Joe Zawinul dead 2007-09-11 by Iai EMERITUS | 9 Comments | Jazz keyboardist Joe Zawinul, famed for his tenure in Weather Report and work with Miles Davis on such classic albums as In a Silent Way, Heavy Weather, and Bitches Brew, has died in Vienna. He was 75.
Zawinul is credited as a highly important figure in modern jazz. His work in the 70s, along with Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, served to introduce the electric piano and the synthesizer to jazz's instrumental pallette, and move jazz into more electronic territory. He was also one of the key players at the start of fusion, with Weather Report becoming one of the most respected and important names in the genre.
Zawinul's big break in jazz came with his work with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a group he was a member of from 1961 to 1970. The exposure he recieved from his work with Adderley led to an invitation to work with Miles Davis - during his time with Davis, he composed "In A Silent Way" and "Pharoahe's Dance", both cornerstones of their respective albums. He then left Davis to form his own group, Weather Report, with Wayne Shorter; a group that both allowed Zawinul his greatest commercial success with his composition "Birdland", and saw him help introduce the then-unproven bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorious into the upper echelons of jazz. Later, he formed The Joe Zawinul Syndicate. His last act as a musician was a 20th anniversary tour of this band.
Details of his death are not yet known; however, the Wilhelmina Clinic have released a statement indicating that Zawinul died peacefully, having been in hospital fighting an as-yet-identified illness since last month.
|
|
Tagged: Joe Zawinul
|
|
He's a "countryman" of mine, so I know a little more about it. Apparently, he had a particularly rare form of skin cancer.
This is kind of sad, but he's had a pretty long life anyway and he did some awesome stuff. May he rest in peace.
| | |
| | |
"Sometimes, we cut short... mercy, mercy, mercy."
| | |
Man
| | |
Good that he lived a while at least.
His work with Miles is probably his best-In a Silent Way is sooo good.
| | |
R.I.P. Joe
(nice avatar sonic)
| | |
NO!!! JOE!
man, this sucks
| | |
In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew were INARGUABLY jazz classics, sorry. They were THE first fusion albums. Fusion had not been done before.
It's too bad... Yet another jazz great dead... Soon there won't be any left. Sonny Rollins is proly next.
| | |
this made me very sad. talented, talented man.
| | |
| |
• Jesse Lacey Allegations
• Jayyvon Opens Up About Abuse
• The Fall of Troy bassist melts do..
• The Story So Far's vocalist dropk..
• Deftones stream new single
• R.I.P. Lemmy
• Killswitch Engage debut new single
• Scott Weiland dead at 48
• Nothing But Thieves accusations
• Lil Peep Dead At 21
• Knocked Loose x Poppy
• Burzum announces new LP, single
• Lotus Eater Machine on hiatus
• Eye Release Second Single
• Typhuzz kick off their jam
• Hard Times for David Byrne
• Conifere stream debut LP
• Alcest release Flamme Jumelle
• (Julie) Christmas in June
• Amusi re-release Adapt in Codes
• DGD Say Goodbye to Tilian
• 2nd new Six Feet Under single
• Century tease upcoming tour, album
• Heavenly Blue Have The Answer
• Dog Date unleash a zinger
» see all news
|
