Well, my random number generator pulled up another Weather Report album for the second time in five nights. In case anyone was dying to know the method behind my madness of how I choose records, I typed up all the LPs I haven't listened to in a spreadsheet, then use OpenOffice's random number generator to choose them. I have to say, it makes me feel pretty awesome. But given my limited jazz vocabulary, I don't know that I have a lot new to say about this Weather Report record that I didn't say about the other one that I reviewed. So it goes sometimes. This is more jazz-fusion in a similar vein to Mysterious Traveller, with more orchestration and ambience and less of a late-night KWUR feel. But even if I don't have a lot to say about it, if you have any interest in this kind of music at all, this is another solid one to pick up. I like music that has ambition and travels to unexpected places, and like its predecessor, this one does that too. In conclusion, I am all for this Weather Report business. Thumbs up and all that jazz.
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