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Domino Theory (album)

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Domino Theory
Studio album using 3 live recordings
by
ReleasedApril 1984
Recorded1983
VenueKoseinenkin Hall (Osaka, Japan)
StudioThe Music Room (Pasadena, California)
Sound Castle and Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length47:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Omar Hakim
Weather Report chronology
Procession
(1983)
Domino Theory
(1984)
Sportin' Life
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Domino Theory is the twelfth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report, released in April 1984. It is the second studio album to feature the Hakim-Bailey-Rossy rhythm section. The album contains seven tracks, three of which were recorded live.

The title of the album is a reference towards the American geopolitical theory of the same name which gained popularity between the 1950s and 1980s.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul, except where indicated.

  1. "Can It Be Done" (Wilson Tee) – 4:02
  2. "D Flat Waltz" – 11:10
  3. "The Peasant" – 8:16
  4. "Predator" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:21
  5. "Blue Sound - Note 3" – 6:52
  6. "Swamp Cabbage" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:22
  7. "Domino Theory" – 6:09

Personnel

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Weather Report

Production

  • Joe Zawinul – producer
  • Omar Hakim – co-producer
  • Wayne Shorter – co-producer
  • Bernie Fromm – engineer
  • Mitch Gibson – engineer
  • Tom Suzuki – engineer
  • Larry Ferguson – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Tony Lane – cover design
  • Nancy Donald – cover design

References

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  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Domino Theory - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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