Ivory Plains 1984 Traces of Time 1986 Catspaw 1986 Dreamspun 1988 Manatee Dreams of Neptune 1990 External links http www.i2art.com katepple Kat Epple s web page Category New Age musicians Emerald Web ... more details
Refimprove date January 2007 Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Night Owl Cover Cover size Caption Artist Gerry Rafferty from Album Night Owl album Night Owl A side B side Why Won t You Talk To Me Released 1979 Format gramophone record 7 , 12 Recorded 1978 1979 Genre Folk Rock Length 4 24 7 single edit br 6 09 12 album version Label United Artists Records United Artists Writer Gerry Rafferty Producer Gerry Rafferty br Hugh Murphy Certification Chart position Last single Whatever s Written In Your Heart br 1978 This single Night Owl br 1979 Next single Days Gone Down br 1979 Misc Type single Night Owl is a song by Gerry Rafferty . It is the second track on his 1979 Night Owl album album of the same name . It features a Lyricon solo played by Baker Street song Baker Street saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft . The song made the Top 5 in the UK and along with Baker Street is one of two solo efforts by Gerry Rafferty to accomplish this feat. Though the single was a Top 5 hit for Rafferty in his native United Kingdom, Night Owl was never released in this format in North America, at a time when interest in Rafferty was at its peak after the tremendous success of his single Baker Street and album City to City a year earlier. In the US, Days Gone Down was used as the lead single from Night Owl instead. The b side on the original Night Owl single was the fourth track from the same album, Why Won t You Talk To Me . ref http www.discogs.com Gerry Rafferty Night Owl master 187262 ref References reflist Category 1979 singles Category Gerry Rafferty songs Category Songs written by Gerry Rafferty Gerry Rafferty Pop song stub ... more details
notability date December 2011 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Alternating Currents Type studio Artist Spyro Gyra Cover Alternating currents.jpg Released 1985 Recorded Genre Jazz , Jazz fusion fusion Length Label MCA Records MCA Producer Jay Beckenstein , Richard Calandra Last album Access All Areas Spyro Gyra album Access All Areas br 1984 This album Alternating Currents br 1985 Next album Breakout Spyro Gyra album Breakout br 1986 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r148013 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Alternating Currents is the ninth album by Spyro Gyra , released in 1985 see 1985 in music . ref Allmusic class album id r148013 pure url yes Allmusic entry for Alternating Currents Retrieved September 2009. ref Track listing Shakedown Jeremy Wall 4 22 Alternating Currents Jay Beckenstein 4 28 Taking the Plunge for Jennifer Beckenstein 4 48 Binky Dream No.6 All Members 4 13 PG Beckenstein 4 15 Heartbeat Wall 4 48 Mardi Gras Dave Samuels 6 04 I Believe In You Tom Schuman 5 31 Sunflurry Schuman 5 01 Personnel Jay Beckenstein Saxophone, Lyricon Tom Schuman Keyboards Richie Morales Drums Kim Stone Bass Julio Fernandez Guitars Dave Samuels Marimba, Vibraphone Gerardo Velez Percussion References Reflist Spyro Gyra Category 1985 albums Category Spyro Gyra albums Category MCA Records albums it Alternating Currents nl Alternating currents ... more details
notability date December 2011 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Stories Without Words Type studio Artist Spyro Gyra Cover Stories without words.jpg Released Start date 1987 Recorded Genre Jazz , Jazz fusion fusion Length 40 32 Label MCA Records MCA Producer Jay Beckenstein , Jeremy Wall Last album Breakout Spyro Gyra album Breakout br 1986 This album Stories Without Words br 1987 Next album Rites of Summer br 1988 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 3 5 ref Allmusic class album id r69151 pure url yes ref noprose yes Stories Without Words is the eleventh album by Spyro Gyra , released in 1987 see 1987 in music . Track listing Cayo Hueso Jay Beckenstein 5 29 Serpentine Shelly Tom Schuman 4 33 Del Corazon Julio Fernandez 6 25 Early Light Beckenstein 4 23 Nu Sungo Manolo Badrena 4 10 Chrysalis Dave Samuels 4 12 Joy Ride Jeremy Wall 4 55 Pyramid Wall 6 25 Personnel Jay Beckenstein Saxophones, Lyricon Tom Schuman Keyboards Julio Fernandez Guitars Roberto Vally Bass Richie Morales Drums Dave Samuels Marimba, Vibraphone Manolo Badrena Percussion References reflist Spyro Gyra Category 1987 albums Category Spyro Gyra albums Category MCA Records albums 1980s jazz album stub it Stories Without Words nl Stories without words ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Godmoma Here Type studio Artist Godmoma Cover Godmoma.jpeg Released 1981 Recorded 1981 Genre Funk Length 42 12 Label Elektra Records Elektra Producer Bootsy Collins Reviews Last album This album Godmoma Here Next album Godmoma Here is a 1981 album by the female vocal trio Godmoma . The album was released by Elektra Records and was produced by Bootsy Collins . Godmoma consists of Cynthia Girty, Carolyn Myles, and Arnenita Walker. The album features many members of Bootsy s Rubber Band as well members of P Funk . The album remains one of the few P Funk productions that has never been released on CD in the U.S. or abroad. Godmoma never recorded a follow up album. Track listing Taste of Magic Carolyn Myles, Bootsy Collins, David Spradley released as a single Elektra 47209 and as a 12 single Elektra AS 11534 Godmoma Here Phelps Collins , Bootsy Collins, Joel Johnson, Godmoma released as a 12 single Elektra AS 11542 Hands Up Punk Funk Bootsy Collins, David Spradley, Carl Small I Like It Cynthia Girty, Arnenita Walker, Bootsy Collins Spice Too Nice Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins Be All You Can Be Sylvester Stewart , Bootsy Collins Godmoma of Love Cynthia Girty, Arnenita Walker, Bootsy Collins Personnel Guitars Phelps Collins , Bootsy Collins Bass Bootsy Collins, Mike Mitchell Taste Of Magic Drums Bootsy Collins, Tiger Martin I Like It Keyboards Bootsy Collins, Joel Johnson, David Spradley Percussion Carl Small, Godmoma, Bootsy Collins, Maruga Booker Horns Fred Wesley , Maceo Parker , Richard Griffith, Larry Hatcher, Don Bynum, Greg Boyer , David McMurray Lyricon solo , Mike Warner P Funk Category 1981 albums Category Elektra Records albums Category Godmoma albums ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Tom Scott Type studio Artist Tom Scott Released July 1977 Recorded 1976 Genre Jazz , Fusion music Fusion Length 41 18 Label Ode Records Producer Tom Scott musician Tom Scott Hank Cicalo Blow it Out is a Jazz Fusion album released in 1977 by Tom Scott musician Tom Scott . Track listing Gotcha Theme From Starsky & Hutch 3 30 Smoothin on Down 4 22 Dream Lady 4 33 I Wanna Be 4 49 Shadows 7 40 You ve Got the Feel n 5 06 Down to Your Soul 5 25 It s So Beautiful to Be 5 36 Personnel Tom Scott musician Tom Scott Saxes, Trumpet, Horns, Lyricon, Woodwinds, Vocals, Main Performer, Producer, Hank Cicalo Recorder, Mixing, Engineer Chuck Rainey Bass Gary King musician Gary King Bass Eric Gale Guitar John Trope Guitar Dennis Budimar Guitar Ray Parker, Jr. Ray Parker Guitar Steve Gadd Drums Rick Marotta Drums, Drum Overdubs Chris Parker musician Chris Parker Drums Dick Slyde Hyde Bass Trumpet Chuck Findley Trumpet Richard Tee Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Fender Rhodes Kenny Ascher Clavinet Hugh McCracken Guitar Ralph MacDonald Percussion, Cow Bell, Congas, Tambourine References http www.allmusic.com album blow it out r147143 Reflist External links http www.tomscottmusic.com Tom Scott official website Allmusic class artist id p7507 label Tom Scott DEFAULTSORT BlowIt Out Tom Scott Album Category 1977 albums Category Ode Records albums Category Tom Scott albums ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Shadowfax image P16329FBAAR.jpg image size 200 caption Photo by Sam Emerson. background group or band alias origin Chicago , USA genre Chamber jazz br New Age br electronic music Electronic br Blues years active 1972&ndash 1995 label ABC Records Passport ABC br Windham Hill br Capitol Records Capitol br Private Music br Sonic Images associated acts website current members Chuck Greenberg musician Chuck Greenberg br Charlie Bisharat br Armen Chakmakian br Phil Maggini br Stuart Nevitt br G. E. Stinson br Jamii Szmadzinski br Ramon Yslas br Andy Abad musician Andy Abad br David Cutler Lewis musician David Lewis past members notable instruments Shadowfax was a new age electronic music electronic musical group, best known for their albums Shadowfax album Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village . In 1988 they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village . ref Yurochko 1993 pp. 225 226 ref In 1992 they were nominated for the Grammy for Esperanto album Esperanto . The group formed in 1972 ref Larkin 1995 p.3727 ref and disbanded after 1995 when Lyricon player and leader Chuck Greenberg musician Chuck Greenberg died of a heart attack. Having lost their signature sound, Shadowfax s members went on to other projects. The group takes its name from Gandalf s horse Shadowfax Middle earth Shadowfax in J. R. R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings . Their song Angel s Flight was used in the American importing of the 1982 anime movie Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp made by Toei Animation. Members Chuck Greenberg musician Chuck Greenberg Lyricon , saxophone s, flute s Phil Maggini double basses basses , vocals Stuart Nevitt drum kit drums , percussion G. E. Stinson guitar s Armen Chakmakian Keyboard instrument keyboards Charlie Bisharat electric violin s David C. Lewis musician David Lewis keyboards Ramon Yslas percussion Andy Abad musician Andy Abad guitars Doug Maluchnik keyboards Ja ... more details
Spin Tim Chandler Bass guitar, guitars Dan Michaels lyricon Note Michaels does not actually appear on the album at all, except to play a lyricon part on Salamander . Additional musicians Wayne Everett ... more details
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for the attorney Chuck Greenberg attorney Chuck Greenberg March 25, 1950 September 4, 1995 , born in Chicago, Illinois , was an United States American musical artist, composer and producer. He began his musical career in the Midwest, including a backup band tour with the Bee Gees , ref Greenberg 2006 pp.14 15 ref then relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1978. Though Greenberg s band Shadowfax band Shadowfax , first formed in 1972, ref Larkin 1995 p.3727 ref his success as a producer and artist was marked by his series of recordings, with Alex de Grassi and Will Ackerman , beginning in 1982 on the Windham Hill label. Shadowfax won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village . ref Yurochko 1993 pp. 225 226 ref This ground breaking work combined jazz , rock, folk, and world music elements into a singular musical vision that featured flawless recordings and cohesive compositions. His work on the lyricon , the first electronic wind instrument, which he helped develop with engineer Bill Bernardi , became the signature sound of Shadowfax. ref Greenberg 2006 pp. 34 40 ref In live performances, Greenberg appeared as a featured artist at Carnegie Hall , Montreux Jazz Festival Montreux , Ravinia Festival Ravinia , The Greek Theater , Wolftrap , Red Rocks , and the Universal Theater , among others. His final work was a live Shadowfax recording and full length concert from Santa Cruz, California , in 1995. He died on Santa Cruz Island , on September 4, 1995, after suffering a heart attack, leaving a wife and three sons. ref New York Times Sept 9, 1995 ref References Sources Greenberg, Joy 2006 A Pause in the Rain ISBN 1 60145 018 4 Larkin, Colin 1995 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music ISBN 1 56159 176 9 http www.nytimes.com 1995 09 09 obituaries chuck greenberg musician dies at 45.html Chuck Greenberg, Musician, Dies at 45 New York Times obituary, September 9, 1995 Rusch, Bob Mar. 1976 Cadence Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 44 http www.s ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Black Market Type Studio album Artist Weather Report Cover Weather Report Black Market.jpg Released April 1976 Recorded December 1975 January 1976 Genre Jazz fusion , World Music world Length 36 55 Label Columbia Records Columbia Producer Wayne Shorter Last album Tale Spinnin br 1975 This album Black Market br 1976 Next album Heavy Weather album Heavy Weather br 1977 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4.5 5 ref cite web url http www.allmusic.com album r149927 title Black Market Weather Report & 124 AllMusic first Richard S. last Ginell work allmusic.com year 2011 last update accessdate 19 July 2011 ref rev2 rev2Score Black Market is an instrumental jazz fusion album released by Weather Report in 1976. This album was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter . It was recorded in December 1975 and released in April 1976 through Columbia Records. Columbia released it again as a digitally remastered CD in 1991. This is Weather Report s sixth album and the first with the bass player Jaco Pastorius who features on two tracks. The album draws heavily from African influences and its style could be described as world fusion . The second song, Cannon Ball is tribute to Zawinul s then recently deceased former band leader, saxophonist Julian Cannonball Adderley . Track listing Black Market J. Zawinul 6 28 Cannon Ball J. Zawinul 4 36 Gibraltar J. Zawinul 8 16 Elegant People W. Shorter 5 03 Three Clowns W. Shorter 3 31 Barbary Coast J. Pastorius 3 19 Herandnu A. Johnson 6 36 Personnel Joe Zawinul &mdash 2 ARP 2600, Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha grand piano, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer Wayne Shorter &mdash Selmer soprano and tenor saxophones, Computone Lyricon Alphonso Johnson &mdash Fender electric bass, Charles La Boe electric bass tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 Jaco Pastorius &mdash Fender Fretless electric bass tracks 2, 6 Chester Thompson &mdash Ludwig drums Narada Michael Walden &mdash Drums Don Alias &mdash Congas and ... more details
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