lxxxi. WEATHER REPORT: Cannonball

lxxxi. WEATHER REPORT

Cannonball (1976)
JZ, keyboards
Wayne Shorter, soprano and tenor saxophone, Computone Lyricon
Alphonso Johnson, bass
Jaco Pastorius, bass
Narada Michael Walden, drums
Alex Acuña, percussion
(4:33)

From Black Market.

Zawinul -- who played with Cannonball Adderly for most of the 60's -- wrote this gorgeous elegy to the great alto saxophone genius.

It was also Jaco Pastorius's first session with the group. He came in and sight-read the part. His contribution is exquisite.