Live and Unreleased is a compilation of live recordings of the jazz fusion band Weather Report, released on Legacy Recordings in 2002. The tracks are taken from live performances that took place from November 27, 1975 to June 3, 1983. It is their third official live recording after the Japan-only Live in Tokyo from 1972 and 8:30 from 1979, although previous albums such as Heavy Weather (1977) and Night Passage (1980) also included occasional live tracks.
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| Released | October 1, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | November 27 & 28, 1975 September 10, 1977 November 30, 1977 July 12 & 13, 1980 June 3, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | Total: 131:31 Disc One: 61:13 Disc Two: 70:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
The discs are sequenced in non-chronological fashion, with songs from different line-ups cross-faded into one another. The compositions "In a Silent Way" and "Directions" had both been recorded by Miles Davis during the tenure of Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter in the Davis band. Compositions appeared on the following Weather Report albums: "Waterfall" on the band's debut; "Dr. Honoris Causa" on I Sing the Body Electric; "Cucumber Slumber" on Mysterious Traveller; "Freezing Fire" and "Man in the Green Shirt" on Tale Spinnin'; "Elegant People" and "Black Market" on Black Market; "Teen Town" and "Rumba Mamá" on Heavy Weather; "River People" on Mr. Gone; "Fast City," "Night Passage," and "Port of Entry" on Night Passage; "Plaza Real," "Where the Moon Goes," and "Two Lines" on Procession. "Portrait of Tracy" appeared on Jaco Pastorius, and "Cigano" is a previously unissued song.
Track listing
editDisc one
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Venue/Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freezing Fire" | Wayne Shorter | The New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 1975 | 8:14 |
| 2. | "Plaza Real" | Wayne Shorter | Hammersmith Odeon, London, June 3, 1983 | 7:04 |
| 3. | "Fast City" | Josef Zawinul | The Complex, Santa Monica, July 12, 1980 | 6:49 |
| 4. | "Portrait of Tracy" | Jaco Pastorius | Majestic Theater, Grand Rapids, November 30, 1977[3] | 5:57 |
| 5. | "Elegant People" | Wayne Shorter | Unknown venue, Grand Rapids, November 30, 1977 | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Cucumber Slumber" | Alphonso Johnson, Josef Zawinul | The New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 1975 | 11:39 |
| 7. | "Teen Town" | Jaco Pastorius | The Rainbow, London, September 10, 1977 | 6:30 |
| 8. | "Man in the Green Shirt" | Josef Zawinul | The New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 1975 | 10:31 |
Disc two
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Venue/Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Market" | Josef Zawinul | The Rainbow, London, September 10, 1977 | 9:26 |
| 2. | "Where the Moon Goes" | Nan O'Byrne, Josef Zawinul | Hammersmith Odeon, London, June 3, 1983 | 12:05 |
| 3. | "River People" | Jaco Pastorius | Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, November 28, 1978[4] | 6:57 |
| 4. | "Two Lines" | Josef Zawinul | Hammersmith Odeon, London, June 3, 1983 | 8:15 |
| 5. | "Cigano" | Wayne Shorter | The New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 1975 | 3:59 |
| 6. | "In a Silent Way, Waterfall" | Josef Zawinul | Unknown venue, Phoenix, Arizona, November 28, 1978 | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Night Passage" | Josef Zawinul | The Complex, Santa Monica, July 13, 1980 | 5:53 |
| 8. | "Port of Entry" | Wayne Shorter | The Complex, Santa Monica, July 13, 1980 | 8:08 |
| 9. | "Rumba Mamá" | Alex Acuña, Manolo Badrena | The Rainbow, London, September 10, 1977 | 1:15 |
| 10. | "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa" | Josef Zawinul | The New Victoria Theatre, London, November 27, 1975 | 8:38 |
Personnel
edit- Joe Zawinul – keyboards
- Wayne Shorter – saxophones
- Alphonso Johnson – bass on "Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man in the Green Shirt", "Cigano", and "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"
- Chester Thompson – drums on "Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man in the Green Shirt", "Cigano", and "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"
- Jaco Pastorius – fretless bass on "Fast City", "Portrait of Tracy", "Elegant People", "Teen Town", "Black Market", "River People", "In a Silent Way/Waterfall", "Night Passage", and "Port of Entry"
- Alex Acuña – drums on "Portrait of Tracy", "Elegant People", "Teen Town", and "Black Market"; percussion on "Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man in the Green Shirt", "Cigano", "Rumba Mamá", and "Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa"
- Manolo Badrena – percussion on "Portrait of Tracy", "Elegant People", "Teen Town", "Black Market", and "Rumba Mamá"
- Peter Erskine – drums on "Fast City", "River People", "In a Silent Way/Waterfall", "Night Passage", and "Port of Entry"
- Robert Thomas Jr. – percussion on "Fast City", "Night Passage", and "Port of Entry"
- Victor Bailey – bass on "Plaza Real", "Where the Moon Goes", and "Two Lines"
- Omar Hakim – drums on "Plaza Real", "Where the Moon Goes", and "Two Lines"
- José Rossy – percussion on "Plaza Real", "Where the Moon Goes", and "Two Lines"
- Production personnel
- Josef Zawinul, Wayne Shorter – original recording producers
- Josef Zawinul, Ivan Zawinul, Bob Belden – release producers
- Ivan Zawinul, Jim Anderson – mixing
- Fabiola Cáceres, Howard Fritzson – art direction
- Leigh Wells – cover illustration
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Weather Report - Live and Unreleased (2002) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1475. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Weather Report's setlist at Majestic Theater, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, on November 30, 1977". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Weather Report's setlist at Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on November 28, 1978". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved June 16, 2020.