The Story Behind: Weather Report - Heavy Weather, Ep 67

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Weather Report is the preeminent jazz fusion supergroup of the 1970s, but what happens when one of the most talented bass players of all time joins the band and starts composing? The fellas discuss musical forward-thinking into the regrettable 1980s, playing the bass like it was a horn section, and the evolution of the "fusion" genre.

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Listen to Heavy Weather here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2M9F2yYsUvqiBPwUGeNvn1?si=8Qu292TRQ9CzfYshHy_w6Q

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Next week's album: Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home