Joe Zawinul

Born: Jul 7, 1932 in Vienna, Austria
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Died: Sep 11, 2007 in Vienna, Austria
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Hard Bop, World Fusion
Biography: Joe Zawinul belongs in a category unto himself -- a European from the heartland of the classical music tradition (Vienna) who learned to swing as freely as any American jazzer, and whose appetite for growth and change remains insatiable. Zawinul's curiosity and openness to all kinds of sounds made him ...Read full biography
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Released: 1986
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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If Joe Zawinul was out to prove that he didn't need Weather Report anymore, he succeeded spectacularly in this virtual one-man show. Zawinul recorded many of the vocals (assisted now and then by Bobby ...Read full review
World Tour
Released: 1998
Label: Zebra
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This version of the Zawinul Syndicate could swing harder than any Zawinul-led unit since the heyday of Weather Report, as this two-CD set -- taken from three concerts in Berlin and Trier, Germany -- triumphantly ...Read full review
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