Forecast: Tomorrow is a 3-CD/1-DVD career-spanning compilation of recordings of Weather Report. The 37 tracks are presented chronologically, beginning with three tracks pre-Weather Report, from ensemble duties with Miles Davis (both Zawinul and Shorter), Cannonball Adderley (Zawinul), and from a Shorter solo album. In addition to two previously unreleased tracks, the set closes with DJ Logic's remix of "125th Street Congress".
The 4th disc in the package is a 2-hour DVD of a concert in Offenbach am Main, on September 28, 1978 for the German TV program Rockpalast. The boxed set includes a 100-page book with notes on the set by compiler Bob Belden, a long essay on the band by Hal Miller, and a reminiscence of the 1978 concert by drummer Peter Erskine.
CD Track listing Disc OneTrack TitleComposerTrack LengthYear RecordedOriginal Release"In a Silent Way"Joe Zawinul4:171969In a Silent Way, Miles Davis"Super Nova"Wayne Shorter4:481969Super Nova, Wayne Shorter"Experience in E Major" (Excerpt)Joe Zawinul5:421970The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra, Cannonball Adderley"Milky Way"Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul2:311971Weather Report"Tears"Wayne Shorter3:231971Weather Report"Eurydice" (Full Version)Wayne Shorter10:441971Weather Report"Orange Lady"Joe Zawinul8:421971Weather Report"Unknown Soldier"Joe Zawinul7:581971I Sing the Body Electric"Directions" (Take 1, Studio Version)Joe Zawinul5:291971Previously Unreleased"Surucucu"Wayne Shorter8:191972Live in Tokyo, I Sing the Body Electric"Second Sunday in August"Joe Zawinul4:121972I Sing the Body Electric"125th Street Congress"Joe Zawinul12:141973SweetnighterDisc TwoTrack TitleComposerTrack LengthYear RecordedOriginal Release"Nubian Sundance" (Live)Joe Zawinul13:051974Previously Unreleased"Blackthorn Rose"Wayne Shorter5:011974Mysterious Traveller"Badia"Joe Zawinul5:211975Tale Spinnin|---- |"Cannon Ball" |Joe Zawinul |4:38 |1976 |Black Market
|"Black Market" |Joe Zawinul |6:33 |1976 |Black Market
|"Three Clowns" |Wayne Shorter |3:24 |1976 |Black Market
|"Havona" |Jaco Pastorius |6:01 |1976 |Heavy Weather
|"Birdland" |Joe Zawinul |5:58 |1976 |Heavy Weather
|"Palladíum" |Wayne Shorter |4:47 |1976 |Heavy Weather
|"The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat" |Joe Zawinul |5:03 |1978 |Mr. Gone
|"The Orphan" |Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul |3:17 |1979 |8:30
|"Sightseeing" |Wayne Shorter |5:35 |1979 |8:30
!colspan=5|Disc Three|---- !Track Title!Composer!Track Length!Year Recorded!Original Release'''
|"Dream Clock" |Joe Zawinul |6:28 |1980 |Night Passage|---- |"Three Views of a Secret" |Jaco Pastorius |5:53 |1980 |Night Passage|---- |"Port of Entry" (Live) |Wayne Shorter |5:08 |1980 |Night Passage|---- |"Dara Factor Two" |Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius. Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas |4:27 |1981 |Weather Report (1982)
|"Procession" |Joe Zawinul |8:42 |1982 |Procession|---- |"Plaza Real" |Wayne Shorter |5:28 |1982 |Procession|---- |"The Well" |Wayne Shorter |3:57 |1982 |Procession|---- |"D-Flat Waltz" |Joe Zawinul |11:12 |1984 |Domino Theory|---- |"Domino Theory" |Joe Zawinul |6:10 |1984 |Domino Theory|---- |"Predator" |Wayne Shorter |5:20 |1984 |Domino Theory|---- |"Face on the Barroom Floor" |Wayne Shorter |3:58 |1985 |Sportin' Life|---- |"Indiscretions" |Joe Zawinul |4:06 |1985 |Sportin' Life''"125th Street Congress (DJ Logic Remix)"Joe Zawinul5:041973/2005First Release
Personnel for the Offenbach Concert Joe Zawinul - keyboards Wayne Shorter - saxophones Jaco Pastorius - bass Peter Erskine - drums
DVD Track listing "Black Market" (Zawinul) "Scarlet Woman" (Johnson/Zawinul/Shorter) "Young and Fine" (Zawinul) "The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat" (Zawinul) "A Remark You Made" (Zawinul) "River People" (Pastorius) "Thanks for the Memories" (Rainger/Robin) "Delores/Portrait of Tracy/Third Stone from the Sun" (Shorter)/(Pastorius)/(Hendrix) "Mr. Gone" (Zawinul) "In a Silent Way" (Zawinul) "Waterfall" (Zawinul) "Teen Town" (Pastorius) "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good/The Midnight Sun Will Never Set on You" (Ellington/Webster)/(Burke/Hampton/Mercer) "Birdland" (Zawinul) "Introductions" "Fred & Jack" (Erskine) "Elegant People" (Shorter) "Badia" (Zawinul)
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