Weather Report + 3

September, 3rd. 1971

Berlin, Germany

This is created from the original upload that is still running at:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=321859
it's been on the tracker since the 12th. of Sept. 2010.

Thanks to the uploader of that torrent.
His was the second time that I know of that this music
was shared here.
I believe the first time it was a rip of a bootleg cd set that is
shown here:  http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/W/WeatherReport/index

flac>xACT>wav>Pro Tools LE>wav>xACT>flac

I lost my files from that first share.
I think the one that this is based on was the better of the two.
I can't say for sure though.

Everyone who's already heard it knows how wonderful this music is.
The share from last Sept. was quite good but it had a few problems.

The files when put into Pro Tools LE showed that they were all down
at around -25 or 26 dB.  That's quite quiet.  And not because all of the music
is quiet.

There were numerous digital spikes in the right channel audio that
would jump 7 or 8 dB.

At some point someone probably had normalized the channels and those
spikes kept the right channel quieter than the already quiet left channel.

So those loud spikes are now all gone.
The music was lacking in low end also.
So I boosted to compensate for that.
I evened out the levels so that both channels throughout are more in line
with one another now.
I then brought up the level over all so that the loudest drum hits are hitting
around -0.2.  The dynamics are all still there.
What's gone though is the applause.
The German audience was quite polite and always let the music
fade away before they clapped.  It was easy to eliminate it.
That gives this great music a real studio like feel to it.

Thanks to all previously involved with getting this music out.
It's wonderful and I really wish that it would have to be banned someday
because a perfect official release would come out.

Joseph Zawinul:   Keyboards
Wayne Shorter:    Tenor/Soprano Sax
Miroslav Vitous:  Acoustic Bass
Alphonse Mouzon:  Drums
Dom Um Romao:     Percussion
Eje Thelin:       Trombone
Alan Skidmore:    Tenor Sax
John Surman:      Baritone Sax


01.  I Will Tell Him On You/Early Minor/Firefish/Early Minor
02.  Sunrise
03.  Moto Grosso Feio
04   Directions
05.  Morning Lake/Waterfall
06.  Umbrellas
07.  Orange Lady
08.  Dr. Honoris Causa
09.  Eurydice  (incomplete)


By my design:  to split for cd
put the first three songs on one,
followed by the last six on another.


acetboy



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    15:08.70      160335884 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6513  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_02.flac
    13:31.44      143163932 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6014  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_03.flac
    11:09.52      118133948 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6783  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_04.flac
     9:07.61       96634316 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6356  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_05.flac
     6:35.03       69685100 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6470  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_06.flac
    10:45.45      113883884 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5666  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_07.flac
    13:01.00      137768444 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6415  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_08.flac
     4:19.74       45861692 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5487  Weather_Report_Sept_3rd_1971_09.flac
   107:29.38     1137693372 B                            0.6310  (9 files)







