Gus Lozada Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Joe Zawinul - RIP(live-PR.com) - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, has died, his son said. He was 75. Zawinul died in a Vienna hospital early Tuesday, his son, Erich Zawinul, was quoted as saying by the Austria Press Agency. Zawinul had been hospitalized since last month. Zawinul won widespread acclaim for his keyboard work on chart-topping Davis albums such as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I saw this sad news earlier... He'll be deeply missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbognar Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Joe Zawinul - RIP(live-PR.com) - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, has died, his son said. He was 75. Zawinul died in a Vienna hospital early Tuesday, his son, Erich Zawinul, was quoted as saying by the Austria Press Agency. Zawinul had been hospitalized since last month. Zawinul won widespread acclaim for his keyboard work on chart-topping Davis albums such as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alndln2 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 This one caught me off gaurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimbroni Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 In a Silent Way is in my top 3 all time best albums. And Weather Report is one my favorite bands. Joe is one of the most influential people in jazz history. Bon Voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 This one caught me off gaurd. Me too, he has been so active... RIP, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 He still had a LOT of music in him, a lot to teach and still learning.... All respect to the memory of his genius. nat whilk ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 BIRDLAND!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliensporebomb Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Really a huge shock I guess. We tend to think of our heroes as immortalbut he seemed "young" in some ways, like he had more to go. I guess all of the early fusion cats are dying off slowly. RIP. His body of work are standards for the new age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I have been thinking lately that I would love to hear him play with Wayne Shorter again, they were such a magic team, the whole was greater than the sum of the parts. He (and Shorter) was a giant as an individual also.. How many of you know he wrote Mercy, Mercy as performed by Cannonball Adderly and many, many others. For the neophytes, check out the Weather Report album Mysterious Traveller. it is very beautiful, spooky and evocative and way ahead of its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Billster Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Really a huge shock I guess. ... but he seemed "young" in some ways, like he had more to go. Ya Rly I was surprised that he was 75. He seemed like he was about 60, tops. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 When you listen to recordings with synth from the seventies, Weather Report stands alone for almost never using a corny, dated sounding synth timbre. The sounds were always suitable for the mood of the composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted September 11, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 11, 2007 When you listen to recordings with synth from the seventies, Weather Report stands alone for almost never using a corny, dated sounding synth timbre. The sounds were always suitable for the mood of the composition. True... and his command of polyphonic aftertouch was unreal. Each finger in a cluster seemed to have a life of it's own. Not unlike a woodwind section, where each musician had a unique personality and phrasing yet played as a team. All in one hand. He had the ability to take a very straightforward melody like Birdland, and inject it with personality. His phrasing was never gimmicky, but it was never stock either. A simple pharse would remain a simple phrase, but he would always do something unique to it. Like Miles that way. Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Well, it would have been nice to get another decade or two of Joe's music...but I guess it was his time. Luckily his contributions will live for a long, long time, and elicit the same kind of reaction from future generations that he's elicited from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Magpel Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hush Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Another unique voice lost. Thanks for the great music you created Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 :cry: RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spokenward Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 For me Zawinul was just the master of surprise. Not corny, not clinical - always challenging. Always wondering where is he going next. 75 and looked 60. Viennese and soulful. Leader and sideman. Arrival and departure. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Joe Zawinul was both an inspiration and a giant. I'm deeply saddened to see him go. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alfonso Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I recognize now how much he was a part of my musical growth, in the emotional sense. I feel the loss, more than I would have imagined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frantag Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Heavy Weather is one of my deserted island choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raymar Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Saw him play about three years ago at Catalina's in L.A. with the Zawinul Syndicate, great show, frighteningly good players, Alex Acuna even joined in for the last tune. Its cool that a musician can have a career that continues on past retirement age, his was stellar. I don't think he's resting at all, he's continuing the legacy. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bp Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 The last time I saw Joe was at Korg's 30th anniversary party at NAMM. 100% music, no filler. To say that he'll be missed is an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super 8 Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 He was the consummate synth player. No one else like him. If I had to choose between him and Chic Corea, I'd chose Zawinul without hesitation. Sad to see him go. I had a chance to see him perform live years ago, and he canceled last minute (I think he got a higher paying gig, which was a little tacky, but whatever), and Special EFX performed instead. It was a good show, but I really wanted to see Joe. I think I'll stick Night Passage on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fieldsofgreen Posted September 13, 2007 Members Share Posted September 13, 2007 He wil be deeply missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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