From 1970 to 1985, the jazz-fusion ensemble known as Weather Report reigned supreme as one the most distinguished and indefinable ensembles of the 20th century, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter and keyboardist Joe Zawinul were the cofounders of this ever-changing group. This superb, three-CD, 37-track collection features the band's incredible cast of musicians: drummers Peter Erksine and Alphonse Mouzon; percussionists Airto Moreira, Alex Acuna, and the late Don Alias; bassists Miroslav Vitous, Alphonso Johnson, and the incredible Jaco Pastorius. The roots of their sound are heard in Zawinul's "In A Silent Way," and their greatest hits--from "A Remark You Made" and an unreleased version of "Nubian Sundance" to their 1976 mega-hit, "Birdland," are included here, along with the lesser known classic, "Indiscretions," a DJ Logic, hip-hop remix of "125th Street Congress," and a sizzling, two-hour DVD concert from Germany in filmed in 1978. This set is a powerful primer to their "folk music of the future." --Eugene Holley Jr.
Disc 1
1 In a Silent Way - 4:18
2 Super Nova - 4:51
3 Experience in E [Excerpt] - 5:44
4 Milky Way - 2:32
5 Tears - 3:24
6 Eurydice [Full Version] - 10:46
7 Orange Lady - 8:42
8 Unknown Soldier - 7:59
9 Directions [Take 1][#] - 5:31
10 Surucucu - 8:19
11 Second Sunday in August - 4:12
12 125th Street Congress - 12:14
Disc 2
1 Nubian Sundance [Live][#] - 13:07
2 Blackthorn Rose - 5:00
3 Badia - 5:22
4 Cannon Ball - 4:38
5 Black Market - 6:33
6 Three Clowns - 3:24
7 Havona - 6:02
8 Birdland - 5:58
9 Palladium - 4:48
10 The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat - 5:03
11 The Orphan - 3:17
12 Sightseeing - 5:35
Disc 3
1 Dream Clock - 6:29
2 Three Views of a Secret - 5:54
3 Port of Entry [Live] - 5:08
4 Dara Factor Two - 4:27
5 Procession - 8:42
6 Plaza Real - 5:31
7 The Well - 3:58
8 D-Flat Waltz - 11:12
9 Domino Theory - 6:10
10 Predator - 5:20
11 Face on the Barroom Floor - 3:59
12 Indiscretions - 4:08
13 125th Street Congress [DJ Logic Remix] - 5:03
Disc 4
1 Black Market [DVD]
2 Scarlet Woman [DVD]
3 Young and Fine [DVD]
4 The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat [DVD]
5 A Remark You Made [DVD]
6 River People [DVD]
7 Thanks for the Memories [DVD]
8 Delores/Portrait of Tracy/Third Stone from the Sun [DVD]
9 Mr. Gone [DVD]
10 In a Silent Way [DVD]
11 Waterfall [DVD]
12 Teen Town [DVD]
13 I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good/The Midnight Sun Will Never Set ...
14 Birdland [DVD]
15 Introductions [DVD]
16 Fred & Jack [DVD]
17 Elegant People [DVD]
18 Badia [DVD]