Q (8/02, p.148) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...BEST OF does a very decent job of assembling their key elements: atmospheric themes, deeply textured ensemble playing and jaw-droppingly propulsive rhythms..."
Uncut (8/02, p.122) - 4 out of 5 - "...These reissues are indispensable to the history of jazz-rock fusion..."
Weather Report includes: Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Josef Zawinul (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, guitar); Miroslav Vitous (upright bass); Alphonso Johnson, Jaco Pastorius (electric bass); Ishmael Wilburn (drums); Dom Um Romao (percussion).
Recorded between 1973 & 1980. Includes liner notes by Hal Miller.
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder and Seth Foster (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).