• Explosive performance broadcast on NHK BS Channel 1
• Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality
• Background liners

Gil Evans & Jaco Pastorius live from Yomiuri Land Open Theater East, Tokyo, Japan on July 28th 1984

Best-known for their respective contributions to the music of Miles Davis and Weather Report, Gil Evans and Jaco Pastorius are true giants of 20th Century jazz and fusion.

This rare collaboration, performed at Yomiuri Land Open Theater East, Tokyo, Japan on July 28th 1984, finds them both at the peak of their powers, driving each other on to new heights. Sadly, they would both be dead within four years but it stands as a remarkable testament to their genius.

Originally broadcast on NHK BS Channel 1, it's presented here with background notes and images.

TRACKLISTING

Disc One
1. Stone Free
2. Up From The Skies
3. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress
4. Jaco Solo
5. Soul Intro / The Chiken
6. Here Comes De Money Man / Eleven
7. Announce

Disc Two
1. Jaco Solo / Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
2. Variations On The Misery / Jaco Solo
3. Dania
4. Announce