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- Date Released: January 1, 1975
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Weather Report's ever-changing lineup shifts again, with the somewhat heavier funk-oriented Leon "Ndugu" Chancler dropping into the drummer's chair and Alyrio Lima taking over the percussion table. As a result, Tale Spinnin' has a weightier feel than Mysterious Traveller, while continuing the latter's explorations in Latin-spiced electric jazz/funk. Zawinul's pioneering interest in what we now call world music is more in evidence with the African percussion, wordless vocals, and sandy sound effects of "Badia," and his synthesizer sophistication is growing along with the available technology. Wayne Shorter's work on soprano sax is more animated than on the previous two albums and Alphonso Johnson puts his melodic bass more to the fore. While not quite as inventive as its two predecessors, this remains an absorbing extension of WR's mid-'70s direction.
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Man In The Green Shirt |
6:29 |
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Lusitanos
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7:22 |
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Between The Thighs |
9:33 |
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Badia
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5:21 |
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Freezing Fire |
7:29 |
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Five Short Stories |
6:55 |
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06 Total Tracks, 43:09 Total Length
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Credits
- Bob Belden - Reissue Producer // Wayne Shorter - Saxophone // Wayne Shorter - Saxophone // Wayne Shorter - Sax (Soprano) // Wayne Shorter - Sax (Soprano) // Wayne Shorter - Sax (Tenor) // Wayne Shorter - Sax (Tenor) // Wayne Shorter - Producer // Wayne Shorter - Producer // Wayne Shorter - Mixing // Wayne Shorter - Mixing // Weather Report - Main Performer // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Ndugu - Cymbals // Ndugu - Drums // Ndugu - Tympani [Timpani] // Joe Zawinul - Organ // Joe Zawinul - Piano // Joe Zawinul - Cymbals // Joe Zawinul - Keyboards // Joe Zawinul - Mellophonium // Joe Zawinul - Vocals // Joe Zawinul - Xylophone // Joe Zawinul - Drums (Steel) // Joe Zawinul - Melodica // Joe Zawinul - Fender Rhodes // Joe Zawinul - Orchestration // Joe Zawinul - Mixing // Joe Zawinul - Arp 2600 // Bruce Botnick - Engineer // Bruce Botnick - Mixing // Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums // Herschell Dwellingham - Drums // Wally Heider - Engineer // Robert Hurwitz - Liner Notes // Albert Johnson - Guitar (Bass) // Alphonso Johnson - Bass // Alphonso Johnson - Bass (Electric) // Alyrio Lima - Percussion // Kerry McNabb - Engineer // Tonto - Synthesizer // Tonto - Keyboards // Mark Wilder - Mastering // Mark Wilder - Remastering // Hal Miller - Liner Notes // John Berg - Photography // John Berg - Cover Design // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Teresa Alfieri - Cover Design // Chris Eselgroth - Design // Chris Eselgroth - Reissue Art Director // Randall Martin - Design // Patti Matheny - A&R // Seth Foster - Mastering // Seth Foster - Remastering // Darren Salmieri - A&R // Fong Y. Lee - Packaging Manager // Frank Ursoleo - Reissue Supervisor
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Percussion //
- Piano //
- Drums //
- Sax (Tenor) //
- Xylophone //
- Double Bass
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