The first track featuring bassist Alphonso Johnson and drummers Ishmael Wilburn and Skip Hadden in the pre-Jaco/post-Miroslav lineup of Weather Report. Nubian Sundance (per Zawinul on Jazz Forum, No. 42, April 1976) was originally an improvisation written from his 22-page score.
According to Conrad...
(Godinia!)
Could feel our way now
Could feel our way now... Goodbye, momma...
Keep good feeling, momma, then
Keep good sailing, da da, la da de oh
Ah yeah ole, bo le na na bo le na
Bo le le ta ta la, ta ooh la da da, ahhh, la da
(Accru!)
Buy a mop, buy a mop, kiddie
Da be bop, la da be bop
Near your play banana
Ooh-ooh-ooh-oooooooh
Near your play banana
Do-do-do-doooooo
People...People...People...
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Okay kay mano, yeah for me, okay kay mano, yeah for me
Nubian Sundance was written by Joe Zawinul.
Nubian Sundance was produced by Wayne Shorter & Joe Zawinul.
Weather Report released Nubian Sundance on Sun Mar 24 1974.