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 | |||
| Studio | The Music Room (Pasadena) Sound Castle (Los Angeles) | |||
| 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. In actuality, three tracks are using live recorded source.
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 and synthesizers
- Wayne Shorter - saxophones
- Omar Hakim - drums
- Victor Bailey - bass
- José Rossy - percussion
- Carl Anderson - vocals (track 1)
Production
- Bernie Fromm - engineer
- Mitch Gibson - engineer
- Tom Suzuki - engineer
- Larry Ferguson - assistant engineer
- 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.
