Fender rhodes>>> goofy prog-rock Moogs. I like "Birds of fire" too but it's not as good IMO; I actually think King Crimson did that sort of proto-math rock better a few years later in spite of a lacking jazz-influence.

As for Weather Report:Eh, i like the early albums to various extent but the Pastorius-era stuff is FAR too much clever music-school fusion for my tastes; songs like"Birdland" make me cringe.

Actually, they are my least favourite of the big fusion-actswhich is strange since I like Wayne Shorter more than practically any other musician involved in that scene but the band became too much of Zawinul's trip as they progressed.

Also, I don't like that Wayne primarily focused on soprano-sax as opposed to his tenor which IMO was his biggest strength; a waste of talent as far as I'm concerned...