Forecast: Tomorrow is a 3-CD/1-DVD career-spanning compilation of recordings of Weather Report

Weather Report

Weather Report was an American jazz-rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter...

. The 37 tracks are presented chronologically, beginning with three tracks pre–Weather Report, from ensemble duties with Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...

 (both Zawinul and Shorter), Cannonball Adderley (Zawinul), and from a Shorter solo album. In addition to one unreleased track, the set closes with DJ Logic

DJ Logic

DJ Logic is an American turntablist active primarily in jazz and with jam bands.Kibler was born and raised in The Bronx. An early interest in hip hop led to his using the turntables, practicing often. Kibler was also interested in funk and jazz music, and began collaborating with various musicians...

's remix of a Weather Report track.

The 4th disc in the package is a 2-hour DVD of a concert in Offenbach am Main, on September 29, 1978 for the German TV program Rockpalast

Rockpalast

Rockpalast is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk . Rockpalast started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast...

. The boxed set includes a 100-page book with notes on the set by compiler Bob Belden

Bob Belden

James Robert Belden is an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader and producer. He is noted for his Grammy Award winning jazz orchestral recording titled The Black Dahlia. He is also a past head of A & R for Blue Note Records.Belden was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in...

, a long essay on the band by Hal Miller

Hal Miller

Sir Hilary Duppa "Hal" Miller , known as Hal Miller, is a British Conservative Party politician.Educated at Eton College, Miller graduated from Merton College, Oxford in 1956 and the University of London in 1962...

, and a reminiscence of the 1978 concert by drummer Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a session drummer, recording and touring with many famous jazz and rock artists, including Steely Dan and Weather Report...

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CD Track listing

Disc One
Track Title	Composer	Track Length	Year Recorded	Original Release
"In a Silent Way"	J. Zawinul	4:17	1969	In a Silent Way, Miles Davis
"Super Nova"	W. Shorter	4:48	1969	Super Nova, Wayne Shorter
"Experience in E Major" (Excerpt)	J. Zawinul	5:42	1970	Domination, Cannonball Adderley
"Milky Way"	W. Shorter/J. Zawinul	2:31	1971	Weather Report
"Tears"	W. Shorter	3:23	1971	Weather Report
"Eurydice" (Full Version)	W. Shorter	10:44	1971	Weather Report
"Orange Lady"	J. Zawinul	8:42	1971	Weather Report
"Unknown Soldier"	J. Zawinul	7:58	1971	I Sing the Body Electric
"Directions" (Take 1)	J. Zawinul	5:29	1971	first release
"Surucucu"	W. Shorter	8:19	1972	Live in Tokyo, I Sing the Body Electric
"Second Sunday in August"	J. Zawinul	4:12	1972	I Sing the Body Electric
"125th Street Congress"	J. Zawinul	12:14	1973	Sweetnighter
Disc Two
Track Title	Composer	Track Length	Year Recorded	Original Release
"Nubian Sundance" (Live)	J. Zawinul	13:05	1974	First Release
"Blackthorn Rose"	W. Shorter	5:01	1974	Mysterious Traveller
"Badia"	J. Zawinul	5:21	1975	Tale Spinnin
"Cannon Ball"	J. Zawinul	4:38	1976	Black Market
"Black Market"	J. Zawinul	6:33	1976	Black Market
"Three Clowns"	W. Shorter	3:24	1976	Black Market
"Havona"	J. Pastorius	6:01	1976	Heavy Weather
"Birdland"	J. Zawinul	5:58	1976	Heavy Weather
"Palladíum"	W. Shorter	4:47	1976	Heavy Weather
"The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat"	J. Zawinul	5:03	1978	Mr. Gone
"The Orphan"	W. Shorter/J. Zawinul	3:17	1979	8:30
"Sightseeing"	W. Shorter	5:35	1979	8:30
Disc Three
Track Title	Composer	Track Length	Year Recorded	Original Release
"Dream Clock"	J. Zawinul	6:28	1980	Night Passage
"Three Views of a Secret"	J. Pastorius	5:53	1980	Night Passage
"Port of Entry" (Live)	W. Shorter	5:08	1980	Night Passage
"Dara Factor Two"	J. Zawinul/W. Shorter/J. Pastorius/P. Erskine/R. Thomas	4:27	1981	Weather Report (1982)
"Procession"	J. Zawinul	8:42	1982	Procession
"Plaza Real"	W. Shorter	5:28	1982	Procession
"The Well"	W. Shorter	3:57	1982	Procession
"D-Flat Waltz"	J. Zawinul	11:12	1984	Domino Theory
"Domino Theory"	J. Zawinul	6:10	1984	Domino Theory
"Predator"	W. Shorter	5:20	1984	Domino Theory
"Face on the Barroom Floor"	W. Shorter	3:58	1985	Sportin' Life
"Indiscretions"	J. Zawinul	4:06	1985	Sportin' Life
"125th Street Congress (DJ Logic Remix)"	J. Zawinul	5:04	1973/2005	First Release

Personnel for the Offenbach Concert

• Josef Zawinul - keyboards
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• Wayne Shorter
  Wayne Shorter
  Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
  
   - saxophone
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  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
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• Jaco Pastorius
  Jaco Pastorius
  John Francis Anthony Pastorius III , known as Jaco Pastorius, was an American jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged as a virtuoso electric bass player....
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Peter Erskine
  Peter Erskine
  Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a session drummer, recording and touring with many famous jazz and rock artists, including Steely Dan and Weather Report...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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DVD Track listing

1. "Black Market" (Zawinul)
2. "Scarlet Woman" (Johnson/Zawinul/Shorter)
3. "Young and Fine" (Zawinul)
4. "The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat" (Zawinul)
5. "A Remark You Made" (Zawinul)
6. "River People" (Pastorius)
7. "Thanks for the Memories" (Rainger/Robin)
8. "Delores/Portrait of Tracy/Third Stone from the Sun" (Shorter)/(Pastorius)/(Hendrix)
9. "Mr. Gone" (Zawinul)
10. "In a Silent Way" (Zawinul)
11. "Waterfall" (Zawinul)
12. "Teen Town" (Pastorius)
13. "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good/The Midnight Sun Will Never Set on You" (Ellington/Webster)/(Burke/Hampton/Mercer)
14. "Birdland" (Zawinul)
15. "Introductions"
16. "Fred & Jack" (Erskine)
17. "Elegant People" (Shorter)
18. "Badia" (Zawinul)