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Live album · 2015

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By WEATHER REPORT

Tracklist

The Quintet: 1980 + 1981
1-1 8:30 2:19
1-2 Sightseeing 7:34
1-3 Brown Street 11:17
1-4 The Orphan 1:51
1-5 Forlorn 4:11
1-6 Three Views Of A Secret 7:33
1-7 Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz 10:58
1-8 Wayne Solo 7:34
1-9 Jaco Solo (Osaka 1980) 7:59
The Quartet: 1978
2-1 Joe And Wayne Duet 8:40
2-2 Birdland 6:18
2-3 Peter's Solo ("Drum Solo") 4:43
2-4 A Remark You Made 7:34
2-5 Continuum / River People 12:22
2-6 Gibraltar 21:08
The Quintet: 1980 + 1981
3-1 Fast City 8:38
3-2 Madagascar 17:44
3-3 Night Passage 10:07
3-4 Dream Clock 9:37
3-5 Rockin' In Rhythm 4:21
3-6 Port Of Entry 12:35
The Quartet: 1978
4-1 Elegant People 9:18
4-2 Scarlet Woman 11:53
4-3 Black Market 13:14
4-4 Jaco Solo 8:19
4-5 Teen Town 8:59
4-6 Peter's Drum Solo 3:59
4-7 Directions 6:50

Line-up/Musicians

Joe Zawinul: keyboards (CD1#1, CD2#11-2, CD2, CD3, CD4#1-3, CD4#5, CD4#7), ARP Quadra (CD1#1), bass synthesizer (CD1#1), "Chicken Neck" (CD1#8), acoustic piano (CD2#1);
Jaco Pastorius: drums (CD#1), bass (CD1#2-7, CD1#9, CD2#2, CD2#4-6, CD3, CD4#1-5, CD4#7);
Wayne Shorter: tenor saxophone (CD1#2-5), saxophone (CD1#6-7, CD2#2, CD2#4-6, CD3, CD4#1-3, CD4#5, CD4#7), alto saxophone (CD2#1);
Peter Erskine: drums (CD1#2-6, CD2#2-6, CD3, CD4#1-3, CD4#5-7), timpani (CD2#3);
Robert Thomas, Jr.: percussion (CD1#2-3), hand drums (CD1#3-7, CD3)

About this release

Legacy / Columbia ‎– 88875141272 (Europe)

Completely unreleased performances,compiled for release by Erskine and Tony Zawinul, Joe’s son.These are mostly soundboard cassettes made by WR’s longtime live sound engineer Brian Risner.

Tracks 1-1, 1-2 & 1-5 recorded at Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, June 1980
Track 1-3 & 1-9 recorded at Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, June 1 1980
Tracks 1-4, 3-1 & 3-5 recorded in unknown location
Track 1-6 recorded at Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 1980
Tracks 1-7, 3-2 to 3-4 & 3-6 recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, November 14, 1980
Track 1-8 recorded at Eastman Theater, Rochester, NY, June 1981
Tracks 2-1, 2-2 & 2-4 recorded in Tokyo, Japan, June 28, 1978
Track 2-3 recorded either Long Beach, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Berkeley, CA, or Phoenix, AZ, November 1978
Track 2-5 recorded at the Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA, 1978
Tracks 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-6 & 4-7 recorded at the Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, June 23, 1978
Track 4-3 recorded at Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, June 28, 1978
Track 4-5 recorded in Reading, PA, 1978