Weather Report - Live in Berlin 1971 (2023)

First published on a phonogram: the sensational Berlin live concert of the jazz fusion legend around Joe Zawinul appears as a double CD on GAD. In cooperation with NDR and Joe Zawinul Estate, with liner notes by Wolf Kampmann. Weather Report are a jazz rock and fusion icon. Led by keyboardist Joe Zawinul, the band has left lasting marks in music history with their revolutionary sound and exuberant creativity of their musicians. They combined jazzy finesse, the power of rock and Latin energy, with "Birdland" from the album "Heavy Weather" (1977) they have played into listeners' memory worldwide. But before they climbed the charts, they broke conventions and boundaries at the beginning of their careers. "Live in Berlin 1971" was created shortly after the release of the debut album "Weather Report". Elaborated free forms serve as the perfect vehicle for soloistic and collective improvisations, emphasizing melodic, harmonic and sonic inventiveness. The concert program includes compositions from the group's debut album as well as "Directions" that Zawinul played alongside Miles Davis as well as "Moto Grosso Feio" from Wayne Shorter's solo album of the same name. Saxophonist Alan Skidmore, trombonist Eje Thelin and John Surman (saxophone, clarinet) complemented the band at this concert recorded by the NDR at the Haus des Rundfunks in West Berlin. An absolute must-have for any genre enthusiast!

- Joe Zawinul / piano, electric piano
- Wayne Shorter / tenor & soprano saxophones
- Miroslav Vitous / bass
- Alphonse Mouzon / drums
- Dom Um Romao / percussion

With:
- Eje Thelin / trombone
- Alan Skidmore / flute, tenor & soprano saxophones
- John Surman / soprano saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone