A Robert Collins Master Recording.

Artist / Title: Weather Report
Date February 29, 1980
Location: Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA
Seats: Row-N (14th Row), Seat-12
Deck: Nakamichi 350
Mics: Nakamichi CM-300 (L, R), Sennheister MD-416 (Center)
Source: A:C Master Tape, 3-Mic Stereo
Sample Rate 44.1Khz, 16-bit (CD) (FLAC)
Rating: B
Length: 123 Minutes

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

Extras:
* Ticket stub
* Cassette Case
* Venue Photograph

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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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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 Re-seed
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
---> Sound Forge (adjust levels)
---> Har-Bal (Harmonic Balancing Equalizer)
---> iZotope RX spectrum editor to remove mic noise, squeeking chairs, etc.
---> Sound Forge (put it back together, adjust levels)
---> Adobe Audition 3.0 phase correction
---> iZotope RX-Advanced (downsample, dither)
---> CD Architect (CD Audio)
---> EAC

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Sound Samples:
Sample-1 (Sightseeing):
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/WR-19800229-Sample-1.mp3

Sample-2 (Madagascar):
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/WR-19800229-Sample-2.mp3

Sample-3 (Slang - Jaco Solo):
http://www.rcollins.org/concerts/mp3/WR-19800229-Sample-3.mp3

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Disc-1:
Start End Length Name
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00:00:00.000 00:02:19.819 00:02:19.819 8:30
00:02:19.819 00:11:50.784 00:09:30.965 Sightseeing
00:11:50.784 00:24:09.387 00:12:18.603 Madagascar
00:24:09.387 00:31:15.243 00:07:05.856 Three Views of a Secret
00:31:15.243 00:43:11.829 00:11:56.587 Port of Entry
00:43:11.829 00:48:14.037 00:05:02.208 Dream Clock
00:48:14.037 00:58:05.099 00:09:51.061 Fast City
00:58:05.099 01:07:02.144 00:08:57.045 Slang (Jaco Solo)


Disc-2:
Start End Length Name
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00:00:00.000 00:13:31.221 00:13:31.221 Brown Street
00:13:31.221 00:17:05.621 00:03:34.400 Forlorn
00:17:05.621 00:20:06.869 00:03:01.248 Rockin' In Rhythm
00:20:06.869 00:30:37.696 00:10:30.827 Birdland
00:30:37.696 00:36:59.008 00:06:21.312 Percussion & Drums Duet
00:36:59.008 00:43:25.952 00:06:26.944 Zawinul & Shorter Duet
00:43:25.952 00:45:55.925 00:02:29.973 The Orphan
00:45:55.925 00:56:05.888 00:10:09.963 Teen Town
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