Victor Bailey with Weather Report
"A strong, frequently exhilarating work, the album thankfully dispenses with the
rigid, formulated approach that made Weather Report's most recent records plodding exercises in tedium. Instead, the quintet has produced a pungent collection of songs that are as fresh and invigorating as a dip in a cool mountain stream on a hot summer day. Bassist Victor Bailey and drummer Omar Hakim, currently on tour with the Police's Sting, provide a nimble, constantly imaginative rhythmic foundation for Zawinul and Shorter. The synthesizer virtuoso and saxophonist respond with some of their most assured, concise playing in quite some time, spurred on by percussionist Mino Cinélu, who accents their every move with perfectly timed accents. Several noted singers, including Carl Anderson and vocal sensation Bobby McFerrin, also make judicious contributions, most notably on Zawinul's explosive 'Corner Pocket.'" --George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 14, 1985
Songs
1. Corner Pocket 5:44
2. Indiscretions 4:05
3. Hot Cargo 4:40
4. Confians 5:05
5. Pearl On The Half-Shell 4:06
6. What's Going On 6:28
7. Face On The Barroom Floor 3:58
8. Ice-Pick Willy 5:00
Musicians
Joe Zawinul: synthesizer
Wayne Shorter: saxophones
Omar Hakim: drums, background vocals
Victor Bailey: bass, background vocals
Mino Cinelu: percussion
Bobby McFerrin: vocals
Carl Anderson: vocals
Dee Dee Bellson: vocals
Alfie Silas: voice
Produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter
Columbia Records 1985