Mysterious Voyages
A Tribute To Weather Report
The Story
Mysterious Voyages, "A Tribute To Weather Report", is a double CD compilation featuring tracks by various modern artists either creating their own dynamic arrangements of Weather Report compositions or producing original sonic paintings based on Weather Report consciousness. Weather Report was one of the most spectacular modern music groups in any genre in of the late 20th century. The band utilized complex arrangements along with virtuoso solos and pioneered usage of world music rhythms and electronic synthesizers. Their music defied categorization and description, and was a harbinger of the coming global music revolution. Guitarists featured include Hiram Bullock, Scott Henderson, Michael Landau, Franz Holtmann, John McLean, Tony Carmona, Carlos Velasco, Richard Schumacher, Rocco Zifarelli, Jon Herington, Antonio Forcione, Torsten De Winkel, David Fiuczynski, Alex Gunia, Mark Oliver Klenk, and Chuck Underwood, along with an expected roster of brilliant keyboardists, bassists and percussionists.
The Music
| === DISC 1 === | Vocal | |
| 04:37 | Scott Kinsey "Big Rock" | Vocal |
| 04:58 | Marcus Miller "Teen Town" | Instrumental |
| 04:13 | Borstlap/Honing "Memory Of Enchantment" | Instrumental |
| 07:59 | Trinity "Weather Is Changing" | Instrumental |
| 05:25 | Michael Wolff "Pinocchio" | Instrumental |
| 04:45 | Tribal Tech "You May Remember Me" | Instrumental |
| 07:41 | John McLean "Three Views Of A Secret" | Instrumental |
| 09:09 | Kal Eckhardt "Queen Of Cups" | Instrumental |
| 07:18 | Angel Celado "Corner Pocket" | Instrumental |
| 08:29 | Richard S. & Vibe Tribe "Travels" | Instrumental |
| 06:10 | Rachel Z "On The Milky Way Express" | Instrumental |
| 04:51 | Emancipation "Gary Willis" | Instrumental |
| === DISC 2 === | Vocal | |
| 06:18 | White House "Bombay" | Instrumental |
| 05:19 | Gewett/Jacob "A Remark You Made" | Instrumental |
| 07:36 | Rocco Zifarelli "Havona" | Instrumental |
| 05:54 | Jim Beard "Fever" | Instrumental |
| 05:38 | Acoustic Mania "Birdland" | Instrumental |
| 06:01 | Torsten De Winkel "Scarlet Woman" | Instrumental |
| 07:32 | Karizma "Palladium" | Instrumental |
| 08:02 | Tony Grey "White Woods" | Instrumental |
| 09:15 | Alex Gunia "American Tango" | Instrumental |
| 04:36 | Slop Shop "Overlook Hotel" | Instrumental |
| 07:30 | Mantra "Mysterious Traveller" | Instrumental |
| 04:18 | Clive Stevens "Beat 17" | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Hiram Bullock | Guitar |
| Franz Holtmann | Guitars, Soundstretching, Production |
| Scott Henderson | Guitar, Production |
| John McLean | Guitar, Production |
| Tony Carmona | Guitar |
| Carlos Velasco | Guitar |
| Richard Schumacher | Guitar, Production |
| Rocco Zifarelli | Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer |
| Jon Herington | Guitar |
| Antonio Forcione | Nylon String Guitar, Production |
| Torsten De Winkel | Guitars, Electric Sitar, Additional Programming, Production |
| Michael Landau | Guitar, Production |
| David Fiuczynski | Guitar |
| Alex Gunia | Guitar, Production |
| Mark Oliver Klenk | Guitar |
| Chuck Underwood | Guitar, Loops, Production |
| Steve Tavaglione | Electric Guitar, Alto Flute Solo, Bass Clarinet, Sampled Recorder, EWI |
| Neil Stacey | Guitar Synthesizer, Production |
| Scott Kinsey | Keyboards, MicroKorg Vocoder, Electric Organ, Samples, Production, Engineering, Mixing, Additional Programming |
| Armand Sabal-Lecco | Electric Bass |
| Brad Dutz | Congas, Percussion |
| Kirk Covington | Yamaha Drums, Zildjian Cymbals & Sticks, Drums |
| Cyril Atef | Vocalizations, Handclaps |
| Karim Ziad | Vocalizations, Handclaps |
| Mamady Keita | Sampled Vocals |
| Marcus Miller | Bass, Bass Clarinet, Production |
| Philippe Saisse | Keyboards |
| Steve Ferrone | Main Beat (High Hat, Sidestick, Bass Drum) |
| Omar Hakim | Fill Drums (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals) |
| Don Alias | Congas |
| Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| Andy Narell | Steel Drums |
| Michiel Borstlap | Korg M1, Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes |
| Yuri Honing | Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone |
| Matthias Krauss | Keyboards, Sounds, Programming, Production, Mixing |
| Gudze | Bass, Editing |
| Marco Minnemann | Drums, Percussion |
| Holger Czukay | English Horn |
| Aydin Esen | Keyboards |
| Michael Wolff | Piano, Production |
| Sean Rickman | Drums |
| Christian McBride | Bass |
| Tony Williams | Drums |
| Gary Willis | Bass, Fretless Bass, Keyboards, Production |
| Larry Kohut | Acoustic Bass |
| Karl Moutzka | Piano, Hammond B-3 |
| Jim Gailloretto | Sax |
| Adam Nussbaum | Drums |
| Kai Eckhardt | Bass |
| Andrej Olejniczak | Tenor Sax |
| Alfredo Mahiques | Trombone |
| Nando De La Casa | Piano, Keyboards, Production |
| Laurent Vernerey | Bass |
| Angel Celada | Drums, Production |
| Bill Evans | Soprano Sax |
| Bob Malach | Tenor Sax |
| Patrice Rushen | Synthesizers |
| Terri Lynn Carrington | Drums |
| Munyungo Jackson | Percussion, Percussion Arrangements |
| Roy Galloway | Backing Vocals |
| Orin Waters | Backing Vocals |
| Rachel Z | Piano, Production |
| Miriam Sullivan | Bass |
| Allison Miller | Drums |
| Dennis Chambers | Drums |
| Boudewijn Lucas | Bass, Shekere, Loop Programming |
| Joost Lijbaart | Drums |
| Bart Fermie | Percussion, Voice |
| Terje Gewett | Acoustic Bass, Fender Jazz Bass, Production |
| Christian Jacob | Piano |
| Matthew Garrison | Bass |
| Paco Sery | Drums |
| Jim Beard | Keyboards, Additional Drum Programming, Production |
| Arto Tuncboyaciyan | Percussion |
| Zach Danziger | Drum Programming |
| Gene Lake | Drums |
| Janek Gwizdala | Electric Bass, Programming, Production |
| Audun Waage | Trumpet |
| David Garfield | Keyboards, Production |
| Neil Stubenhaus | Bass, Production |
| Tony Grey | Bass, Production |
| Romain Collin | Keyboards |
| Walter Smith III | Sax |
| Kenwood Dennard | Drums |
| Andre Cayres | Double Bass |
| Michael Klaukien | Drums |
| J. Peter Schwalm | Synths, Vocoder, Sonics, Production |
| Heiko Himmighoffen | Percussion |
| Jon Ozment | Organ, Electric Piano, Synth, Production |
| Mark Merella | Drums, Percussion, Production |
| Clive Stevens | Keyboards, Sax, WX7 MIDI Wind Controller, Production |
| Lincoln Goines | Bass |
| Frank Colon | Percussion |
| Steve Gaboury | Sound Design, Production |
| Michael Friedman | Production |
| Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums, Production |
| Ulrich Vormehr | Compilation, Compilation Production, Liner Notes |
| Gerhard Koch | Weather Report Photography |
| Andreas Hoflich | Coordination |
| Michael Potrafke | Artwork |
| Dan Gellert | Mixing |
| Biagio Pagano | Production |
| Agostino Carella | Associate Production |
| John Ugarte | Engineering |
| Peter Williams | Engineering |
| Ken Christianson | Engineering |
| T.J. Helmerich | Engineering |
| Paul Pouwer | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
| Kai Fricke | Engineering |
| Bill Schnee | Mixing |
| Clive Stevens | Liner Notes |
| Studios used: B & C Studios (New York, NY), Wilibrord Audio Productions (Holland), The Crib, Everybody's Laptops, Waltz Audio, Track House (Los Angeles, California), Tommy Tedesco Studio at Musician's Institute (Hollywood, CA), Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA), Digital Biko Studios (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain), AtM-Studio (Cologne), Fey-Tontechnik (Frankfurt), Studio Schwalm (Barcelona), Red Door Studios (Kensington, MD), Timelock Studio (Cologne), Principal Studios (Otmarsbecholt), Startrack Studio (London), The Town House (London), Avatar Studios (New York, NY), Chicago Recording Company, Studio 5 (Chicago, IL), Live Wire Recording Studio (N.Y.C.), The Cookie Factory (Oslo, Norway), Millesuoni Studio (Rome, Italy).
"Palladium" recorded live on tour at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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