A Robert Collins Master Recording.

Artist / Title:        Weather Report
Date                   June 21, 1981
Location:              Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA
Seats:                 Section-D, ~Row-36, ~Seat-10
Deck:                  Nakamichi 350
Mics:                  Nakamichi CM-300 (L, R)
Source:                A:C Master Tape, 2-Mic Stereo
Sample                 Rate 44.1Khz, 16-bit (CD) (FLAC)
Rating:                A-
Length:                72 Minutes

Also Available:
* DVD-Audio, 96 Khz, 24-bit version of this show is also available.

Extras:
* Seating Chart
* Ticket Stub (previous night)
* Cassette Case

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Musicians:
Josef Zawinul               Keyboards
Wayne Shorter               Saxophones
Jaco Pastorius              Bass Guitar
Peter Erskine               Drums
Robert Thomas Jr.           Percussion

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About this recording:
Even though this recording has been widely circulated, it's never been
officially mastered and released.  It's been 20 years since I listened to
this recording, and I didn't remember how incredible it really was.  The set
list is incredible and every musician is playing at the absolute top of their
ability.  This is a must-have recording for any Weather Report fan.

The master recording is in great shape after all these years.  The original
master has the usual flaws:  a little bit of wind noise, chair squeaks,
an occasional cough, and people talking (it's the Hollywood Bows, and can be
like a social event).  iZotope RX4-Advanced comes to the rescue and helps fix
as many of these flaws as possible.  The only bad tape turn occurred on
Birdland. But thanks again to modern software, Birdland has been put back
together without a missing beat.


Notes:
Weather Report Memorial Concert Series
This has been long overdue, and will still take a while to complete.
I wanted to release all of my Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, and Jaco
Pastorius recordings as part of a "Memorial" to Weather Report and its
members.  Some of these recordings were given to friends many years ago, but
most have never had a proper mastering or released.  So to most people, I
think these will be completely new recordings.  And when you see how many of
them and how good the recording quality and show quality is, then you'll
probably ask:  WTF...why haven't these ever been released?  Answer is
simple:  time.  I knew releasing this many previously unreleased recordings
was going to take a lot of time.

Some people may have copies of these one or more generations down from the
master.  All of these will be coming to you directly from the master
recordings.

Here's what to expect in the series, and in the order to be released:

Date 		Artist 			Venue 								Recording 	Show 	Release status
1980-02-29	Weather Report		Perkins Palace, Pasadena California				B	A-	Previously unreleased
1981-06-21	Weather Report		Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood California	A-	A	Previously unreleased
1982-06-01	Weather Report		Starlight Bowl, San Diago California				A	A+	Previously unreleased
1982-06-19	Weather Report		Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood California	B	TBD	Previously unreleased
1983-04-15	Weather Report		Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City California		A	TBD	Previously unreleased
1984-06-16	Weather Report		Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood California	A-	TBD	Remastered
1988-07-08	Zawinul Syndicate	Hollywood Palace, Hollywood California				A	TBD	Previously unreleased
1990-08/25	Zawinul Syndicate	Concord Pavilion, Concord California				A-	TBD	Previously unreleased
1997-08-31	Zawinul Syndicate	Yoshi's, Oakland California					A+	A	Previously unreleased
1998-09-12	Zawinul Syndicate	Yoshi's, Oakland California					A+	TBD	Previously unreleased
1999-09-02	Zawinul Syndicate	Yoshi's, Oakland California					A+	TBD	Previously unreleased
2000-05-06	Zawinul Syndicate	Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco California			A-	TBD	Previously unreleased
1979-09-16	Joni Mitchell		Greek Theatre, Los Angeles California				B+	A	Remastered
1982-01-10	Jaco Pastorius		Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles California		A-	A-	Remastered
1982-04-15	Jaco Pastorius		Rissmiller Country Club, Reseda California			B+	A-	Previously unreleased
1983-11-20	Jaco Pastorius		Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles, California			A	TBD	Previously unreleased
1984-06-17	Jaco Pastorius		Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood California	A	Note*	Previously unreleased
1997-09-04	Hancock / Shorter	Villa Montalvo Mountain Winery, Saratoga California		A-	A-	Re-seed

Note:  This is the "rumored" Jaco recording written about in a Jaco biography.
The author writes about a "rumored" recording made at the Playboy Jazz Festival
when Jaco tore the stage apart and his own musicians eventually refused to play
for him.  Playboy Jazz promoters eventually turned the stage on Jaco to put an
end to his set.  This is the recording referenced in the book.  It's
depressing.

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Lineage:
AUD> Nakamichi 350
---> Nakamichi Dragon (playback)
---> Korg MR1000 (5.6 Mhz, 1-bit master tape)
---> Down sample to 96Khz, 32-bit using Korg Audiogate
---> iZotope RX-Advanced (noise reduction, spectral editing)
---> Melodyne pitch detection
---> Time Factory pitch correction
---> Har-Bal (Harmonic Balancing Equalizer)
---> Sound Forge (put the concert back together)
---> iZotope RX-Advanced (downsample, dither)
---> CD Architect (CD Audio)
---> EAC
---> FLAC

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Sound Samples:
Sample-1 (Night Passage):
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/WR-19810621-Sample-1.mp3

Sample-2 (Slang - Jaco Solo):
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/WR-19810621-Sample-2.mp3

Sample-3 (A Remark You Made):
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/WR-19810621-Sample-3.mp3

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Disc-1:
       Start           End        Length  Name
------------  ------------  ------------  --------------------------
00:00:00.000  00:03:17.760  00:03:17.760  Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
00:03:17.760  00:10:38.720  00:07:20.960  Fast City
00:10:38.720  00:23:03.288  00:12:24.568  Madagascar
00:23:03.288  00:29:33.568  00:06:30.280  Current Affairs
00:29:33.568  00:37:23.200  00:07:49.632  Night Passage
00:37:23.200  00:44:38.357  00:07:15.157  Slang (Jaco Solo)
00:44:38.357  00:47:32.352  00:02:53.995  Drums & Percussion Solo
00:47:32.352  00:53:46.197  00:06:13.845  Volcano for Hire
00:53:46.197  00:57:17.013  00:03:30.816  Sax Solo / Sophisticated Lady
00:57:17.013  01:00:04.309  00:02:47.296  A Remark You Made
01:00:04.309  01:04:10.880  00:04:06.571  Rockin' In Rhythm
01:04:10.880  01:11:47.360  00:07:36.480  Birdland

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