Editing Weather Report (section)

===1982–1985: A new band===
On the recommendation of [[Michał Urbaniak]],<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://musicaficionado.blog/2016/05/05/where-the-moon-goes-by-weather-report/|title=The Story Behind the : Where the Moon Goes, by Weather Report|website=Musicaficionado.blog|date=5 May 2016}}</ref> Zawinul and Shorter recruited 23-year-old drummer [[Omar Hakim]], a talented session player and multi-instrumentalist, who had played with a variety of musicians including [[Mike Mainieri]], [[David Bowie]], and [[Carly Simon]]. Hakim was immediately entrusted with recruiting the rest of the new lineup. Having failed to secure [[Marcus Miller]] as bass guitarist,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jacopastorius.com/features/perspectives-on-jaco/marcus-miller-on-jaco/|title = Marcus Miller on Jaco &#124; Jaco Pastorius|website=Jacopastorius.com}}</ref> he selected [[Victor Bailey (musician)|Victor Bailey]] (a recent graduate from the [[Berklee College of Music]], with whom Hakim had played while backing [[Miriam Makeba]]). Hakim also recruited percussion/concertina player José Rossy, with whom he had worked in [[Labelle]].

The new Weather Report went straight onto tour. The music developed on tour was later recorded for the 1983 album ''[[Procession (album)|Procession]]'', which showed the band beginning to make something of a return to the "world music" approach which it had pioneered in the mid-1970s, and featured a cameo appearance from [[The Manhattan Transfer]].<ref name="auto"/>

Continuing with the same lineup, Weather Report recorded the ''[[Domino Theory (album)|Domino Theory]]'' album in 1984, with Hakim stepping into Jaco Pastorius' old role as Zawinul's co-producer. The album was Weather Report's first album to employ drum machines and samplers (the Emulator), deepening the band's involvement with cutting-edge music technology, and also featured a guest vocal from [[Carl Anderson (singer)|Carl Anderson]].

Percussionist and singer [[Mino Cinélu]] replaced Rossy in the spring of 1984 and appeared on the band's video release ''Live in Japan'' (reissued on DVD in 2007). The same lineup played on 1985's ''[[Sportin' Life (Weather Report album)|Sportin' Life]]'' album, which included a cover of [[Marvin Gaye]]'s "[[What's Going On (song)|What's Going On]]" and appearances by singers [[Bobby McFerrin]] and Carl Anderson. In keeping with Zawinul's technological curiosity, the album heralded the arrival of [[MIDI]], which allowed him to rapidly and inexpensively write, demonstrate, and record music via a set of synthesizers.