Weather Report / The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981 /4CD box

Next month, Sony’s Legacy Recordings will release The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981, a new Weather Report four-CD box set featuring previously unreleased live concert performances from the jazz-rock-funk ensemble.

The music in this new set have been sourced from never-before-heard soundboard tapes recorded by the band’s longtime mixing engineer Brian Risner, and bootleg recordings from the audience.

The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 showcases the group’s classic line-up of Joe Zawinul (keyboards), Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Jaco Pastorius (electric bass), Peter Erskine (drums) and Robert Thomas, Jr. (Hand Drums).

This new set has been assembled and curated by Peter Erskine and the late Joe Zawinul’s son, Tony. Erskine also provides song-by-song descriptions of the performances in the booklet which includes extensive notes.

The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 is released on 20 November 2015.

Buying notes: Amazon UK price should drop since Amazon Germany is currently £10 cheaper.

• • UK Pre-order: Legendary Live Tapes 1978–1981
• • USA Pre-order: Legendary Live Tapes 1978–1981
• • GERMANY Pre-order: Legendary Live Tapes 1978–1981
• • SPAIN Pre-order: Legendary Live Tapes 1978–1981

Weather Report: The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981

Disc 1

• 1) 8:30
• 2) Sightseeing
• 3) Brown Street
• 4) The Orphan
• 5) Forlorn
• 6) Three Views of A Secret
• 7) Badia/Boogie Waltz
• 8) Wayne Solo
• 9) Jaco Solo (Osaka 1980)

Disc 2

• 1) Joe and Wayne Duet (Tokyo 1978)
• 2) Birdland
• 3) Peter’s Solo
• 4) A Remark You Made
• 5) Continuum/River People
• 6) Gibraltar

Disc 3

• 1) Fast City
• 2) Madagascar
• 3) Night Passage
• 4) Dream Clock
• 5) Rockin’ In Rhythm
• 6) Port of Entry

Disc 4

• 1) Elegant People
• 2) Scarlet Women
• 3) Black Market
• 4) Jaco Solo (Osaka 1978)
• 5) Teen Town
• 6) Peter’s Solo (Osaka 1978)
• 7) Directions