This was to be the last incarnation of the legendary Weather Report. Publicity shots at the time show Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter opening a large packing case to reveal their new rhythm section. Despite the departure of Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine the leaders are smiling broadly; once again they have replaced the irreplaceable.
Night by night, throughout the long 1983 tour documented here, drummer Omar Hakim and bassist Victor Bailey would prove themselves the equals of their predecessors and forge a powerful ensemble sound.
The set list includes tunes from Night Passage (1980), Procession (1983) and Domino Theory (1984) plus a medley of past glories (Black Market / Badia / A Remark You Made) and their breakout hit Birdland.
Performed at Yomiuri Land Open Theatre East, Inagi, Japan on July 29th 1983 and broadcast on NHK radio.
Joe Zawinul – keyboard, vocals / Wayne Shorter – saxophones / Victor Bailey – bass / Omar Hakim – drums / Jose Rossy – percussion with *Frank Gambale – guitar / *Chick Corea – keyboard.
Disc 1: 1. Procession / 2. Fast City / 3. The Peasant / 4. D Flat Waltz / 5. Blue Sound - Note 3. Disc 2: 1. Molasses Run* / 2. Drum Solo / 3. Two Lines (part 1) / 4. Two Lines (part 2) / 5. Plaza Real / 6. Band Introduction / 7. Medley : Black Market/Badia/A Remark You Made/Birdland Intro / 8. Birdland / 9. Where The Moon Goes
