| Not sure what's happening with me on this one, but it | | | | favorites are track 2 - American Tango, track 5 - |
| seems like the more I listen to it, the better Mysterious | | | | Blackthorn Rose, and track 7 - Jungle Book |
| Traveller gets. Mysterious Traveller simply put is one | | | | My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in |
| of their best CDs to date. | | | | "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Nubian Sundance. |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist | | | | Good stuff! |
| that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in | | | | Mysterious Traveller Release Notes: |
| the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's | | | | Weather Report originally released Mysterious |
| exactly what I must say about this one. There simply | | | | Traveller on June 4, 2002 on the Legacy Recordings |
| isn't a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with | | | | label. |
| each song standing tall on it's own. | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| Mysterious Traveller is a nicely varied, mix of 7 tracks | | | | 1. Nubian Sundance |
| that are very well written and brilliantly performed | | | | 2. American Tango |
| songs by these clearly gifted musicians. With many of | | | | 3. Cucumber Slumber |
| the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that | | | | 4. Mysterious Traveller |
| makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from | | | | 5. Blackthorn Rose |
| what I can only imagine are their own real life | | | | 6. Scarlet Woman |
| experiences. At different points touching on the most | | | | 7. Jungle Book |
| real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed | | | | Weather Report: Wayne Shorter (soprano & |
| relationships and unattainable romance. They're all here. | | | | tenor saxophones); Joe Zawinul (Fender Rhodes, |
| Listen to this CD and I believe you'll find there's not | | | | piano, synthesizer); Alphonso Johnson (electric bass); |
| much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the | | | | Ishmael Wilburn (drums); Dom Um Romao (percussion). |
| production is simply outstanding, and this is clearly the | | | | Additional personnel: Miroslav Vitous (acoustic bass); |
| work of a group of musicians in top form. So much so | | | | Eric Gravatt (drums). |
| that if you're even mildly into Jazz music you'll enjoy | | | | Recorded at Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood, |
| this album. | | | | California between February and March 1974. Includes |
| While the entire album is outstanding some of my | | | | liner notes by Hal Miller. |