Title: Out of ideas
Review: It's shocking how quickly Weather Report ran out of ideas. "Weather Report" and "I Sing the Body Electric" were rough but interesting, and then they put out two wonderful albums, "Sweetnighter" and "Mysterious Traveler" Immediately after that, the stream dried up. Jaco Pastorius is one of the major culprits. His bass playing is technically brilliant, but devoid of ideas. "Night Passage" is mostly aimless soloing over uninteresting tunes and arrangements. I think I've listened to it three times, and I can't imagine why I'd listen to it a fourth.
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