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Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75

Read "75" reviewed by John Kelman


Some artists play until they drop--not always a good thing--but for Weather Report co-founder/Zawinul Syndicate leader Joe Zawinul, his life was defined by a tough stoicism. Unlike drummer Elvin Jones, whose final days were tragic in the loss of his signature strength, the groundbreaking keyboardist gigged--despite the Merkel cell carcinoma that would result in his passing ...

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Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75

Read "75" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


A gift. That's perhaps the most effective description of the late Josef (Joe) Zawinul and what he has given to the world of music. So it follows that on his 75th and final birthday, one of the pioneers of jazz fusion performed the music that would become the two-disc 75, his final recording. Zawinul ...

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Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate: Vienna Nights

Read "Vienna Nights" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Fin dai tempi dei Weather Report Joe Zawinul ha perseguito una sua personale interpretazione della world music, filtrata attraverso il jazz e l'elettronica, ma è solo con la fondazione del suo gruppo personale The Zawinul Syndicate che ha potuto dare libero sfogo alla sua visione musicale, spingendola all'estremo. Se la grandezza dei Weather Report stava nel ...

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Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: Vienna Nights: Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland

Read "Vienna Nights: Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland" reviewed by John Kelman


As good as keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul's last album (the '02 studio effort Faces and Places) was, his latest proves that some music is really meant to be experienced live. It's not about stretching out, although Zawinul's latest edition of the Zawinul Syndicate does take the opportunity to expand on the five tunes from Faces and Places ...

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Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: Vienna Nights: Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland

Read "Vienna Nights: Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland" reviewed by Jim Santella


Recorded at Birdland in Vienna, Austria last May and September for his own label, Joe Zawinul's powerhouse unit gives this live audience quite a thrill. Keyboards, percussion, provocative bass lines, and evocative vocals fill the room with unique sounds. Zawinul affects a vocoder air in conversation with Arto Tuncboyaciyan on “Do You Want Some ...


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