Live and Unreleased (album)

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Live and Unreleased
Weather Report Live and Unreleased.jpg
Live album by
Weather Report
ReleasedOctober 1, 2002
RecordedNovember 27 & 28, 1975
September 10, 1977
November 30, 1977
July 12 & 13, 1980
June 3, 1983
GenreJazz fusion
LengthTotal: 131:31
Disc One: 61:13
Disc Two: 70:25
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter
Weather Report chronology
This is This!
(1986) 		Live and Unreleased
(2002) 		Forecast: Tomorrow
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[2]

Live and Unreleased is a compilation of live recordings of the jazz fusion band Weather Report, released on Legacy Recordings in 2002. The tracks are taken from live performances that took place from November 27, 1975 to June 3, 1983. It is their third official live recording after the Japan-only Live in Tokyo from 1972 and 8:30 from 1979, although previous albums such as Heavy Weather (1977) and Night Passage (1980) also included occasional live tracks.

The discs are sequenced in non-chronological fashion, with songs from different line-ups cross-faded into one another. The compositions "In a Silent Way" and "Directions" had both been recorded by Miles Davis during the tenure of Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter in the Davis band.

Track listing[]

Disc one[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Venue/DateLength
1."Freezing Fire"Wayne ShorterThe New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 19758:14
2."Plaza Real"Wayne ShorterHammersmith Odeon, London, June 3, 19837:04
3."Fast City"Josef ZawinulThe Complex, Santa Monica, July 12, 19806:49
4."Portrait of Tracy"Jaco PastoriusMajestic Theater, Grand Rapids, November 30, 1977[3]5:57
5."Elegant People"Wayne ShorterUnknown venue, Grand Rapids, November 30, 19774:28
6."Cucumber Slumber"Alphonso Johnson, Josef ZawinulThe New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 197511:39
7."Teen Town"Jaco PastoriusThe Rainbow, London, September 10, 19776:30
8."Man in the Green Shirt"Josef ZawinulThe New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 197510:31

Disc two[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Venue/DateLength
1."Black Market"Josef ZawinulThe Rainbow, London, September 10, 19779:26
2."Where the Moon Goes"Nan O'Byrne, Josef ZawinulHammersmith Odeon, London, June 3, 198312:05
3."River People"Jaco PastoriusCelebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, November 28, 1978[4]6:57
4."Two Lines"Josef ZawinulHammersmith Odeon, London, June 3, 19838:15
5."Cigano"Wayne ShorterThe New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 19753:59
6."In a Silent Way, Waterfall"Josef ZawinulUnknown venue, Phoenix, Arizona, November 28, 19785:45
7."Night Passage"Josef ZawinulThe Complex, Santa Monica, July 13, 19805:53
8."Port of Entry"Wayne ShorterThe Complex, Santa Monica, July 13, 19808:08
9."Rumba Mama"Alex Acuña, Manolo BadrenaThe Rainbow, London, September 10, 19771:15
10."Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"Josef ZawinulThe New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 19758:38

Personnel[]

  • Josef Zawinul – keyboards
  • Wayne Shorter – saxophones
  • Alphonso Johnson – bass on "Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man in the Green Shirt", "Cigano", and "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"
  • Jaco Pastorius – fretless bass on "Fast City", "Portrait of Tracy", "Elegant People", "Teen Town", "Black Market", "River People", "In a Silent Way/Waterfall", "Night Passage", and "Port of Entry"
  • Victor Bailey – bass on "Plaza Real", "Where the Moon Goes", and "Two Lines"
  • Chester Thompson – drums on "Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man in the Green Shirt", "Cigano", and "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"
  • Alex Acuña – drums on "Portrait of Tracy", "Elegant People", "Teen Town", and "Black Market"; percussion on "Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man in the Green Shirt", "Cigano", "Rumba Mama", and "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"
  • Peter Erskine – drums on "Fast City", "River People", "In a Silent Way/Waterfall", "Night Passage", and "Port of Entry"
  • Omar Hakim – drums on "Plaza Real", "Where the Moon Goes", and "Two Lines"
  • Manolo Badrena – percussion on "Portrait of Tracy", "Elegant People", "Teen Town", "Black Market", and "Rumba Mama"
  • Bobby Thomas Jr – percussion on "Fast City", "Night Passage", and "Port of Entry"
  • José Rossy – percussion on "Plaza Real", "Where the Moon Goes", and "Two Lines"
Production personnel

References[]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Weather Report - Live and Unreleased (2002) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1475. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Weather Report's setlist at Majestic Theater, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, on November 30, 1977". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Weather Report's setlist at Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on November 28, 1978". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

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