The delay in releasing the 1982 "Weather Report" album had the side effect of breaking up the current line-up of the band. By late 1981, Pastorius was putting together the "Word of Mouth" Big Band (which included Erskine) for concert dates in Japan, on the assumption that 1982 would be a Weather Report rest year. However, previously canceled tour dates had left the band open to potentially crippling lawsuits and an obligation to play replacement concerts. When scheduled, these clashed with the" Word of Mouth" concerts and led to Pastorius leaving Weather Report, albeit relatively amicably. As Zawinul put it, "We had no choice. We had to find another bass player... Basically, Jaco went his way and we had to go ours."