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with Weather Report with Joni Mitchell
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Weather Report - Night Passage


Release Date: 1980
Label: Columbia Records/CBS

The music for Night Passage was created during Weather Reports tours from 1979 and 1980, following the live album, 8:30. The album was recorded live in front of 250 people at the Complex in Los Angeles over four shows in two nights. Jaco's "Three Views of a Secret" composition, which later appeared on his Word of Mouth album, first appeared on this album.

Tracks:

  1. Night Passage (Zawinul)   6:30
  2. Dream Clock (Zawinul)   6:25
  3. Port of Entry (Shorter)   5:06
  4. Forlorn (Zawinul)   3:52
  5. Rock’ in Rhythm (Ellington/Mills/Carney)   3:01
  6. Fast City (Zawinul)   6:17
  7. Three Views of a Secret (Pastorius)   5:51
  8. Madagascar (Zawinul)   10:53

Musicians:

Josef Zawinul: Keyboards
Wayne Shorter: Soprano & Tenor saxophone
Jaco Pastorius: Bass
Peter Erskine: Drums
Robert Thomas, Jr.: Percussion

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