I Sing the Body Electric (album)
| I Sing the Body Electric | ||||
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| Studio album by Weather Report | ||||
| Released | May 26, 1972 | |||
| Recorded |
November 1971 (A1-A2) January 1972 (A3-A4) January 13, 1972 (B1-B3) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 46:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Robert Devere | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
I Sing the Body Electric is the second album released by Weather Report from 1972. The album includes two new members of the band: percussionist Dom Um Romão and drummer Eric Gravatt. The last three tracks were recorded live in concert in Tokyo, Japan on January 13, 1972. These tracks have been edited for this album and can be heard in their entirety on Weather Report's 1972 import album Live in Tokyo.
The album takes its title from an 1855 poem by Walt Whitman, also a 1969 short story by Ray Bradbury.
Track listing
- "Unknown Soldier" (Zawinul) – 8:00
- "The Moors" (Shorter) – 4:45
- "Crystal" (Vitouš) – 7:25
- "Second Sunday In August" (Zawinul)– 4:13
- "Medley: Vertical Invader" (Zawinul) /"T.H." (Vitouš) /"Dr. Honoris Causa" (Zawinul)– 10:40
- "Surucucú" (Shorter) – 7:42
- "Directions" (Zawinul) – 4:36
Personnel
Weather Report
- Josef Zawinul - Electric and acoustic piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer
- Wayne Shorter - Saxophones
- Miroslav Vitouš - Bass
- Eric Gravatt - Drums
Special Guests
- Andrew White - English horn ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Hubert Laws, Jr. - Flute ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Wilmer Wise - D and piccolo trumpets ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Yolande Bavan - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Joshie Armstrong - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Chapman Roberts - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Roger Powell - Consultant (synthesizer programming) ("Unknown Soldier" only)
- Dom Um Romão - Percussion ("The Moors" only)
- Ralph Towner - 12-string guitar ("The Moors" only)
References
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "I Sing the Body Electric - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: weather report". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ Palmer, Bob. "Weather Report: I Sing The Body Electric : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ Campbell, Hernan M. (10 July 2012). "Review: Weather Report - I Sing The Body Electric | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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