Mr. Gone (album)

Mr. Gone
Studio album by Weather Report
Released September 1978
Recorded May 1978
Studio Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 37:15
Label ARC/Columbia
Producer Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius
Weather Report chronology
Heavy Weather
(1977)Heavy Weather1977		 Mr. Gone
(1978)		 8:30
(1979)8:301979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(B)[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Mr. Gone is the ninth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report. Released in 1978 the album rose to 52 & 47 on the Billboard 200 and UK Albums charts respectively. [1][4][5]

Overview

As the group was still looking for a drummer following the departure of Alex Acuña, outside drummers Tony Williams and Steve Gadd appear along with Peter Erskine, who would become Acuña's replacement. Singers Deniece Williams and Maurice White also appear on the track, "And Then." The Pastorius penned "Punk Jazz" was later the title of a posthumous compilation of Jaco Pastorius's music.[6][1][7]

The record became a center of controversy when Down Beat gave it a one-star review. Zawinul went on to deliver a furious response to this review during a later interview.[8]

Track listing

  1. "The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat" (Zawinul) 5:03
  2. "River People" (Pastorius) 4:50
  3. "Young and Fine" (Zawinul) 6:55
  4. "The Elders" (Shorter, arranged by Zawinul) 4:21
  5. "Mr. Gone" (Zawinul) 5:26
  6. "Punk Jazz" (Pastorius) 5:09
  7. "Pinocchio" (Shorter) 2:26
  8. "And Then" (music - Zawinul, lyrics - Sam Guest) 3:22

Personnel

Weather Report
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Alex Kazanegras - engineer
  • Dave Mancini - second engineer
  • Nancy Donald - cover design
  • Lou Beach - cover illustration

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Mr. Gone - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: weather report". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ "Weather Report: Mr. Gone (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
  5. ↑ "Weather Report: Official Charts". Official Charts.com.
  6. ↑ "Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology". Allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ "Weather Report: the life and times of the group on record". Jazz Wise Magazine.com.
  8. ↑ "Joe Zawinul: Sportin' Life". Jazz Times.com.

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