The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978–1981

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The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978–1981
The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981 cover.jpg
Live album by
Weather Report
ReleasedNovember 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
Recorded
  • June 1, 1978
  • June 23 and 28, 1978
  • October 1978
  • November 1978
  • January 1980
  • June 24, 1980
  • November 14, 1980
  • June 1, 1980
  • June 1981
Genre Jazz fusion
LengthTotal: 247:35
Disc one: 61:16
Disc two: 60:45
Disc three: 63:02
Disc four: 62:32
Label
Producer Peter Erskine
Weather Report chronology
Forecast: Tomorrow
(2006)		The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978–1981
(2015)

The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978–1981 is a four-CD live recording of Weather Report on Columbia, Sony, released on November 20, 2015. Discs one and three are quintet recordings from 1980 to 1981, while discs two and four are quartet recordings from 1978. Most of the music was recorded on analog tape by the band's then drummer (and producer of this live album) Peter Erskine and front of house mixing engineer Brian Risner. In the liner notes, Erskine provides insight into Weather Report's live performances and life on tour via a song by song discussion.

Contents

Track listing

The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978–1981 track listing
Disc one
Track titleComposerTrack lengthDate recordedLineupVenue
1) "8:30" Joe Zawinul 2:19June, 1980Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
2) "Sightseeing" Wayne Shorter 7:34June, 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
3) "Brown Street"Shorter, Zawinul11:171 June 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
4) "The Orphan"Zawinul1:51unknownJoe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.unknown
5) "Forlorn"Zawinul4:11June, 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
6) "Three Views of a Secret" Jaco Pastorius 7:3324 June 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7) "Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz"Zawinul10:5814 November 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr. Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
8) "Wayne Solo"Shorter7:34June, 1981 [1] (1 July [2] [3] )Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York, USA
9) "Jaco Solo (Osaka 1980)"Pastorius7:591 June 1980Jaco PastoriusFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
Disc two
Track titleComposerTrack lengthDate recordedLineupVenue
1) "Joe and Wayne Duet" Duke Ellington 8:4028 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne ShorterTokyo, Japan
2) "Birdland"Zawinul6:1828 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineTokyo, Japan
3) "Peter's Solo ("Drum Solo")" Peter Erskine 4:43November, 1978Peter Erskineeither Long Beach, Santa Monica, Berkeley or Phoenix (24, 25, 26, 28 November [3] )
4) "A Remark You Made"Zawinul7:3428 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineTokyo, Japan
5) "Continuum / River People"Pastorius12:221978 (10 November [2] [3] )Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineTower Theater, Philadelphia, PA, USA
6) "Gibraltar"Zawinul21:0823 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
Disc three
Track titleComposerTrack lengthDate recordedLineupVenue
1) "Fast City"Zawinul8:38June/July 1980 [3] Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Japan [4] [a]
2) "Madagascar"Zawinul17:4414 November 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
3) "Night Passage"Zawinul10:0714 November 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
4) "Dream Clock"Zawinul9:3714 November 1980Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
5) "Rockin' in Rhythm"Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills 4:2114 November 1980 [4] Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK [4]
6) "Port of Entry"Shorter12:35January 1980 [4] (17, 18, 19 or 20th) [3] Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine [4] [b]
Disc four
Track titleComposerTrack lengthDate recordedLineupVenue
1) "Elegant People"Shorter9:1823 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
2) "Scarlet Woman"Zawinul, Shorter, Alphonso Johnson 11:5323 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
3) "Black Market"Zawinul13:1428 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineKoseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4) "Jaco Solo"Pastorius8:1923 June 1978Jaco PastoriusFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
5) "Teen Town"Pastorius8:591978 (29 October [2] [3] )Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineReading, PA, USA (Astor Theater [2] [3] )
6) "Peter's Drum Solo"Erskine3:5923 June 1978Peter ErskineFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
7) "Directions"Zawinul6:5023 June 1978Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter ErskineFestival Hall, Osaka, Japan
  1. ↑ on Disc Three the information in the liner notes are different from the cover's Date/Location/Lineup credits, but the recordings make it clear that the liner notes are correct
  2. ↑ the possible venues by date: January 17: Premier Theater, Norfolk, VA. January 18: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ. January 19: Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh January 20: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Pa. [3]

Personnel

Technical

Chart performance

Chart performance for The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978–1981
Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 50

References

  1. ↑ as on album cover
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Weather Report Tourography". Archived from the original on 11 February 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "COME ON COME OVER! With your help I will... - The Jaco Pastorius Gig List" . Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 as in the liner notes
  5. ↑ "Jazz Chart: The week of December 12, 2015". Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: The week of December 12, 2015". Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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