Weather Report -][- The Complete Columbia Albums 1971-1975 -[Box Set]-

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Bill Milkowski, Columbia Records, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report

Weather Report, The Complete Columbia Albums 1971-1975 [Box Set]

Weather Report -][- The Complete Columbia Albums 1971-1975 -[BOX SET]-

For many, the story of Weather Report begins with the late 1970s albums that featured the addition of electric bassist Jaco Pastorius (as documented on 2011’s box set, Weather Report: The Columbia Albums 1976-1982, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the band’s formation). Yet what the six albums that make up this comprehensive collection prove beyond a shadow of a doubt is that the early to mid 1970s saw some of the most adventurous and satisfying work of Weather Report’s entire lifespan.

Freddie Hubbard -||- SKAGLY – [Columbia Records, 1980 | Review]

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African American, Billy Childs, Carl Burnett, Columbia Records, Freddie Hubbard, George Duke, Hadley Caliman, Jazz, Larry Klein, Trumpet

Freddie Hubbard, SKAGLY

Freddie Hubbard -||- SKAGLY –Mp3– [Columbia Records, 1980 | Review]

Perhaps, like a lot of you, the eighties were a transition point musically and thankfully, my taste matured significantly and began to evolve beyond the dreadful late seventies “disco” era.

On this occasion, I have the pleasure to review the esteemed and legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard who began his career in the late fifties and early sixties with brothers Wes and Monk Montgomery. One of the most distinguish moments of his career are based around his Blue Note recording days. They’re probably his best, they say, at least from a jazz purists perspective. However, for those of us who aren’t as deep have a diverse platter and believes that some of Freddie’s contemporary recordings are of importance as well.