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...Weather Report were the Cream, and the cream, of the jazz world—a super-group of instrumental greats. Formed when saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist/composer Joe Zawinul left their prestigious positions in the Miles Davis quintet, the group, whose roster featured an ever-changing list of talented sidemen, began experimenting with the possibilities of jazz fusion—a bold mixture of rock music, funk, soul, and world music. In pursuing Davis’ experimental leanings as displayed on “In A Sentimental Mood” and “Bitches Brew...
Following the recent trend of jazz re-releases, the newly released Weather Report box set “Forecast: Tomorrow” includes over three hours of their best tracks squeezed onto three discs as well as a newly discovered two-hour DVD from a German TV station that captures the group in concert in 1978 with the astoundingly energetic Jaco Pastorius on electric bass...
...While Weather Report is certainly important historically and features some great musicianship on these disks, the problem with the music is ironically implied by the title of the compilation. “Forecast: Tomorrow” seems to be anything but—rather, it sounds as dated as the decade that spawned...
...League championship through the excellent play of veteran upperclassmen and unheralded first-year starters. The linebacking corps’ depth was tested, but one wouldn’t know that based on its recent play.“I would not have thought that we would be able to weather the storm going into the season at linebacker as well as we have,” said Harvard head coach Tim Murphy. “It just shows that we’ve done a solid job evaluating and recruiting linebackers [who have] done a great job handling game situations...
...most overlooked factor in the decline of married households is the contribution our elderly make to this trend. We used to keep our grandparents at home, in the spare room, but now they prefer the weather in Florida and the 24-hour care of retirement homes. When one elderly spouse outlives the other, America gets another "single-person household." There are now 10.5 million people, over age 65, living alone - one-tenth of all households. Thus, the 55 million married households become a smaller part of the whole...