Tale Spinnin'
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| Studio album by Weather Report | ||
| Released | 1975 | |
| Recorded | February 1975 - April 4, 1975 Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |
| Length | 43:01 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Wayne Shorter, Josef Zawinul | |
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| Weather Report chronology | ||
| Mysterious Traveller (1974) |
Tale Spinnin' (1975) |
Black Market (1976) |
Tale Spinnin' is Weather Report's fifth album. The addition of Ndugu (Leon Chanceler) on the drums is significant. Ndugu was recruited after Zawinul heard him play with Carlos Santana and liked what he heard. Weather Report was recording next door to Ndugu in the studio. He was asked to join them for a recording session. That session ended up lasting a week and produced Tale Spinnin'. After the record, Ndugu was asked to join the band as a permanent member, but declined in favor of continuing to work with Carlos Santana.
[edit] Track listing
- "Man in the Green Shirt" (Zawinul) – 6:29
- "Lusitanos" (Shorter) – 7:25
- "Between the Thighs" (Zawinul) – 9:33
- "Badia" (Zawinul) – 5:21
- "Freezing Fire" (Shorter) – 7:29
- "Five Short Stories" (Zawinul) – 6:56
[edit] Personnel
- Josef Zawinul - Rhodes piano, melodica, acoustic piano, TONTO synthesizer, ARP 2600 synthesizer, organ, steel drums, out, mzuthra, vocals, West Africk, xylophone, cymbals
- Wayne Shorter - Soprano and tenor saxophones
- Alphonso Johnson - Electric bass
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums, tympani, marching cymbals
- Alyrio Lima - Percussion
