group · 1970–
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
- Formed
- 1970
New York City - Country
- United States
- Record labels
- Columbia Records
- Discography
- 43 albums
Biography
Weather Report is a jazz group, formed in 1970 in New York City. Members include Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Airto Moreira, Alphonso Johnson and Alex Acuña. Record labels: Columbia Records. The discography here lists 43 albums, from “Weather Report” (1971) to “Serenite (live Toulon '73)” (2024). Honours include Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance (1979) and Grammy Hall of Fame (2009).
Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer Alphonse Mouzon and American percussionists Don Alias and Barbara Burton. The band was initially co-led by Zawinul and Shorter but as the 1970s progressed, Zawinul became the primary composer and creative director of the group. Other prominent members throughout the band's history included bassists Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson and Victor Bailey, drummers Chester Thompson, Peter Erskine and Omar Hakim, and percussionists Airto Moreira and Alex Acuña. A quintet of Zawinul and Shorter plus a bassist, a drummer, and a percussionist was the standard formation for Weather Report.
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Members
Wayne Shorter
1933–2023 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
Jaco Pastorius
1951–1987 · American jazz bassist (1951–1987)
Joe Zawinul
1932–2007 · Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007)
Airto Moreira
b. 1941 · Brazilian drummer and percussionist
Alphonso Johnson
b. 1951 · American musician
Alex Acuña
b. 1944 · Peruvian musician
Don Alias
1939–2006 · American jazz percussionist (1939–2006)
Discography
Studio and live albums
Awards
- 1979 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
- 2009 Grammy Hall of Fame
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Frequently asked questions
What are Weather Report's best-known albums?
Albums in our database include Weather Report (1971), I Sing the Body Electric (1972), Live in Tokyo (1972), Sweetnighter (1973) and Mysterious Traveller (1974).
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