1975年発売 ウェーザー・リポート通算5作目のアルバム『テイル・スピニン』
1975年発売。通算5作目のオリジナル・アルバム。『テイル・スピニン』(邦題:幻祭夜話)ジョー・ザヴィヌルの追求するアフリカ~中南米音楽の要素が色濃く現れた、幻想的な一枚に仕上がっている。高いレベルでザヴィヌルの音楽観が具現化された充実の作品。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2023/09/01)
Weather Report's ever-changing lineup shifts again, with the somewhat heavier funk-oriented Leon "Ndugu" Chancler dropping into the drummer's chair and Alyrio Lima taking over the percussion table. As a result, Tale Spinnin' has a weightier feel than Mysterious Traveller, while continuing the latter's explorations in Latin-spiced electric jazz/funk. Zawinul's pioneering interest in what we now call world music is more in evidence with the African percussion, wordless vocals, and sandy sound effects of "Badia," and his synthesizer sophistication is growing along with the available technology. Wayne Shorter's work on soprano sax is more animated than on the previous two albums and Alphonso Johnson puts his melodic bass more to the fore. While not quite as inventive as its two predecessors, this remains an absorbing extension of WR's mid-'70s direction. ~ Richard S. Ginell
Rovi