Throughout their fifteen-year history in the 1970s and 1980s, Weather Report were at the forefront of bands electrifying improvised music. The group, usually consisting of five people, was formed in 1971 by keyboard player Joe Zawinul and multi-saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Weather Report became one of the most exciting and widely appreciated attractions on the live music circuit, playing in packed
… clubs, theaters and rock temples. The double CD Live & Unreleased contains previously unreleased live performances and was recorded in America and London, during 1973 and 1983. Although quite some time has passed since then, the CDs, even by today's standards, still contain modern and energetic music with a mix of influences from Africa and South America, performed by well-trained musicians. (RM)more
