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Joe Zawinul

Born: July 7, 1932

It may be a word overused but there isn't truly a more appropriate way to describe keyboardist/composer Joe Zawinul.

Austrian born, Joe Zawinul emigrated to the US in 1959 where he played with Maynard Ferguson and the great Dinah Washington before joining alto saxophonist great Cannonball Adderley in 1961 for nine years. With Adderley, Zawinul wrote several important songs, primarily the slow and funky hit "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" which reached the top on the Billboard magazine Pop Charts in 1967.

Zawinul then moved on to a brief but fateful encounter and collaboration with Miles Davis, just at the time Miles was moving into the electric arena. It was Zawinul’s tune "In a Silent Way", in fact, which served as the title track of Miles’ first electric foray, and Zawinul had a potent impact on Bitches Brew, as well.

Burnin’ in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969

By Cannonball Adderley

Label: Elemental Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Scavenger; Manhã De Carnaval; Work Song; Somewhere; Why Am I Treated So Bad; Experience In E; Blue ‘n’ Boogie; Come Sunday; Walk Tall (Baby, That's What I Need); Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; The Scene; Oh Babe.

Cannonball Adderley: Poppin In Paris: Live At L'Olympia 1972

by Mike Jurkovic
April 26, 2024

In his most natural setting--onstage alongside brother Nat Adderley--and accompanied by pianist George Duke, bassist Walter Booker and the trusty Roy McCurdy on drums, Cannonball Adderley pops and bops to all heart's content on Poppin' In Paris: Live at the Olympia 1972 . Appearing as part of the Paris Jazz Festival, the band holds ...

Cannonball Adderly: Burnin’ in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969

by Mike Jurkovic
April 20, 2024

Intent on burning down the house, Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969 finds Cannonball Adderley gleefully passing out the matches. Captured very, very, very live at the Bordeaux Jazz Festival in March 1969, Adderley and his fired up co-arsonists--pianist Joe Zawinul, cornetist Nat Adderley, Jr., bassist Victor Gaskin, and drummer Roy McCurdy--go scorched earth from the ...

Record Store Day 2024 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
April 11, 2024

Every year, Record Store Day (RSD) promises limited edition vinyl releases for all tastes in music. From the latest popular artists to the most obscure archival releases, RSD drops try to cover a lot of musical territory. Practically all genres of music are represented and, of course, jazz is no exception. Fortunately, the April 2024 drop ...

Take Five with Pianist Shereen Cheong

by AAJ Staff
April 10, 2024

Meet Shereen Cheong Shereen Cheong is a New York-based Malaysian pianist, composer, arranger, producer and educator who developed a sense of music from the tender age of three. Pursuant to her classical training, she studied jazz piano with Malaysia's jazz veteran, Michael Veerapen. She is a graduate from Berklee College of Music, holding a dual degree ...

Dolomiti Ski Jazz - Edizione 2024

by Paolo Peviani
March 19, 2024

Dolomiti Ski Jazz--Edizione 2024 Val di Fiemme, Val di Fassa, Val di Cembra 8-17.3.2024 Concerti nei teatri e nelle terrazze dei rifugi, jam session nei pub, street parade nelle vie dei paesi a fondo valle. Il tutto contornato da paesaggi, montagne e piste da sci di rara bellezza. Da ventisei anni ...

Can You Judge an Album By Its Label?

by Dave Hughes
March 3, 2024

This article was first published at All About Jazz in March 1999. For almost as long as there have been record labels, many labels have sought to build a reputation or a brand identity for themselves in terms of the genre of music presented on their labels or the technical quality of their product. ...

Scenes from the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival

by Matt Hooke
February 29, 2024

The greatest gift any music festival can give a listener is the chance to think about a genre differently and the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival did just that between February 16 and February 18. Most concert goers attend a show to hear a specific artist they are already familiar with, but the beauty of a ...

Raul De Souza: Colors

by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
January 17, 2024

Raul De Souza's life can be seen as a one-of-a-kind story. Indeed, it would make a perfect novel or film script. It may not be as big a tragedy as 'Round Midnight or Bird, but it has drama, love, adventure, and great music. Picture this: a poor child grows up in Brazil working as ...