Live Under the Sky was an annual multi-day summer jazz festival held in Tokyo's 10,000-capacity Denen Hall, featuring the cream of local and international talent. The climax of 1981's festival, broadcast by NHK radio was a jointly headlined set by Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana, together with a band including Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. A joyous blend of jazz and Latin-tinged funk, it is presented in full here, together with background notes and images.
- Double Bass – Ron Carter
- Drums – Anthony Williams
- Electric Guitar – Carlos Santana
- Grand Piano, Keyboards – Herbie Hancock
- Percussion – Armando Peraza, Orestes Vilato, Raul Rekow
- Trumpet – Wynton Marsalis
A1 Watermelon Man > Evil Ways > Watermelon Man 25:33
B1 'Round Midnight 7:24
B2 Parade 9:54
B3 Unknown #1 7:47
C1 A Quick Sketch 17:39
C2 Love Theme From Spartacus 8:37
C3 Unknown #2 (Fade Out) 2:59
D1 Unknown #2 (Cont.) 3:24
D2 Unknown #3 5:55
D3 Europa 9:08
D4 Saturday Night 11:28