Domino Theory (album)
| Domino Theory | ||||
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| Studio album using 3 live recordings by | ||||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Venue | Koseinenkin Hall (Osaka, Japan) | |||
| Studio | The Music Room (Pasadena, California) Sound Castle and Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Omar Hakim | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Domino Theory is the twelfth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report, released in April 1984. It is the second studio album to feature the Hakim-Bailey-Rossy rhythm section. The album contains seven tracks, three of which were recorded live.
The title of the album is a reference towards the American geopolitical theory of the same name which gained popularity between the 1950s and 1980s.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul, except where indicated.
- "Can It Be Done" (Wilson Tee) – 4:02
- "D Flat Waltz" – 11:10
- "The Peasant" – 8:16
- "Predator" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:21
- "Blue Sound - Note 3" – 6:52
- "Swamp Cabbage" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:22
- "Domino Theory" – 6:09
Personnel
[edit]Weather Report
- Josef 'Joe' Erich Zawinul – keyboards, synthesizers
- Wayne Shorter – saxophones
- Victor Bailey – bass
- Omar Hakim – drums
- José Rossy – percussion
- Carl Anderson – vocals (1)
Production
- Joe Zawinul – producer
- Omar Hakim – co-producer
- Wayne Shorter – co-producer
- Bernie Fromm – engineer
- Mitch Gibson – engineer
- Tom Suzuki – engineer
- Larry Ferguson – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Tony Lane – cover design
- Nancy Donald – cover design
References
[edit]- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Domino Theory - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
