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'''''Live in Tokyo''''' is the third release, and first [[live album]] by [[Weather Report]] |
'''''Live in Tokyo''''' is the third release, and first [[live album]] by [[Weather Report]]. Originally released by [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|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 (album)|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. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| Released | May 1, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | January 13, 1972 | |||
| Venue | Shibuya Kokaido Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, free jazz | |||
| Length | 88:29 | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony | |||
| Producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | |||
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| 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
- Medley: "Vertical Invader" (Joe Zawinul) / "Seventh Arrow" (Miroslav Vitouš) / "T.H." (Vitouš) / "Doctor Honoris Causa" (Zawinul) – 26:14
- Medley: "Surucucú" (Wayne Shorter) / "Lost" (Shorter) / "Early Minor" (Zawinul) / "Directions" (Zawinul) – 19:19
- "Orange Lady" (Zawinul) – 18:14
- Medley: "Eurydice" / "The Moors" (Shorter) – 13:49
- Medley: "Tears" (Shorter) / "Umbrellas" (Shorter, Zawinul) – 10:54
Personnel
Musicians
- Josef Zawinul – electric and acoustic piano
- Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophones
- Miroslav Vitouš – bass
- Eric Gravatt – drums
- Dom Um Romão – percussion
Pruduction
- Kiyoshi Itoh – producer
- Susumu Satoh – engineer
- Eiko Ishioka – design
- Yoshio Nakanishi – design
- Tadayuki Naitoh – photography
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1474. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) album to be listened on Spotify
- Weather Report - Live in Tokyo (1972) at www.WeatherReportDiscography.org
