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What took place for Weather Report in 1982?
Weather Report is the twelfth album from the jazz group Weather Report released in January 1982.
Was the Weather Report album release when the new band formed?
It is the final album featuring bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius and drummer Peter Erskine in the rhythm section, ending what many fans considered the best lineup in the band's history.

Question: What can you tell me about the formation of the new band?
Self-contained rewrite: What can you tell me about the formation of the new band Weather Report?