Weather Report Mysterious Traveller Jazz Music CD Review
Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Mysterious Traveller gets. Mysterious Traveller simply put is one of their best CDs to date.
It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that’s exactly what I must say about this one. There simply isn’t a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with each song standing tall on it's own.
Mysterious Traveller is a nicely varied, mix of 7 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They’re all here.
Listen to this CD and I believe you’ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Jazz music you'll enjoy this album.
While the entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 2 - American Tango, track 5 - Blackthorn Rose, and track 7 - Jungle Book
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Nubian Sundance. Good stuff!
Mysterious Traveller Release Notes:
Weather Report originally released Mysterious Traveller on June 4, 2002 on the Legacy Recordings label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Nubian Sundance 2. American Tango 3. Cucumber Slumber 4. Mysterious Traveller 5. Blackthorn Rose 6. Scarlet Woman 7. Jungle Book
Weather Report: Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxophones); Joe Zawinul (Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer); Alphonso Johnson (electric bass); Ishmael Wilburn (drums); Dom Um Romao (percussion).
Additional personnel: Miroslav Vitous (acoustic bass); Eric Gravatt (drums).
Recorded at Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood, California between February and March 1974. Includes liner notes by Hal Miller.
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