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Weather Report Suite
Oct. 17, 1974
Winterland Arena

These "retirement" versions have a cool vibe, this one is my favorite of the two.
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Weather Report Suite
Nov. 20, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Beautiful intro with a powerful, fast LIG jam
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Weather Report Suite
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Bob muffs the words but all's well that ends well...the unique space-jazz jam out of this one is not to be missed. Such a chill Oregon vibe!
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Weather Report Suite
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Builds up a major head of steam
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Weather Report Suite
Sept. 14, 1974
Olympiahalle

Powerful melodic soloing and gooey jazz...they melt into a dream
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Dark Star
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Newpot is right. TFTV = 8/24/68 ONLY. The album mislabeled the date as 8/23-24.
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Right after the MLB Phil drives them into a brief Other One-ish jam as well.
Weather Report Suite
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Not played this night
Eyes Of The World
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

Next to 10/29/73, this is one of the tightest (and best) versions ever played. Phil owns his solo and the post song minor key sections really sparkle.
Dark Star
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

The pre verse portion of this DS is amazing with supple, jazzy ensemble playing, that wanders through many different themes. Things start to really cook around 15 mins. With Garcia leading the charge through a fast paced, bebop type passage that sounds like it might break into an MLB jam. The post verse space is very minimalistic, but segues into a hard hitting Eyes of the World. All in all this is one of the best Dark Stars of the year, and this full suite of second set jams maybe some of the best of all time.
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