Tale Spinnin'
| Tale Spinnin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1975 | |||
| Recorded | February–April 4, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider's Studio 3 (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 43:01 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | |||
| Weather Report chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [4] |
Tale Spinnin' is the fifth studio album by
Josef Zawinul heard him play with Carlos Santana
. Weather Report was recording in the studio next door to Ndugu, and asked him to join them for “one session”. That session ended up lasting a week and produced Tale Spinnin'. Ndugu was asked to join as a permanent member, but decided to stay with Santana.
Some Canadian copies of the album list a track entitled "Krampus" on the back of the sleeve. However, this track does not appear on the actual record.
Release history
In addition to the usual 2-channel
8-track tape. The quad LP release was encoded in the SQ matrix system. The quad mixes were performed by Bruce Botnick
.
The album was reissued in the UK on the Super Audio CD format in 2018 by Dutton Vocalion. This edition contains both the stereo and quad mixes.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Man in the Green Shirt" | Zawinul | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Lusitanos" | Shorter | 7:25 |
| 3. | "Between the Thighs" | Zawinul | 9:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Badia" | Zawinul | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Freezing Fire" | Shorter | 7:29 |
| 3. | "Five Short Stories" | Zawinul | 6:56 |
| Total length: | 43:01 | ||
Personnel
Weather Report
- Joe Zawinul - West African talking drum, xylophone, cymbals, vocals
- Wayne Shorter - soprano and tenor saxophones
- Alphonso Johnson - electric bass
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums, tympani, marching cymbals
- Alyrio Lima - percussion
Production
- Bruce Botnick – engineer (recording, mixing)
- Wayne Shorter – engineer (mixing)
- Teresa Alfieri – cover design
- John Berg – cover design
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Tale Spinnin' - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
