Black Market is absolutely phenomenal. Jaco’s bass tone on it is the epitome of perfect.

When I retire, please nobody disturb me for about 20 years!. I have a few albums to listen to.

During WR's sixteen year existence, the genius of each musician who came and went was monumental. I didn't like jazz fusion until a friend INSISTED I listen to WR. My "let's get this over with" attitude disappeared quickly and now I've collected (almost) everything of theirs. Thanks for the groovy show, Pete and Chuck!

My number one Weather Report album is Sweetnighter. Also, I think the first eight Weather Report studio albums (the debut through Mr. Gone) are fantastic. You can't go wrong with any of those.

Enjoyed the video. I am surprised that you omitted 8:30...Grammy Award Winner!

1) Mr. Gone 2) Heavy Weather 3) I Sing The Body Electric 4) Mysterious Traveller 5) Black Market 6) Sweetnighter 7) Night Passage 8) Tale Spinnin 9) Weather Report (1971) 10) Procession 11) Sportin Life 12) Weather Report (1982) 13) Domino Theory 14) This Is This

When it comes to iconic jazz fusion bands, Weather Report have got to be near the top as one of the best and I have a lot of respect for them, they made some of the greatest music ever and you guys did an excellent job with ranking the albums.

I discovered SoT in late 2019/early 2020 and really delved deeper into the catalog once the lockdown hit. So for the better part of 4 years, I've been learning more about bands I already loved and learning to love new bands. I go "thrifting" for music nearly every day and years ago, picked up Heavy Weather for a dollar. Listened to it a couple times but never thought much about it. Two weeks ago, I found Mysterious Traveler for 25 cents. One thing I've been doing since discovering SoT is when I find one of these albums that I know Pete and company have discussed here on the channel, I'll search a video discussing that band's discography to see if I've picked up a stem or a gem. So in finding Mysterious Traveler the other day, I'm pleased to hear Chuck rank it #2 and Pete has it at #6. It appears this time I found a gem and can't wait to dive into it. Thanks for all these videos, Pete. You do a great job and provide a much-needed resource for music lovers.

Phenomenal episode. No one talks about WP anymore and they should. Black Market, Heavy Weather and Night Passage are masterpieces of the jazz fusion genre. Without Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, not sure they would exist, but thank God they do.

Chuck is one of the best guests for this kind of music. Loved the video!

Good to see Chuck. We missed you, hermano.

Actually, Bradbury lifted that title from a Walt Whitman poem that was written way before Bradbury wrote his science fiction version.

I've never listened to Weather Report before, but will check them out. Looking forward to seeing Kurdt on again soon as well!

Wonderful show. My picks : 1- Black Market 2- I Sing The Body Electric 3- Weather Report (71) 4- Mysterious Traveller 5- Tale Spinnin 6- Sweetnighter 7- Heavy Weather 8- Night Passage 9- Domino Theory 10- Procession 11- Mr Gone 12- Sportin Life 13- Weather Report (82) 14- This is This Live in Tokyo is MANDATORY

This channel just keeps on giving, always there is a gem I've missed earlier, just great!

Always good to see Chuck Alvarez always seems to have so much passion for his music,did get to see them in 1979 at Birmingham Odeon UK,aged 13,mindblowing,thanks Dad

This was very cool. My dad is a massive jazz/fusion head and introduced me to WR about 20 years ago. I never really appreciated (or understood) their genius until recently, so I will check out these albums. As always, keep up the great work. Best channel on YT.

Yesss black market. C'est un album superbe. J'ai découvert adolescent. Magnifique.

Right at the height of my liking Weather Report (1974, Mysterious Traveller) they played a free Columbia Records showcase concert at SPAC that September! So I got to see them that one time only. Played some from that album and their setup on stage was cool because the drums were set up on the right side, facing in so we got a sideways view of the drummer. Joe had banks of keyboards surrounding him. Very cool. Oddly, this show had them (among others) opening for Blue Oyster Cult! ok? It worked for me!

FANTASTIC episode!! There are not enough stars to rate this band. I LOVE all their studio recordings and I feature them regularly on my radio shows. One thing I need to mention is the HUGE influence bitches brew had on weather report and in my opinion music in general.

My top two are Black Market and Heavy Weather - hard to beat these, Jaco on fire! Thank you guys, great to see Chuck again! I agree with everything you guys said.

Speechless used to be a favorite track of mine on the 80,s “weather report” album. A doleful, suspenseful sound. Now it give me the chills, as a musical comment by Zawinul, on Pastorius’s death, Pastorius was beaten to death in a bar fight. The last bars of “ speechless’ ,the 10 blows.

Been waiting for this , great to see these albums get some love . Terrific guys

Can't wait to check these guys out. Thanks again fellas.

CHUCK = “ tremendous co- host with PETE/ love his vibe/ personality!!👍💯

Great show ..Night passage would be my favourite... Jaco just dominates this album with his 16th note express train , his chops were so strong during this stage ..love it.

Hey there Pete, great rapport between you and Chuck discussing this phenomenal band-your enthusiasm really shows; enjoyed this review a lot... thanks👏🏻👏🏻🎯

I gave it a listen and it's sublime . Thanks Pete and Chuck ...made my day. Must for Jazz/Fushion afficionados.

i love jazz fusion

Very nice to have this insight, many thanks both.

Great show guys. I love all the different incarnations of Weather Report in the 1970's. Every lineup brought a different kind of magic to the table. Their live performance of "A remark you made" from Offenbach, Germany, Sept. 29, 1978 is spellbinding. The note Wayne Shorter hits at 2:24 is beyond sublime

Gday Chuck....only Pete and his cool guests can get me to listen to an hour show about a band I’ve never got into.....Cheers.... Love Omar Hakim though.....il have to check some of this stuff out.....😎

I saw Jaco's first Detroit appearance. I was an Alphonso Johnson fan at the time and did not know who Jaco was. I was "who is THIS guy? what is that clanky sound?? LOL. John McLaughlin's Shatki was the opening act.

Almost done...nice to see the early albums getting some love. Definitely more Miles-Bitches Brew era stuff... >what's improvised sounds composed...what's composed sounds improvised

R.I.P. Joe Zawinul, Victor Bailey and Jaco, Great band.

Really loved that, great work lads. 'Black Market' has always been at the top for me by a tiny, tiny margin. I'd always ignored the post-'Procession' releases until this episode. Just started with 'This Is This!', and it's actually very good - not WR in the classic sense, but still an enjoyable listen - with CS on fire as you both said. 'Sportin' Life' next!

Like the 'Daylight Again' shirt! Alphonse Mouzon was a big favourite of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham. Apparently on more than one occasion hotel staff had to have words after he started jamming along in the middle of the night to Mouzon records on the drum kit he'd had set up in his room.

Alphonse Mouzon Mind Transplant and Billy Cobham Spectrum both feature game changing guitar work from the legendary Tommy Bolin. Should not be missed by any lover of guitar firepower. Would have loved to have heard Tommy add some Stratocaster muscle to a couple of Weather Report tracks. I can imagine him bouncing off Jaco.

Surprised to see Night Passage at 9! Probably in my top 2 for them.

I'm one of the few people who loves the 80s albums. My top 3 goes like this: 1. Night Passage 2.Domino Theory 3.Procession Omar Hakim is the greatest drummer the band ever had and he's spectacular on Domino Theory and Procession. And some of Jaco's best bass playing with the band is on Night Passage.

"I sing the body electric" was the title of an episode of "The Twilight Zone" in the early 1960s. "Sweetnighter" was the name of a medicine given to children to stop them wetting the bed !

Great video, guys. Great shirt, Chuck! Huge WR & Mets fan here.

Great show guys! I was familiar with a handful of their albums but now I've got a LOT more that I missed and need to listen to. Saw them live in July 1974 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. (Opening acts were If and Larry Coryell with Eleventh House.) Enjoyed the shout out for Ralph Towner and Oregon! Never hear them talked about anymore. Would love to hear a show on them!

Thank you for the reviews . I am a big prog rock fan , and have only heard a handful of Weather Report tracks . I look forward to checking out their catalog . I'll start with your suggested entry titles Night Passage and Heavy Weather . It was great to see Mr. Alvarez mentioning a couple of my favourite guitarists in your previous video , Bill Nelson and Kim Mitchell . Glad to see them get some recognition . I know that Pete has sung their praises in the past as well . Thank you gentlemen for your recommendations !

14) Sportin' Life 13) This Is This! 12) Domino Theory 11) Mr Gone 10) Weather Report 82 9) Procession 8) Tale Spinnin' 7) I Sing The Body Electric 6) Night Passage 5) Mysterious Traveller 4) Weather Report 71 3) Black Market 2) Heavy Weather 1) Sweetnighter. It's really difficult from 8 down.

I like seeing Chuck, knowledgeable guy. Good work Pete.

Went out and bought Heavy Weather yesterday because of Pete and Chuck. Stoked to listen to it.

Good show. My father and I saw them when Birdland came out. Loved it.

I am with you guys...the late albums are the pre-cursor to the Zawinul Syndicate. The vocals remind me of ths Pat Metheny Group World/Latin albums. The reason Joe Z. started with the bass patches? Jaco, unfortunately, became too erratic. That & the technology bled over to the Victpr Bailey-era. IMO. Any album with less Wayne is not cool. You guys remember when Downbeat mag gave Mr. Gone a 1-Star review? The band had an issue to rebut this review. Great daze.

Black market is a great album of theirs

1. Heavy Weather 2. Black Market 3. 8:30 (Album) 4. Night Passage 5. Weather Report 6. Mr. Gone 7. I Sing The Body Electric 8. Tale Spinnin'

Great show guys! Absolutely love Jaco's bass. But what's going on with the lighting on Chuck? Goes from really bright to really dark over & over. Would be nice to see him lit consistently. Especially because he's such a smiley, happy guy. Thanks to both of you. 👌

Thanks, this segment is so great, and I couldn't agree more! Black Market is probably my fav too .... but also... also, and also... :)

Chucks top 5: 1) Black Market 2)Mysterious Traveller 3)Heavy Weather 4) Sweetnighter 5) Night Passages.

1.Heavy weather 2.Black Market 3.Night Passage 4.Procession 5.Tale Spinnin 6.Mr.Gone 7.This is this 8.Mysterious traveller 9.Sportin life 10.Weather Report(1982) 11.Domino theory 12.Sweetnighter 13.I sing the body electric 14.Weather Report (1971) Thank you so much for your video ❤️🙏

Really cool and extensive ranking of this colossal jazz fusion band. One of the first bands I had ever heard regardless of genre. The mid period is also my favorite agree with your ranking My top 8 (Since I have heard only 8 of the them) 1. Black market 2. Heavy weather 3. Sweet nighter 4. Mysterious traveller 5. Mr gone 6. Weather report 1982 7. Tale spinnin 8. Weather report

Hello there! Thanks you guys to present music with excellence in your channel (on your channel? at your channel? Sorry, I am never sure about it...) I'm 55 y.o. but took serious contact with Weather Report and Return To Forever just a decade ago. Interesting that, though I love Di Meola solo and Corea Electric Band, RTF didn't got me so strongly as WR. My top-5 list: 5 - Night passage 4 - Mr. Gone 3 - Mysterious traveller 2 - Heavy weather 1 - Black market (should say, this one two steps above the others)

The fact that Weather Report did not utilize a guitar player on virtually all of their compositions was probably the reason I was drawn to Weather Report. I was thrilled to hear a band that was so influential/brilliant sans guitar. This band changed the way I view all music.

just now checking this out, when yiu guys mention the fender players you missed my favorite GEORGE DUKE From me to you & Reach for it... are killer albums with phenomenal players .. good job guys ✌️

Awesome show! Gotta work on my WR collection, I’ve only got 5 of their albums.

Weather Report is mi fovorite band! I have all this album! Thank for this video!

Jaco is excellent on Joni mitchells Don juans reckless daughter album. The title track, and off night backstreet, and Dreamland, the whole album.

1. mysterious traveller.... 2. black market.... 3. tale spinnin' .... 4. heavy weather.... 5. procession.... 6. domino theory.... 7. weather report....(1982) 8. night passage.... 9. mr gone.... 10. sportin' life....

Very informative.

Now we're talking !

I don't know much about Weather Report but I do know that Heavy Weather is a classic.

I'm still eagerly awaiting the planned Weather Report documentary. There was a crowdfundraiser for it like 6 years ago, but there hasn't been an update in years. They were my first fusion band that I was getting into because I was learning bass, and Jaco was apparently the best. Can't agree more with how well Heavy Weather sounds overall.

There must be something wrong with me but I LOVE This Is This! It's my favorite Weather Report album and it's the only one by them that I love.

Amazing breakdown, I feel my top 3 WR albums are 1 ) Black Market (straight fire) 2) Sweet Nighter (125 st congress) 3) Heavy weather Thanks for the content...

Pete’s evaluation always rates number 1. His review and Chuck’s puts Black Market at the top. Right on! I think BM is a transitional album like Miles’ BB even though BM was late in 1982 but still a testament to its multi-dimensional nature of representation over 40 years later. GBG NO EDITS.

A great show and discussion. Great information on the albums and members. I love the earlier stuff 10 times more than the later material. The later material to me feels like the building blocks of "Smooth Jazz". I was never a fan of smooth jazz, their sound reminds me of Spyro Gyra, The Yellow Jackets, The Rippintons, etc...

Oh yeah! I've been looking forward to this one and you guys definately didn't disappoint. I agree with Pete on "Mr Gone" being a fine album. I think everything from the first self titled album to the second self titled album is essential jazz fusion (Including Tokyo and 8:30). The best tracks from the last four albums could've made a terrific long single CD or double vinyl. I DO own every one of them with no regrets. I'm looking forward to the Billy Cobhsm ranking. I'm a big fan.

Man, this just makes me want to listen to all their records again. The run from the first lp to maybe Night Passage is astonishing, especially if your fond of the bass. Black Market is probably my favourite, if only cos you get both Jaco & Alphonso Johnson & with Narada Michael Walden, Alex Acuña, Chester Thompson, yes, I think that might be the rhythm section taken care of!

I would have loved to witness many of these fusion bands when they are in their prime. To be surrounded by like minded music fans enjoying the music. Their was a chemistry among musicians then that just can’t be duplicated today. Right place right time.

Fandango! is the name of the ZZ Top album you were searching for Pete 😉

Thanks-I’d forgotten about them.

My level of respect has gone through the roof since you guys are Mets fans, great Jersey

Got to agree with Chuck, my favourite jazz fusion band ..... by a country mile! And first 2 albums my favourites

Love hearing both your thoughts on jazz artists. Look forward to more in the future. I have looked into a lot of jazz before the '70s, but WR has been a staple for me, as well as The Mahavishnu Orchestra. My ranking: 1. Heavy Weather (it's more mainstream yes, but Jaco rules!) 2. Black Market (the variety of players makes this a fun listen) 3. Mysterious Traveller (the killer cover matches the music for me!) 4. Sweetnighter (only slightly better than the debut for me) 5. Weather Report '71 (I love the bass work on this too!) 6. I Sing the Body Electric 7. Tale Spinnin' 8. Night Passage 9. Weather Report '82 10. Procession 11. This is This (Santana's guitar work brings this higher for me) 12. Domino Theory 13. Mr. Gone 14. Sportin' Life

I will say this music never appealed to me through my music evolutionary years. Obviously heard of the band but that is all, then reached a point where I questioned why ignore good music? Have checked out a few of the tracks both of you mentioned and the musicianship is evident and I probably will investigate more of the catalog. Thanks Chuck and Pete for a good show (again!)

So beautifully done this show. I had to look up some WR-shows because i must bye all their CDs. I bought Heavy Weather in the spring of ‘85, loved it (still do), and never bought another… now is the time. What a band. I’ve been "this close" to buy their entire catalouge a few times through the years, but never did. Well, it’s never too late… Right?

Chuck and Pete make a good pair. Their knowledge of music brings life to music. I need to record Chuck’s laugh on my phone. His laugh always puts a smile on my face. Pete I’m not sure how you are able to find your guests. Might make a good segment.

Cool show guys! My Top 5 are the same as yours Pete with one exception - I would put Mysterious Traveller instead of Black Market!

Sweetnighter has been my favorite for years. The earlier years to me was the best. Black Market will all ways ranked in my top 5

Seeing Chuck put Mr.Gone so low was very surprising but it absolutely makes sense and maybe will have me look at it differently. Joe doubling Jaco's bass notes on his synth on River People drives me nuts.

I also like Black Market! Agree also with Pete that Mike Stern would have been awesome in the band! I love the Prog/Jazz Fusion shows!

It was Ray Bradbury who wrote "I sing the body electric" - I believe it is an anthology like his "The Illustrated Man" and one of his bigger sellers in the late sixties and early seventies.

"Nubian Sundance" groove begot Genesis "Wot Gorilla'. Drum Fill in Zappa's "More Trouble every day - begot fill in Genesis live "Afterglow" which begot the most well-known fill of all time "In the Air".

Was just listening how Weather Report influenced Ian Dury Hit me with your rythem stick. A big fan. Mysterious Traveller for me.

Thinking of all the Weather Report drummers I think Alex Acuña would be my favourite.

If Mike Stern in W-Rpt? Mind blown.... It’s enough just to contemplate the greatness of the Black Market album.

WR was the best of the fusion bands. They were genuine, musi cal and didn't overplay. Best that they didn't have a guitarist. My top 3 - Heavy Weather, Night Passage and Black Market.

Late 60's through early 80's had some real tasty jazz fusion records...

I love all eras of weather report n zawinul

ZZ Top (Fandango, by the way) and Weather Report in the same review sentence. Home at Last! Love it.

I’m pretty new to these guys, but I Have the live album, 8:30. And it’s killer!

I dont have any WR after 8.30 live and agree that Heavy Weather is a great entry into them , and though that was the first one I got my favourites are Black Market and Mysterious Traveller. When I was getting onto them I came across a copy of Live in Tokyo so had to get it and so glad I did its great. I also couldnt resist getting the Forecast Tomorrow box set that came out back in 2006 as that has the live dvd from 78 with Jaco on it and though I had most of whats on the first 2 discs there are some unreleased cuts on them and the thrid disc is all post 8:30. Anything pre 1980 is great - though I would agree that the earlier Miroslav Vitous stuff probably isnt the best place to start but its a great place to eventually get to. Also absolutely love the 2002 live and unreleased set.

With the report from very esrly on.they hold a very special place with me.seen them 3x happy as a pig in shit.❤❤

Pete’s: 1) Sweetnighter 2) Black Market 3) WR debut album 4) Body Electric 5) Heavy Weather

"Boogie Woogie Waltz" on "Sweetnighter" has amazing Rhodes playing by Zawinul.