Live in Tokyo (Weather Report album)

Live in Tokyo
Live album by Weather Report
Released	May 1, 1972
Recorded	January 13, 1972
Venue	Shibuya Kokaido Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz fusion free jazz
Length	88:29
Label	CBS/Sony
Producer	Kiyoshi Itoh
Weather Report chronology
Weather Report (1971) Live in Tokyo (1972) I Sing the Body Electric (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Live in Tokyo is the third release and first live album by Weather Report. Originally released by CBS/Sony in Japan only, it was not released in the US until a 2014 CD reissue by Wounded Bird Records. Recording took place on January 13, 1972, one of five sold-out concerts played in Japan during that January. I Sing the Body Electric (1972) contained several tracks that were edited for the studio album, but can be heard as they were performed, in their entirety, on this live album.

Track listing

1. Medley: "Vertical Invader" (Joe Zawinul) / "Seventh Arrow" (Miroslav Vitouš) / "T.H." (Vitouš) / "Doctor Honoris Causa" (Zawinul) – 26:14
2. Medley: "Surucucú" (Wayne Shorter) / "Lost" (Shorter) / "Early Minor" (Zawinul) / "Directions" (Zawinul) – 19:19
3. "Orange Lady" (Zawinul) – 18:14
4. Medley: "Eurydice" / "The Moors" (Shorter) – 13:49
5. Medley: "Tears" (Shorter) / "Umbrellas" (Shorter, Zawinul) – 10:54

Personnel

Weather Report

• Joe Zawinul – electric and acoustic piano
• Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophones
• Miroslav Vitouš – bass
• Eric Gravatt – drums
• Dom Um Romão – percussion

Production

• Kiyoshi Itoh – producer
• Susumu Satoh – engineer
• Eiko Ishioka – design
• Yoshio Nakanishi – design
• Tadayuki Naitoh – photography

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1474. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.

External links

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• Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) at www.WeatherReportDiscography.org