Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are:
Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, melodica and vocals
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Jaco Pastorius – fretless bass, mandocello and vocals
Alex Acuña – drums and handclaps
Manolo Badrena – tambourine and percussion
The song was written and composed by Joe Zawinul as a tribute to the legendary Birdland jazz club on Broadway, New York, and to Charlie Parker. Produced and orchestrated by Joe Zawinul, co-produced by Jaco Pastorius, engineered by Ron Malo at Devonshire Sound, North Hollywood, California.
Weather Report – Birdland Lyrics
(This piece by Weather Report is fully instrumental, and therefore doesn’t have any lyrics)
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