Members Rowka Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Jazz keyboard great Zawinul dies at 75 ReutersTuesday, September 11, 2007; 4:47 AM VIENNA (Reuters) - Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped create the sound of jazz fusion, died from cancer in Vienna on Tuesday, local news agency APA reported, quoting his son Erich. "Joe Zawinul was born on July 7, 1932 in earth time, and on September 11, 2007 in eternal time. He lives on," APA quoted Erich Zawinul as saying. Zawinul, 75, had been admitted to the Wilhelmina Clinic in his native city last month. The hospital said it would give a statement later in the day. Zawinul went to the United States in his 20s and found fame as a keyboardist and a composer in trumpet legend Davis's first electric band, playing on the "In a Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew" albums that pioneered jazz fusion in the late 1960s. In 1970 he founded Weather Report, a band that did much to bring electric piano, synthesizers and African and Middle Eastern rhythms to mainstream audiences in a jazz setting. Zawinul has fronted the "Zawinul Syndicate" for the past 20 years. He had planned to give a concert in Vienna's concert hall on September 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Retrovertigo Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 R.I.P.He will definitely be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I used to read all his stuff in Keyboard mag back in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I saw him live 2 months ago. What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyCLB Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Definitely a loss to the musical community. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 aw {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 He was a force. RIP Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Awww crap! Black Market was my intro to Joe and WR. Simply blew me away! Gonna pull out the vinyl tonight and give it a spin in his honor. R.I.P. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Well now he and Jaco can play together again!RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 2007 has been a bad year for musicians:cry: maynard poveroti zawinul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 {censored}. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Well now he and Jaco can play together again! RIP. someone in the keys forum pointed out that it was on this day 20 years ago that jaco was beaten to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 He was interviewed in Cleveland a year or two ago. He said he hated playing Mercy Mercy Mercy and that it took him one evening to write it but it was his most requested song. Not to mention the one he made the most $ on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slapthefunkyfour Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 someone in the keys forum pointed out that it was on this day 20 years ago that jaco was beaten to death. He was beaten on Sept. 11 '87 but died on Sept 21. Still it is very sad. I'll certainly be listening to some weather report today in honour of Mr. Zawinul. and a hell of a lot of Jaco stuff on the 21st. Granted, I was only 1 and a half when he died but who cares. He was an awesome bassist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Sad to see you go, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 He was a force. RIP Joe. + the 1. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members james on bass Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 Can't believe this is already on the second page. A great loss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 Saw him and Jaco and Wayne and Peter Erskine (?) in Pawtucket RI in 1977. Changed my life, as he changed countless others. Damn he lived a full and happy life, though. God bless him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spin Cycle Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 Without even knowing about his death I have already listened to Mercy, Mercy, Mercy and Bitches Brew today. The man could play. I'll miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bag_End Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 RIP Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 so sad. his work with Cannonball shaped me. Even if he hated Mercy, I loved it and it singly introduced me to Jazz. Godspeed Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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