Tamaramajamma (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yep. the middle kbd. i read where he used to do this to undo his patterning in the standard left to right [lo to hi] mapping.apparently he used to practice/jam sometimes playing the same stuff simultaneously on one kbd in standard config and the other hand on the reversed kbd, and he'd experimented with stuff like mirroring around one note. [so say left of middle c goes down in semitones AS ALSO does UP from middle C. Freaky!!

papullo1952 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A VITA MIA

ballefras (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Help me out. Has Joe Zawinul reversed the lead synth (he has high pitched notes in the left, and low pitched on the right).

sclogse1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Since his lead lines are usually very simple, like children's song melodies, one has to wonder why bother with the pitch reversal on the lead, when it might have been much more intriguing to do it on the the other boards. Well, Joe just answered my question when he opened up! How about those little sax lines at 7:27! My favorite keyboard solos from this era are Keith Jarrett's on Live Evil, especially What I Say.

SuperDuus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My favourite number!!!

79miles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

...or was that narada on that cut?! ...anyway, erskine here and the drummer saga of weather report lives on. ...have seen acuna drum this song solo before though.

79miles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

...you're right. chester thompson on the throne with acuna percussion on '76 black market album.

KingAcosta28 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

that's peter erskine

79miles (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

...and what a unique solo setup: sax and drums (Shorter and Accuna). ...so progressive! ...so jazz! ...so Weather Report! Brilliant!!

rayoloco5000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

excelente!!!