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.
Black Market is a pleasantly varied, mix of 7 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly outstanding musicians. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own personal experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.
Listen to and I think you’ll agree that the song choices are excellent, the production is outstanding and Weather Report is clearly a group that is in top form.
While the entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 2 - Cannon Ball, track 4 - Elegant People, and track 7 - Herandnu
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Black Market. This is a great track!
Black Market Release Notes:
Weather Report originally released Black Market on June 4, 2002 on the Legacy Recordings label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Black Market 2. Cannon Ball 3. Gibraltar 4. Elegant People 5. Three Clowns 6. Barbary Coast 7. Herandnu
Weather Report: Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxophones); Joe Zawinul (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Alphonso Johnson (electric bass, Chapman Stick); Jaco Pastorious (fretless bass); Chester Thompson (drums); Alex Acuna (percussion). Producer: Josef Zawinul.
Reissue producer: Bob Belden.
Recorded at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, California between 1975 & 1976. Includes liner notes by Hal Miller.