Night Passage

by Weather Report

Night Passage cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1980
  • Label: ARC
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:55
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Weather Report's 'Night Passage' presented the band in a more live-oriented studio setting, emphasizing ensemble interaction and the electric bass voice of Jaco Pastorius. The album balances accessible fusion surfaces with the group's established rhythmic sophistication.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, complex, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Night Passage (6:30)
  2. Dream Clock (6:25)
  3. Port Of Entry (5:06)
  4. Forlorn (3:52)
  5. Rockin' In Rhythm (3:01)
  6. Fast City (6:17)
  7. Three Views Of A Secret (5:51)
  8. Madagascar (10:53)

Credits

  • Weather Report - primary artist
  • Peter Erskine - drums
  • Robert Thomas, Jr. - drums [hand drums]
  • Wayne Shorter - saxophone, written-by
  • Duke Ellington - written-by
  • Harry Carney - written-by
  • Irving Mills - written-by

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