Domino Theory
Studio album using 3 live recordings
by
ReleasedApril 1984
Recorded1983
VenueKoseinenkin Hall, Osaka
StudioThe Music Room (Pasadena)
Sound Castle (Los Angeles)
GenreJazz fusion
Length47:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Omar Hakim
Weather Report chronology
Procession
(1983)
Domino Theory
(1984)
Sportin' Life
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Domino Theory is the twelfth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report, released in April 1984. It is the second studio album to feature the Hakim-Bailey-Rossy rhythm section. In actuality, three tracks are using live recorded source.

The title of the album is a reference towards the American geopolitical theory of the same name which gained popularity between the 1950s and 1980s.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul, except where indicated.

  1. "Can It Be Done" (Wilson Tee) – 4:02
  2. "D Flat Waltz" – 11:10
  3. "The Peasant" – 8:16
  4. "Predator" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:21
  5. "Blue Sound - Note 3" – 6:52
  6. "Swamp Cabbage" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:22
  7. "Domino Theory" – 6:09

Personnel

Weather Report

Production

  • Bernie Fromm - engineer
  • Mitch Gibson - engineer
  • Tom Suzuki - engineer
  • Larry Ferguson - assistant engineer
  • Tony Lane - cover design
  • Nancy Donald - cover design

References

  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Domino Theory - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 204. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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