Domino Theory (album)

Domino Theory
Studio album using 3 live recordings
by
ReleasedApril 1984
Recorded1983
VenueKoseinenkin Hall (Osaka, Japan)
StudioThe Music Room (Pasadena, California)
Sound Castle and Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
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. The album contains seven tracks, three of which were recorded live.

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.

  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.