Weather Report: Live in Offenbach am Main, West Germany (1978) [Full DVD]

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

45 years ago on this day, Weather Report played one of their most iconic shows in Offenbach am Main, Germany. The show was filmed in its entirety for a broadcast of Rockpalast, a German music television program, and is one of the six professionally shot Weather Report concerts to receive an official release. Showcasing the band at the peak of their commercial success, the concert was filmed at the beginning of the 1978 tour of Europe, during which the group gave the audiences their first glimpses of Mr. Gone, released in September 1978. From the opening riff of Black Market to the thunderous synths of Birdland, the jazz-fusion supergroup proves why they're one of, if not the greatest fusion band of all time, and if you're not convinced, I advise you to sit back, relax, and give this a much-deserved watch. 00:00:23 - 1. Black Market 00:11:30 - 2. Scarlet Woman 00:20:48 - 3. Young and Fine 00:27:41 - 4. The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat 00:34:30 - 5. A Remark You Made 00:41:34 - 6. River People 00:49:27 - 7. Wayne's Solo (Thanks for the Memories) 00:53:14 - 8. Jaco's Solo (Slang) 01:03:00 - 9. Mr. Gone 01:11:43 - 10. In a Silent Way / Waterfall 01:15:46 - 11. Teen Town 01:23:55 - 12. Joe's Solo (I Got It Bad [and That Ain't Good]) 01:27:19 - 13. The Midnight Sun Never Sets (Keyboard and Sax Duet) 01:32:45 - 14. Birdland 01:39:42 - Band introduction 01:41:00 - 15. Peter's Solo (Fred and Jack) 01:47:39 - 16. Elegant People 01:55:48 - 17. Badia linktr.ee/jacoarchive

[@docwill184]

Saw them in Santa Cruz, CA c.1976, tripped-out on local shrooms & some liqueur. Managed to get backstage and then (v. small) dressing room. Gibbered out the predictable, "You were so great!" and found myself gently rolled out to the hall.😅 From there I spilled out into the cool, fog-enshrouded evening. Great times never to be repeated...

[@guppybill]

KZbin, with absolutely NO regard for genius, or the enjoyment of it; chose to put a freaking commercial break 3/4 of the way through Birdland. What a pile of capitalist dypschitts.

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

Laura mcsheras dad was a pal of Rory Gallagher He lived in a squat next door to jack Bruce. Tony had polio

[@chuckbeattyo]

Entrancing stops me cold music. Truly the greatest for their variety of songs and solos. John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra and also then Return to Forever, those three groups were the top of the era. WR for relistening to it today, their massive string of songs, was tops, is still tops.

[@petergrohmuller1372]

@@guppybill That's KZbin's business model, to keep breaking up interesting content into several chunks with this PR garbage. If you don't want these ad breaks, you have to pay for that.

[@jimvandemoter6961]

This is the same year and lineup when I saw them at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor MI. I was already a big fan but I still wasn't ready for what I saw that night. The house lights went down, the stage lights came up, they came out on stage, took their places, looked at each other, nodded and they were off and running for over two hours.

[@migueldeniseful]

Sons da Floresta Amazônica... ... Wheather Report... QUE BANDA ❗👏🏾👏🏿👏🏻👏🏽‼️

[@louise_rose]

What an amazing power quartet they were at this point, with Peter and Jaco! Truly a groundbreaking band, and at the same time a fun, exciting and accessible band - they had the same kind of wide genre-crossover appeal as Bob Marley and the Wailers had around the same time. The take of "A Remark You Made" here shows just how solid musicians they were - none of them is just a sideman in that one, they are all up front and essential, it is like a chamber music piece where all four are key to the textures.❤ Thanks for uploading!

[@quogir1]

Al Anderson.

[@louisevad6091]

I've listened to this Birdland 100s of times over the last 47years. It still has the all the inspiration and hidden gems of genius and emotion that was Weather Report. This in particular turned on a generation music listeners to Jazz.

[@1adneumann]

Zawinal, hauling around TWO arp 2600's and a massive Oberheim + Fender Rhodes...Must have had a had a very strong roadie!

[@johncaldwell881]

He had a whole crew

[@Iconoclastik-g2g]

Come on Carl Palmer had a stainless steel drum kit,the kick drum needed two strong men to lift it.

[@1adneumann]

@Iconoclastik-g2g Yeah, whats up w/ that.....I stainless steel ego perhaps?

[@coachhannah2403]

@@1adneumann- Pretty much. Carl had them custom built by a steel fab shop and he, not knowing any better, went with twice the gauge of steel as was practical. He got rid of them after a short time. I believe Ringo owns them, now. 🤷‍♂️ Still, he is a superb drummer and the only member of ELP still alive. So many of the musicians of my youth are ex parrots...

[@1adneumann]

@@coachhannah2403 Uhh, what's an "ex parrot"....once a bird?

[@rossanozanga9581]

Jaco Pastorius was at the peak of his health and consequently absolutely unmatched on the fretless electric bass even in 2024. Enjoy the concert while you are capable 😀.

[@quogir1]

well observed and nice said. cheers

[@petergrohmuller1372]

Jaco is an icon. Without a doubt. His playing and his sound are timeless and still amaze me today. But "absolutely unmatched"? In 2024? What about Percy Jones, Tony Levin, Stanley Clark, John Patitucci, Kai Eckhardt, Jimmy Johnson, Dave Carpenter....😉

[@quogir1]

@@petergrohmuller1372 It was about his health I guess its so, so sad.

[@petergrohmuller1372]

@@quogir1 I already had a ticket for a Jaco Pastorius concert at the convention center in our city. It was postponed because of an employers' association conference. He died before the new date. So I never had the chance to see him live.

[@rossanozanga9581]

@@petergrohmuller1372 Different style and different electronic help. You forgot Kinga Glik, she play also some composition of Jaco but with very different results, is normal.

[@williamhussey2529]

Thank you for uploading this concert! My favorite era of WR by far. Young and Fine specifically is one of my favorite songs of all time because of this recording!

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

I'm glad you enjoyed this! Young and Fine is a great one, it's shame many of the songs on Mr. Gone are overshadowed by the Heavy Weather classics.

[@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422]

Absolutely the greatest band ever!

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

can't argue with that.

[@noelcamilleri519]

Simply WOW.Factor. Chemistry at best.

[@sedatfirat8723]

I was there,never will forget, R.I.P Jaco, Joe,Wayne..

[@taylorshred]

You do realize that you've left out 'Peter Erskine', one of the greatest drummers of all time!

[@Fender73472]

@@taylorshredPeter is still with us .

[@shirazbopp]

As Good as it will Ever Be!❤

[@johngill8851]

We are lucky to get to witness this! omg

[@artemtynshuk6947]

Золотой состав. Браво.

[@Dagm1111]

I saw the 1978 Mr Gone tour at the Beacon Theater, NYC. We were totally blown away! The band was at their peak, along with the previous few years with Alex Acuna on drums too. Rarely is such a special band ever assembled. It doesn't get much tighter! Jaco doing the moonwalk... seriously?!! Good times when I was only 18. Thank you for this ❤🤗

[@corujajf]

ICONIC BAND

[@ascendingdude]

Good Lord I've watched this countless times and hot damn Jaco is peaking!

[@ajn465]

It’s only after 40 years I can really start to understand what they had going on. It takes work to really hear the continuum that runs through each piece… But it’s there. Every time.

[@kevinvanrensburg2468]

Fantastic band, i luv jazz fusion!

[@JohnCatalano-g3s]

Jocko was at his peak in 1981, but he was awesome at this particular concert.I worked with him.I knew him personally was a very nice person

[@rolandfaucon1560]

Good weather🌄🌄🌄🌇🌇🌇🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌟🌟🌟🌟☀☀🌛🌛🌛🌤🌤🌤🌤🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇faantastic!!!!

[@rossanozanga9581]

Scarlet Woman, absolutely incredible live version, 46 years ago 😳.

[@katangano]

Greatest Band Ever

[@lancethrustworthy]

First time I ever noticed - Mr. Zawinul's got at least one of the keyboards reversed so when he moves his hands on the keys to the right, he's actually moving down in pitch. Interesting.

[@TonySchopp]

I scrolled specifically to see if someone else noticed that!

[@julepesaldana47]

i noticed this watching a vid of the Montreux '76 performance; soooo cool

[@JoyMinistryy]

I can’t think of any band that compares to this. What beautiful musicians one and all Always great to hear Jaco and Peter together Wayne and zawinul always the core of the band of course ❤

[@fandelchef3652]

amazing upload!! one of my fav jaco performances with weather report and one of my fav weather report shows. thanks for uploading.

[@williemammoth11]

This is some peak Erskine. My goodness. And I don't just mean the sweater.

[@DonaldButler-z6q]

Going back to the 1970’s I would listen to jazz occasionally and Weather Report was my favorite jazz band, thinking how they rivaled hard rocks heavyweights of the day. You see my favorite instrument was and still is the bass guitar. Which catches my attention and keeps me glued to the song. I have to admit I never knew the members names to Weather Report. I just love their bass player and sound all around. Very eclectic. I’m 67 and maybe loving it even more.

[@rossanozanga9581]

Birdland make me so happy every time, also after 40 years 😀😀😀.

[@tommyron]

It's great to hear where that amazing use of timpani on 'Word of Mouth' comes from. Peter gets a fantastic color by integrating it into his drum set the way that he does. Thanks a million for this fantastic upload!

[@tylon2999]

There is no Peter in the band, it's Alex Acuna.

[@jibsmokestack1]

@@tylon2999Peter Erskine is on drums here pal!

[@jibsmokestack1]

The original song from Mysterious Traveller album ‘Scarlett Woman’ has a tympani. Peter wasn’t in the band then.

[@tylon2999]

@@jibsmokestack1 Yes I was totally wrong, and I am now a charter member of the stupid KZbin fraternity.

[@whispjohn]

I saw this band in 1980 in London, it was a fantastic show and they played Black market as an encore. I mean the whole album was the encore. I left that show a changed man and I have seen a lot of bands, the only other band that really got me was Steppenwolf, another great live show.

[@brucearcher9437]

I saw them on this tour in Dortmund I think...with a German girl. Great show..memorable..

[@terrencegreenaway8499]

Thank you for uploading this. Wonderful to hear Jacco playing so beautifully, although I wonder if his solo spot reveals the onset of his mania. Hard not to cry listening to A Remark You Made. I deeply wish Joe had not doubled Jaco on Teen Town, I would have loved to have heard him play that live, just to see it done. Perhaps an AI could subtly erase Mr.Yippie in the front row? What a brilliant joining joining of musical geniuses. To think it happened in my lifetime!

[@higiniofuentes2551]

Absolutely awesome! I had the vinyl of the Black Market 46 years ago (14 years old) I loved then and after finding this I'm in heaven! Thank you!

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

She could sing every note

[@Wayne-b2y5c]

I remember the album when first released, introducing me to much of this music. It was my transition (along with H. Hancock, Return to Forever) from mainstream music to Fusion.

[@coachhannah2403]

I first found them in '75. Saw them in '76 (I believe) at Berkeley Greek Theater.

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

The explosions are fireworks!

[@checkandraise1]

so much Joy; hard to classify.

[@emmanuelcoury5361]

Thank You for posting 🙏👍❤️

[@MichaelLawrence-v6v]

What a joy to experience this performance!

[@adelbertbuffy1358]

I‘ve been there, can‘t belief to see it here on KZbin !? Soft Machine played before, it was also fantastic, as far i can remember…😅

[@AndersTornqvistsvedbergh]

Oh I missed this! Thanks to youtube algorithm for pointing this out. Every ounce of live playing from Zawinul, Shorter and Pastorious is info to be mined forever. Also lots of shot showing base playing technique for you Jaco nerds!

[@1129watarigarasu]

このメンバーになる前も良かったが、この４人組時代が最高だった。 曲も演奏も素晴らしい！

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

A gift

[@quogir1]

sure

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

I fucking love zawinul

[@johngill8851]

Dude!!!

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

@@johngill8851 hi

[@taylorshred]

@@johngill8851 dduuddee!!!!

[@leonarddelgenio9392]

Magical

[@oscarbastosjunior231]

Iconic and fantastic

[@shootfirst2097]

Saw them at the Santa Monica Civic Center in '78 with Alex Acuna on drums instead of Peter Erskine here. Great memory.

[@GuitarGangsta]

Great to here some live versions of Mr Gone & River People. Although the concert was phenomenal, surprised they didn’t do Punk Jazz as it was for the album of that tour

[@publicationamis5992]

Thank you sooo much.

[@williemammoth11]

This is phenomenal thank you for sharing!

[@3D-PHASE]

Thanks!!!!!

[@Tullio__Lo_Cascio]

Has anybody noticed that at 1:01:24, you can hear the line Jaco would play two seconds later? What the hell is that? Am I hallucinating?

[@duotippss]

Weather Report ist immer Spitze. Schade dass Manolo Badrena damals noch nicht dabei war,, Der drive war durch diese Abwesenhait etwas schleppend.

[@condocord7544]

Jaco is the GOAT!

[@StephenBuckingham]

Wow nice vid of this band at its peak!

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

The best

[@majsiewiczm57]

Miło słyszeć ten kultowy zespół na żywo ❤❤❤

[@cyrilfeverfaivre]

It's a shame that this version of "Young And Fine" finally didn't appear on "8'30"!!!!

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

Please subscribe if you haven't yet. I post rare Jaco Pastorius and Weather Report recordings all the time, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

[@mgmmgm1599]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

The explosions

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

I woke up every morning to laura mcshera singing every note

[@Frip36]

Drumming is 10% talent. 90% cool lighting.

[@joeshepard]

Spoken like a true lighting tech😂

[@allen6924]

You're delusional then.. you couldn't play for like 2 minutes how he's playing.

[@carlbowles1808]

Everyone in this band was a star, however Joe's keyboards made the band stand out.. believe I was there and know it. Weather report is still the bomb in 2024.🎵🤣😎🔥🇺🇸

[@ЮрийЛифанов-й2и]

Мне очень симпатично!!!!

[@papazhu2023]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ChrisvonChamier]

2:54 can anyone confirm that Zawinal is playing the keyboard reversed? Does that make sense? The high notes are on the low side of the keyboard.

[@Korovyeff]

When Zawinul was once asked what song best represented Weather Report, Zawinul answered without hesitation: "Black Market". He played "Black Market" on an upside-down keyboard. The ARP 2600 had the ability to change the keyboard voltage so that the upper register of the keys played the low octaves, and the lower register played the upper octaves. In an interview with Keyboard magazine in 1977, Zawinul explained why he experimented this way: "Because for me it was a challenge to play in a mirror-image system. It's good for the mind. For example, when you're improvising on chords and you have to transpose, you have to think very, very quickly. I recorded this thing "Black Market" at home once on an upside-down system, and listened to it. Then I played the same thing on a normal keyboard, but it didn't sound the same."

[@ChrisvonChamier]

@ totally appreciate your response. Wow that guy was an absolute GOAT!!

[@BushcraftingBogan]

Today, there is a large segment of the population who couldn't find West Germany on a map. 😂

[@DenisMartel-lh3es]

Would that same segment be capable of spelling: CONDESCENDING...

[@BushcraftingBogan]

@DenisMartel-lh3es I don't know. How long did it take for you to Google it? 😆

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

Well they're in luck because you don't have to find West Germany on the map anymore

[@DenisMartel-lh3es]

@@BushcraftingBogan So you don't know...

[@DenisMartel-lh3es]

@@JacoPastoriusArchive I'm greatfull for your take on this. Thank you for work of spreading and sharring Love and Light.

[@quogir1]

drums were jacos first instrument he knew what he did.peter Erskine is so good.such wonder they were

[@wacawlubinski5218]

👌❤🙏

[@roberthorvath3519]

☝..simple EXCELENT..!😉👍👌💥regards from Budapest ❤🤍💚😊

[@neaituppi7306]

They need a guitarist. 🎸

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

No

[@neaituppi7306]

@@JacoPastoriusArchive 🎸🥁🎹🎹

[@Iconoclastik-g2g]

​@@JacoPastoriusArchiveExactly no,it would completely screw up the balance,ambience and interplay between these phenomonal musicians.

[@ascendingdude]

Jaco peaking!!!

[@mattfoley6082]

Fretted bass! Does anyone know when he used fretted on recordings?

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

Here's a list of the first few that come to mind: - Come On, Come Over - Chromatic Fantasy - The Chicken - Birdland - River People - Punk Jazz He used one at most of his live performances.

[@mattfoley6082]

@@JacoPastoriusArchive Thanks! How do you know he played fretted on those recordings?

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

@mattfoley6082 I listen. It's pretty obvious if you pay close attention.

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

Add Portrait of Tracy to that list.

[@howardcox2918]

Would have loved to see Jonas Hellborg play with Weather Report but he was off with John McLaughlin

[@TurtleFL]

I think Gen Vincent would like this. She told me stuff similar to it was her speed when she wanted to relax.

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

Fireworks

[@AlexSosaBolivia]

1:44:33 Erskine sporting a fresh neck wax. It's a good start, but he really should've petitioned Zawinul for extra funds to cover waxing that entire torso. Good grief.

[@federicoboccignone7628]

Other times. And NOW?

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

And laura mcshera

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

Then i heardeach note

[@argsigil7208]

Joe Zawinul and Jaco Pastorius - “Like two cobras in a very small cage.”

[@LucilleBrawl17]

Very good description!

[@Restachou]

C'est vrai...n'oublions pas Wayne Shorter. Merci pour votre travail de mémoire pour le grand Jaco, quel bonheur de revoir ce fantastique musicien

[@quogir1]

I guess Jaco played bass for the only purpose to amaze people .Like Einstein said : I should better have become a plumber.

[@contrebassearchet]

désolé, mais ce n'est plus net en qualité que mon DVD de ce concert ...

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

And why is that? Because KZbin compresses the file drastically. You have not seen the actual, uncompressed .mov files I have. There is some grain on that video, as is appropriate for the time period, yet none of that is visible on this KZbin upload.

[@cpamacjd]

way above average

[@thomasromano9321]

Don't even mention average here. That doesn't even figure into the equation.

[@thomasromano9321]

How about into the stratosphere or outer space above average?

[@cpamacjd]

@@thomasromano9321 uh no

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

I could never understand her love

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

I could never understand her love.

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

I met an irish girl who could sing shorterz solos

[@rolandfaucon1560]

Pastorius the fabulous!!🎸⚗💉⏫⏫⏫⏫⏫🔱🔱🔱🔱🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈📶📶📶📶‼‼‼‼‼

[@MarkJVSomers]

Good though this is in many ways, I've always found a lot of the synthesizer sounds cringy, and still do today. Nobody care, I know, but maybe I'm not alone?

[@BRICKSQUIRT]

mad

[@hielehielehiele]

[@venlalappalainen9393]

Yup, sounds all right but somebody remove the woohoo-guy already.

[@shootfirst2097]

Jaco's little finger is as long as my middle finger. You NEED big hands to master most musical instruments. FACT

[@rickobrien1583]

The band was cool but one musician stood out then and forever. Guess who it was? Never been a big fan of over use of electric piano voices. The rest is awesome.

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

Wayne Shorter.

[@rickobrien1583]

I don't disagree. I just wished there would have been more acoustic piano. Mix it up would have been awesome. @@JacoPastoriusArchive

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

I agree. Either that, or Fender Rhodes.

[@patricioruperti9859]

Morrocanroll ,but this one blows ,,

[@RyCooder-ri7fz]

I woke up every morning to laura mcshera singing every note