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I'm not a big jazz fan but Joe Z is a name from my youth listening to Miles, Weather Report etc I've dug out 'In a Silent Way' for afternoon listening.
I thought I'd post this here because, though I heard the news on the 0900 Radio 4 bulletin, it doesn't seem to have been repeated and there is, as yet, nothing on the BBC online news - unless it's very carefully hidden.
Thanks for all the good work, Joe.
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« Reply #1 on: 13:08:38, 11-09-2007 » |
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For an erstwhile addict of his work with Weather Report and with Miles in particular, that's very sad news indeed. Unmistakable, quirky and highly inventive playing style.  |
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« Reply #2 on: 13:21:14, 11-09-2007 » |
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... and one of the first people to use electronic instruments in jazz in a convincing and expressive way.
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« Reply #3 on: 13:45:17, 11-09-2007 » |
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That's terrible news, a Jazz keyboardist friend of mine who studied with him for about 2 years (I think.. ?) told me that despite many (other jazzers mostly) considering him to be merely crazy, he was extremely clued up & interesting to have worked with.
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« Reply #4 on: 14:39:57, 11-09-2007 » |
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Indeed, very sad news. A wonderful musician who seemed to bring an instinctive lilt and verve to every track he played on. Weather Report is now spinning.
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« Reply #5 on: 20:49:06, 11-09-2007 » |
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« Reply #6 on: 21:44:22, 11-09-2007 » |
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« Reply #7 on: 12:44:46, 16-09-2007 » |
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Radio 4 seems, better late than never I suppose, to have got its act together and included a short piece on JZ in Friday's 'Last Word' programme, which is repeated at 2030 today.
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« Reply #8 on: 13:27:10, 19-09-2007 » |
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BBC4 tv are repeating "Joe Zawinul : A Musical Portrait" at 2100 on Friday 28th Sept.
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« Reply #9 on: 14:04:48, 19-09-2007 » |
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I've been away on hols, far, far from radio and even news, so I hadn't heard. A truly great musician - eclectic, imaginative.
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« Reply #10 on: 18:20:05, 28-09-2007 » |
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tv prog on bBC4 tonight.
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« Reply #11 on: 19:14:45, 07-10-2007 » |
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... and one of the first people to use electronic instruments in jazz in a convincing and expressive way.
I agree, although I think he may have been influenced by Stevie Wonder in this regard. |
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