Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are:
Joe Zawinul – electric keyboards, piano, synthesized horns, strings, brass and woodwind, clay drum, drum computer, percussion and voice
Wayne Shorter – tenor and soprano saxophones
Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar, percussion and vocals
Peter Erskine – drums, drum computer and claves
Robert Thomas Jr. – percussion
The song was written and composed by Joe Zawinul. Produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, engineered by Brian Risner and Neil Dorfsman.
Note: “Dara Factor One” appears on the second self-titled Weather Report album (1982), which was the final album to feature both Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine. The track is noted for its deeply collaborative Afro-Brazilian world fusion groove, with all five members contributing equally without any single player dominating as a soloist. It is paired with “Dara Factor Two,” the closing track, which is co-credited to all five band members.
Weather Report – Dara Factor One Lyrics
(This piece by Weather Report is fully instrumental, and therefore doesn’t have any lyrics)
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