Weather Report - The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 (2015) [4 CD Box]

Artist: Weather Report
Title Of Album: The Legendary Live Tapes
Year Of Release: 1978-81/2015
Label (Catalog#) : Legacy / Columbia [88875141272]
Country:: USA
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Quality: FLAC (*tracks + cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 04:05:13
Full Size: 1.58Gb(+3%)(covers)
Info:wiki

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.

Tracks:
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CD 1 The Quintet: 1980 + 1981
1. 8:30
2. Sightseeing
3. Brown Street
4. The Orphan
5. Forlon
6. Three Views Of A Secret
7. Badia / Boogie Waltz
8. Wayne Solo
9. Jaco Solo (Osaka 1980)

CD 2 The Quartet: 1978
1. Joe And Wayne Duet
2. Birdland
3. Peter’s Solo
4. A Remark You Made
5. Continuum / River People
6. Gibraltar

CD 3 The Quintet: 1980 + 1981
1. Fast City
2. Madagascar
3. Night Passage
4. Dream Clock
5. Rockin’ In Rhythm
6. Port Of Entry

CD 4 The Quartet: 1978
1. Elegant People
2. Scarlet Women
3. Black Market
4. Jaco Solo
5. Teen Town
6. Peter’s Solo
7. Directions

Personnel:
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Joe Zawinul – keyboards; ARP Quadra synthesizer bass (Disc 1 / tracks 1, 3); acoustic piano (Disc 2 / track 1); "Chicken Neck" (Disc 1 / track 8)
Wayne Shorter – saxophones
Jaco Pastorius – fretless bass; drums (Disc 1 / track 1)
Peter Erskine – drums, timpani (Disc 2 / track 3)
Robert Thomas Jr. – hand drums (Discs 1 and 3)

All thanks to original releaser