Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
830 is a pleasantly varied, mix of 12 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly talented musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.
830 is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for everyone. I give it two thumbs up. It’s quite simply great listening. A must buy for the Jazz fan.
While the entire album is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 3 - A Remark You Made, track 5 - In A Silent Way, and track 12 - Sightseeing.
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Black Market. Great track!
830 Release Notes:
Weather Report originally released 830 on June 28, 1994 on the Legacy Recordings label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Black Market 2. Teen Town 3. Remark You Made, A 4. Slang 5. In A Silent Way 6. Birdland 7. Thanks For The Memory 8. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz 9. 8:30 10. Brown Street 11. Orphan, The 12. Sightseeing
Weather Report: Joe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizer, bass, vocoder); Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxophone); Jaco Pastorius (bass, drums); Peter Erskine (drums, percussion); Erich Zawinul (percussion).
Additional personnel: Ten members of the West Los Angeles Christian Academy Children's Choir.