Procession is the thirteenth album from Weather Report. It is the first album to feature Victor Bailey replacing Jaco Pastorius as the bassist. Omar Hakim is credited with finding Bailey and percussionist José Rossy; they were all signed with Weather Report before Zawinul or Shorter even met them.[citation needed]
Reception
Reviewing the album in Record, Steve Futterman dismissed Procession as being competently crafted but too similar to Weather Report's previous albums to be of any interest. Noting the band's change in lineup, he stated, "Integrating new members, finding what they can offer and letting them stir things up can give an established band a welcome jolt of creativity, of fresh ideas. But in Weather Report's case, the overwhelming control of co-leaders Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter has reined in the skills of bassist Victor Baily, drummer Omar Hakim and percussionist Jose Rossy in service of highly crafted but essentially petrified music."[3]
Track listing
- "Procession" (Josef Zawinul) – 8:42
- "Plaza Real" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:30
- "Two Lines" (Zawinul) – 7:43
- "Where the Moon Goes" (Zawinul, lyrics by Nan O'Byrne and Zawinul) – 7:50
- "The Well" (Shorter, Zawinul) – 4:00
- "Molasses Run" (Omar Hakim) – 5:49
Personnel
References
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- "125th Street Congress"/"Will"
- "Boogie Woogie Waltz"
- "Birdland"
- "River People"
- "Procession"/"Where the Moon Goes"
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