This Is This!
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | This Is This! |
| type | Studio album |
| artist | Weather Report |
| cover | Thisisthis-wr.jpg |
| released | August 26, 1986 |
| recorded | December 1985 |
| genre | Jazz fusion |
| length | 45:41 |
| label | Columbia |
| producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter |
| prev_title | Sportin' Life |
| prev_year | 1985 |
| next_title | Live and Unreleased |
| next_year | 2002 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Joe Zawinul |
| type | Studio album |
| prev_title | Sportin' Life |
| prev_year | 1985 |
| title | This Is This! |
| year | 1986 |
| next_title | Di•a•lects |
| next_year | 1986 |
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This Is This! is the fourteenth and final studio album by Weather Report, released in August 1986. The band thought that it had fulfilled its contract with Columbia Records through the release of the previous album, Sportin' Life. This, however, was not the case, and the band had to release one more record. It was their only album to feature no compositions by saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joe Zawinul, except where noted.
- "This Is This" – 7:06
- "Face the Fire" – 2:34
- "I'll Never Forget You" – 7:51
- "Jungle Stuff, Part I" (Mino Cinélu) – 4:43
- "Man with the Copper Fingers" – 6:12
- "Consequently" (Victor Bailey) – 4:56
- "Update" – 6:08
- "China Blues" – 6:11
Personnel
Weather Report
- Joe Zawinul – keyboards, cover concept
- Wayne Shorter – saxophones
- Victor Bailey – bass
- Mino Cinélu – percussion, vocals
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Omar Hakim – drums (track 6)
Additional musicians
- Carlos Santana – guitar (tracks 1 & 5)
- Marva Barnes – vocals
- Colleen Coil – vocals
- Siedah Garrett – vocals
- Darryl Phinnessee – vocals
Production
- Howard Siegel – engineer
- Paul Ericksen – engineer
- Tony Lane – cover artwork
- Nancy Donald – cover artwork
- Lou Beach – cover illustration
References
References
- Ginell, Richard S.. (2011). "This Is This! Weather Report".
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
- Mercer, Michelle. (2007). "Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter". Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin.
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