The album takes its championship from an 1855 poesy form by Walt Whitman, too a 1969 curt story by Ray Bradbury.
Like the weather condition itself, this band would assume a novel shape amongst virtually every loose -- as well as this album, one-half recorded inward the studio as well as one-half alive inward Tokyo, laid upwards the designing of change. Exit artist/airto-moreira-mn0000609992">Airto Moreira and artist/alphonse-mouzon-mn0000003015">Alphonse Mouzon; operate into percussionist artist/dom-um-romao-mn0000176298">Dom Um Romao, drummer artist/eric-gravatt-mn0001251446">Eric Gravatt, as well as a slew of cameo guests similar guitarist artist/ralph-towner-mn0000863963">Ralph Towner, flutist artist/hubert-laws-mn0000234374">Hubert Laws, as well as others. The studio tracks are to a greater extent than biting, to a greater extent than ethnically various inward influence, as well as to a greater extent than laden amongst electronic effects as well as grandiose structural complexities than before. The alive cloth (heard inward total on the import Live inward Tokyo) is fifty-fifty fiercer as well as showcases for the initiatory of all fourth dimension unopen to of the tremendous drive artist/wr-mn0000243527">WR was capable of, though it doesn't give you lot much of an sentiment of its flow of consciousness nature.
I Sing The Body Electric is a rattling obscure collection of music. It well-nigh completely ignores the ambient audio that was explored yesteryear its predecessor. The Weather Report's eponymous debut experimented amongst an atmospheric approach to Jazz music, expanding on the musical concepts found inward albums similar Miles Davis' In H5N1 Silent Way. But I Sing The Body Electric follows a rattling dissimilar objective, the music seems to receive got to a greater extent than inward mutual amongst the experimental nature of Progressive stone than Jazz. This fourth dimension drawing influence from albums similar Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, every bit the compositions appear to query all rules of musical convention, piece leaving us to roam through various musical landscapes.
The opening song, "The Unknown Soldier", completely diverts itself away from the traditional etiquettes of Jazz orchestration. It is a voyage through the abstract, expressing an enigmatic philosophy for us to decipher. Eric Gravatt establishes a rhythmic landscape amongst his drumming, as well as from there, the other instruments get down to erupt amongst sounds that tend to projection contrasting moods- from inducing an ominous environs to expressing a to a greater extent than calming sensation. Even Eric Gravatt's drumming, who oft provides a fragile percussive rhythm, too has his moments of intensive of solos. "The Unknown Soldier" is a rattling interesting slice because nosotros receive got absolutely no sentiment where the musicians are taking us inward this musical voyage. And earlier nosotros fifty-fifty larn the jeopardy to fully grasp the concept behind this song, it fades into silence.
"The Moors", on the other hand, follows a to a greater extent than conventional approach. It opens amongst a solo functioning on an acoustic guitar. The orchestral organisation is rattling spastic, next its ain measuring piece remaining loyal to the album's esoteric plot. But this guitar solo exists for a purpose, it's our passage into a mesmerizing jam. This is genuinely a rattling gentle performance, Wayne Shorter's saxophone asserts itself every bit the centerpiece as well as his deliveries choose a rattling soothing tone. "Crystal" and "Second Dominicus In August" follow a similar musical style, every bit they render to the atmospheric textures explored inward the previous album, piece at times fifty-fifty transcending into psychedelia.
The terminal department of the album contains an assortment of alive recordings from a functioning inward Japan, yet unopen to other connectedness to the compositional construction of Ummagumma. It opens with "Medley: Vertical Invader, T.H., physician Honorius Causa" and ends with "Directions", as well as correct from the beginning, without whatsoever hesitation, the musicians deliver a laid upwards filled amongst relentless Jazz Fusion. I mean, this functioning explores every expression of the genre- releases of musical spontaneity, long instrumental voyages that top the boundaries of Progressive stone as well as Psychedelia, as well as of course, eruptions of dextrous solos from each musician. In the end, I Sing The Body Electricintroduces itself every bit an album written yesteryear a band that is nevertheless trying to create upwards one's take away heed what form of music it is that they desire to produce. It's going to hold upwards a rattling interesting sense for the listener to abide by how much this band has evolved since the loose of their debut the previous year, every bit The Weather Report are nevertheless exploring musical possibilities as well as expanding their sound. This is a rattling experimental album as well as i that requires a commitment from the listener to empathise its plot. My advice is to opened upwards all of your senses to the slice at hand. Try as well as sense all it has to offer, meditate on every sound, as well as the music itself volition disclose its meaning.
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Tracks Listing
1. Unknown Soldier (7:57)
2. The Moors (4:40)
3. Crystal (7:16)
4. Second Dominicus inward August (4:09)
5. Medley: T.H./Dr. Honoris Causa (10:10)
6. Surucucus (7:41)
7. Directions (4:35)
Total Time: 46:28
Line-up / Musicians
- Eric Gravatt / drums
- Don Um Romao / percussion
- Wayne Shorter / soprano & tenor saxophones
- Miroslav Vitous / bass
- Joe Zawinul / acoustic & electrical pianos, ARP 2600 synthesizers
Special Guests
Andrew White - English linguistic communication horn ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Hubert Laws, Jr. - Flute ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Wilmer Wise - D as well as piccolo trumpets ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Yolande Bavan - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Joshie Armstrong - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Chapman Roberts - Voice ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Roger Powell - Consultant (synthesizer programming) ("Unknown Soldier" only)
Dom Um Romão - Percussion ("The Moors" only)
Ralph Towner - 12-string guitar ("The Moors" only)
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