Live in Tokyo (Weather Report album)

Live in Tokyo is Weather Report's

Weather Report

Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining jazz and latin jazz with art music, ethnic music, r&b, funk and rock elements ....

 first live album released. It was recorded on January 13, 1972. It was one of five sold out concerts played in Japan during January 1972. I Sing the Body Electric

I Sing the Body Electric (album)

I Sing the Body Electric is the second album released by Weather Report from 1972. The album includes two new members of the band: percussionist Dom Um Romão and drummer Eric Gravatt. The last three tracks were recorded live in concert in Tokyo, Japan on January 13, 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/Seventh Arrow/T.H./Doctor Honoris Causa'" (Vitous, Zawinul) – 26:14
2. "'Medley: Surucucu/Lost/Early Minor/Directions'" (Shorter, Zawinul) – 19:19
3. "'Orange Lady'" (Zawinul) – 18:14
4. "'Medley: Eurydice/The Moors'" (Shorter) – 13:49
5. "'Medley: Tears/Umbrellas'" (Shorter, Zawinul) – 10:54

Personnel

• Josef Zawinul - Electric and acoustic piano
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• Wayne Shorter
  Wayne Shorter
  Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer, commonly regarded as one of the most important American jazz musicians of his generation. His efforts have arguably made him a household name amongst jazz fans around the world, and won him honors and recognition, including multiple...
  
  - Saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Miroslav Vitous
  Miroslav Vitouš
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  - Bass
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• Eric Gravatt - Drum
  Drum
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• Dom Um Romão
  Dom Um Romão
  Dom Um Romão was a Brazilian jazz drummer. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Dom Um Romão recorded with varied artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 and Tony Bennett...
  
  - Percussion
  Percussion instrument
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External links

• Weather Report Annotated Discography: Live in Tokyo