On March 11, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Black Market”, the sixth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.
Personnel:
- Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, Rhodes electric piano, 2 × ARP 2600, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, orchestration
- Wayne Shorter – Selmer soprano and tenor saxophones, Computone Lyricon
- Alphonso Johnson – electric bass
- Jaco Pastorius – electric fretless bass
- Narada Michael Walden – drums
- Chester Thompson – drums
- Alex Acuña – congas, percussion
- Don Alias – percussion
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Nancy Donald – design
- David McMacken – illustration
- Ed Caraeff – photography
Track listing:
- Black Market – Joe Zawinul
- Cannon Ball – Joe Zawinul
- Gibraltar – Joe Zawinul
- Elegant People – Wayne Shorter
- Three Clowns – Wayne Shorter
- Barbary Coast – Jaco Pastorius
- Herandu – Alphonso Johnson
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