Mysterious Traveller

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Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller Recorded: February 1974 - May 1974 Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood, California Mysterious Traveller is the fourth release of Weather Report. This album marked the end of bassist Miroslav Vitous's tenure with the band. Vitous was replaced by Alphonso Johnson. Another addition to the line-up is drummer Ishmael Wilburn. Greg Errico was the drummer for the tour between the previously released Sweetnighter and this album, but declined an invitation to be a permanent member of the band. Line up * Josef Zawinul - Electric and acoustic piano, synthesizer, guitar, kalimba, organ, tamboura, clay drum, tack piano, melodica * Wayne Shorter - Soprano and tenor saxophone, tack piano * Alphonso Johnson - Bass * Ishmael Wilburn - Drums * Skip Hadden - Drums (tracks 1 and 4 only) * Dom Um Romão - Percussion, drums Guests * Miroslav Vitous - Bass (track 2 only) * Ray Barretto - Percussion (track 3 only) * Meruga - Percussion (track 1 only) * Steve Little - Timpani (track 6 only) * Don Ashworth - Ocarinas and woodwinds (track 7 only) * Isacoff - Tabla, finger cymbals (track 7 only) * Edna Wright - Vocalists (track 1 only) * Marti McCall - Vocalists (track 1 only) * Jessica Smith - Vocalists (track 1 only) * James Gilstrad - Vocalists (track 1 only) * Billie Barnum - Vocalists (track 1 only) Original Release: Columbia KC 32494 Date Released: 1974 Produced by Wayne Shorter and Josef Z

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