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
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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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