Released September 1978 Length 37:15 Artist Weather Report Label Columbia Records | Recorded May 1978 Mr. Gone
(1978) 830
(1979) Release date September 1978 Genre Jazz fusion | |
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Studio Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California Producers Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius Similar Weather Report albums, Jazz fusion albums | ||
Mr. Gone is the ninth album by Weather Report, recorded and released in 1978. As the group was still looking for a drummer following the departure of Alex Acuña, outside drummers Tony Williams and Steve Gadd appear along with Peter Erskine, who would become Acuña's replacement. Singers Deniece Williams and Maurice White appear on the final track, "And Then." Jaco Pastorius's song title "Punk Jazz" would later become the title for a posthumous compilation of his music.
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The record became a center of controversy when Down Beat gave it a one-star review. According to the magazine, "Zawinul, Shorter, et al. have made the controversial music a commercial product; unfortunately ... Weather Report has over-orchestrated its sound." However, the album was quickly certified Gold and topped out at #52 on the Billboard music charts.
Track listing
- "The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat" (Zawinul) 5:03
- "River People" (Pastorius) 4:50
- "Young and Fine" (Zawinul) 6:55
- "The Elders" (Shorter, arranged by Zawinul) 4:21
- "Mr. Gone" (Zawinul) 5:26
- "Punk Jazz" (Pastorius) 5:09
- "Pinocchio" (Shorter) 2:26
- "And Then" (musiс - Zawinul, lyrics - Sam Guest) 3:22
Personnel
Songs
1The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat5:03
2River People4:50
3Young and Fine6:55