By 1976's Black Market album, Weather Report's music had evolved further from open-ended funk jams into more melody and rock-oriented and concise forms.

[7] The 1979 double live album 8:30, recorded on the Mr Gone tour, won that year's Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Weather Report then recorded Domino Theory and Live in Japan in 1984, Sportin' Life in 1985, and the finale album This Is This!

Format: CD Released: 25 February 2008 Recorded: 1971–1983 Genre: Jazz fusion Length: 78:11 Label: Sony 88697252732 Single by Weather Report from the Album Sweetnighter B-side: "Will" (Miroslav Vitous) – 2:37 Released: 1973 Format: 7", Promo Recorded: February 1973 Genre: Jazz fusion Length: 2:58 Label: Columbia 4-45964 Writer(s): Joe Zawinul Producer: Shoviza Productions, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter Single by Weather Report from the Album Sweetnighter B-side: "Boogie Woogie Waltz" (Mono) (Joe Zawinul) – ?:??

Label: Columbia 4-45883 DJ Writer(s): Joe Zawinul Producer: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter Single by Weather Report from the Album Heavy Weather Released: 1978 Format: 7" and 12" Recorded: Late 1976 – Early 1977 at the Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California Genre: Jazz fusion Length: 3:45 Label: Columbia, CBS, ARC Writer(s): Joe Zawinul Producer: Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter Side A Side B Single by Weather Report from the Album Mr. Gone B-side: "Birdland" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:59 Released: 1978 Format: 7" Recorded: May 1978 Genre: Jazz fusion Length: 4:47 Label: CBS, ARC Writer(s): Jaco Pastorius Producer: Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius Single by Weather Report from the Album Procession Released: 1983 Format: 2×12" Recorded: 1983 Genre: Jazz fusion Label: CBS Writer(s): Joe Zawinul Producer: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter Disc one Disc two Format: VHS Released: August 1971 Recorded: July 1971 in Bremen, Germany Aired: 9 August 1971 by Radio Bremen Genre: Jazz fusion Length: ca.

84 mins (DVD) Format: VHS Released: 1978 Recorded: 29 September 1978 at the Stadthalle in Offenbach, Germany for the German TV program Rockpalast Aired: 1978 Genre: Jazz fusion Length: ca.

22 mins Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: VHS Released: 1984 Recorded: 1984 in Japan Genre: Jazz fusion Length: ??:??

Label: Hendring: HEN 2 030 D Format: DVD Released: May 2010 Recorded: 1971 Genre: Jazz fusion Length: ??:??

Label: MVD HST001DVD Artist: Various Artists Format: CD Released: 22 February 2000 Recorded: 1999–2000 Genre: Jazz fusion Length: 58:24 Label: Telarc 83473 Producer: Jason Miles Tribute album to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Weather Report's formation.