Weather Report/Switzerland 1977

This is Weather’s eighth album after the addition of the genius Jaco Pastorius, and was released in 1977 with the release of Weather’s masterpiece and historic album “Heavy Weather,” which determined the fusion boom that sold 500,000 copies at the time of its initial release. The first performance in Basel, Switzerland from the European tour! This is a noteworthy title that will be appearing for the first time in Japan! ! Along with the release of the major masterpiece album “Heavy Weather” in which Jaco was credited not only as a regular member but also as a co-producer, the album was produced by Zawinul, Shorter, Jaco, Acuña, and Badlena, and the same lineup was used to produce a full-fledged album. Scale From the European tour in the second half of the 1977 tour, the performance in Basel, Switzerland on September 27, 1977, the day after the performance in Bern, Switzerland, which was previously released on the same label, is a high-quality sound that has been carefully mastered by the label. Sound now has a 2-disc set that almost completely captures the entire concert, which lasted for 2 hours until the encore, which is almost the first time on this tour! ! Until then, Weather’s large-scale stages had mostly been festival performances with a large number of performers, so the performance time was not very long, but when it came to performing as a one-man at a large venue, it was difficult to do so, and the result was a one-stage performance. In this 1977 tour, the number of long stages exceeding 2 hours increased, and in order to give the other members a rest, each member took a long time for their solo corners, which became interesting to listen to. So, when I listened to this point, I found that there was a creative duo of Shorter and Shorter and Zawinul, a spectacular percussive duo of Acuña and Badrena, and Jaco’s bass solo corner where I spent the most time. It was an overwhelming sight to see him perform amazing feats one after another, using advanced techniques that would be hard to believe for a bass player, and lead the audience into a whirlpool of enthusiasm! Of course, Weather’s performance as a group, which has risen to become an unstoppable super group, also has momentum, and Jaco’s groundbreaking fretless bass picking harmonics, which have now become a standard jazz song, have become a hot topic. They give a perfect performance on all the songs, including “Birdland” and the famous album “Heavy Weather”, and you can enjoy the stage full of things to listen to! Live at Grosser Fstsaal Musttermesse,Basel,Switzerland September.27.1977 VG-AUD 2021 Original Remaster 111 min Disc 1 1. Mysterious Traveler intro 2. Elegant People 3. Scarlet Woman 4. Teen Town 5. A Remark Market 7. Bass Solo Disc 2 1. Gibraltar 2. Lintros Drum / Percussion 3. Rumba Mama 4. Sophisticated Lady – Nature Boy 5. Birdland 6. Directions – fade out Joe Zawinul – Keyboards Wayne Shorter – Sax Jaco Pastorius – Bass Alex Acuna – Drums Manolo Badrena – Percussion