Live in Tokyo (Weather Report album)

Live in Tokyo
Live album by
ReleasedMay 1, 1972
RecordedJanuary 13, 1972
VenueShibuya Kokaido Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Length88:29
LabelCBS/Sony
ProducerJoe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter
Weather Report chronology
Weather Report
(1971)
Live in Tokyo
(1972)
I Sing the Body Electric
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Live in Tokyo is the third release, and first live album by Weather Report. Originally released by CBS/Sony in Japan only, it was not released in the US until a 2014 CD reissue by Wounded Bird Records. Recording took place on January 13, 1972, one of five sold-out concerts played in Japan during that January. I Sing the Body Electric (1972) contained several tracks that were edited for the studio album, but can be heard as they were performed, in their entirety, on this live album.

Track listing

  1. Medley: "Vertical Invader" (Joe Zawinul) / "Seventh Arrow" (Miroslav Vitouš) / "T.H." (Vitouš) / "Doctor Honoris Causa" (Zawinul) – 26:14
  2. Medley: "Surucucú" (Wayne Shorter) / "Lost" (Shorter) / "Early Minor" (Zawinul) / "Directions" (Zawinul) – 19:19
  3. "Orange Lady" (Zawinul) – 18:14
  4. Medley: "Eurydice" / "The Moors" (Shorter) – 13:49
  5. Medley: "Tears" (Shorter) / "Umbrellas" (Shorter, Zawinul) – 10:54

Personnel

Weather Report

Production

References

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1474. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.