Live and Unreleased
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| Live album from Weather Report | ||||
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| Label (s) | Columbia Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
18th |
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running time |
131: 48 |
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Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter |
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Live and Unreleased is a compilation of previously unreleased live recordings by the band Weather Report .
General
The recordings are from seven concerts between 1975 and 1983. Although live improvisation was essential for the band, this is only the third official live recording after Live in Tokyo in 1972 and 8:30 in 1979. The 1975 recordings with Alphonso Johnson , Chester Thompson and Alex Acuña are notable because no official live recordings have been released in this band composition before.
The compilation gives an overview of the main phase of the band. The order of the recordings on the CDs is not chronological.
Track list
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| Title | composer | length | Recording date | occupation | place |
| "Freezing Fire" | W. Shorter | 8:14 | November 27, 1975 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna | The New Victoria Theater, London |
| "Plaza Real" | W. Shorter | 7:04 | June 3, 1983 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Victor Bailey, Omar Hakim, Jose Rossy | Hammersmith Odeon, London |
| "Fast City" | J. Zawinul | 6:49 | July 12, 1980 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Bobby Thomas, Jr. | The Complex, Santa Monica, California |
| "Portrait Of Tracy" | J. Pastorius | 5:57 | November 30, 1977 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| "Elegant People" | W. Shorter | 4:28 | November 30, 1977 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| "Cucumber Slumber" | A. Johnson, J. Zawinul | 11:39 | November 27, 1975 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna | The New Victoria Theater, London |
| "Teen Town" | J. Pastorius | 6:30 | September 10, 1977 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena | The Rainbow, London |
| "Man In The Green Shirt" | J. Zawinul | 10:31 | November 27, 1975 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna | The New Victoria Theater, London |
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| Title | composer | length | Recording date | occupation | place |
| "Black Market" | J. Zawinul | 9:26 | September 10, 1977 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena | The Rainbow, London |
| "Where The Moon Goes" | J. Zawinul, N. O'Byrne | 12:05 | June 3, 1983 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Victor Bailey, Omar Hakim, Jose Rossy | Hammersmith Odeon, London |
| "River People" | J. Pastorius | 6:57 | November 28, 1978 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine | Phoenix, Arizona |
| "Two Lines" | J. Zawinul | 8:15 | June 3, 1983 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Victor Bailey, Omar Hakim, Jose Rossy | Hammersmith Odeon, London |
| "Cigano" | W. Shorter | 3:59 | November 27, 1975 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna | The New Victoria Theater, London |
| "In A Silent Way / Waterfall" | J. Zawinul | 5:45 | November 28, 1978 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine | Phoenix, Arizona |
| "Night Passage" | J. Zawinul | 5:53 | July 13, 1980 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Bobby Thomas, Jr. | The Complex, Santa Monica, California |
| "Port Of Entry" | W. Shorter | 8:08 | July 13, 1980 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Bobby Thomas, Jr. | The Complex, Santa Monica, California |
| "Rumba Mama" | A. Acuna, M. Badrena | 1:15 | September 10, 1977 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena | The Rainbow, London |
| "Directions / Dr. Honoris Causa" | J. Zawinul | 8:38 | November 27, 1975 | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna | The New Victoria Theater, London |
Musician
- Joe Zawinul - keyboards
- Wayne Shorter - saxophone
- Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
- Alphonso Johnson - electric bass
- Victor Bailey - electric bass
- Chester Thompson - drums
- Omar Hakim - drums
- Peter Erskine - drums
- Alex Acuña - percussion
- Manolo Badrena - percussion
- Jose Rossy - percussion
- Bobby Thomas, Jr - percussion
reception
Allmusic critic Thom Jurek awarded four out of five stars and praised many pieces, but also noted that the live atmosphere of an entire concert is only partially reproduced by the non-chronological composition.