Tale Spinnin' is Weather Report's fifth album, featuring the addition of Leon "Ndugu" Chancellor on the drums. Ndugu was recruited after Zawinul heard him play with Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...

 and liked what he heard. Weather Report was recording next door to Ndugu in the studio. He was asked to join them for a recording session. That session ended up lasting a week and produced Tale Spinnin. After the record, Ndugu was asked to join the band as a permanent member, but declined in favor of continuing to work with Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...

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Track listing

1. "Man in the Green Shirt" (Zawinul) – 6:29
2. "Lusitanos" (Shorter) – 7:25
3. "Between the Thighs" (Zawinul) – 9:33
4. "Badia" (Zawinul) – 5:21
5. "Freezing Fire" (Shorter) – 7:29
6. "Five Short Stories" (Zawinul) – 6:56

Personnel

• Josef Zawinul - Rhodes piano
  Rhodes piano
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  , melodica, acoustic piano
  Piano
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  , TONTO synthesizer, ARP 2600
  ARP 2600
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   synthesizer, organ, steel drums
  Steelpan
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  , out, mzuthra, vocals, West Africk, xylophone
  Xylophone
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  , cymbals
• Wayne Shorter
  Wayne Shorter
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   - Soprano and tenor saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Alphonso Johnson
  Alphonso Johnson
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   - Electric bass
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums, tympani, marching cymbals
• Alyrio Lima - Percussion