Live in Tokyo (Weather Report album)

Live in Tokyo
Live album by Weather Report
Released	1972
Recorded	Shibuya Kokaido Hall, Tokyo, Japan, January 13, 1972
Genre	Jazz fusion, free form jazz
Length	88:29
Label	Columbia
Producer	Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter
Weather Report chronology
I Sing the Body Electric (1972) Live in Tokyo (1972) Sweetnighter (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Live in Tokyo is the third release (and first live album) by Weather Report. 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 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'" (Vitouš, Zawinul) – 26:14
2. "'Medley: Surucucú/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
• Wayne Shorter - Saxophones
• Miroslav Vitouš - Bass
• Eric Gravatt - Drums
• Dom Um Romão - Percussion

Technical

• Susumu Satoh - engineer
• Eiko Ishioka, Yoshio Nakanishi - cover design

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Live in Tokyo - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

External links

• Weather Report Annotated Discography: Live in Tokyo