I just got this on a rip from a promo CD - Vctor Bailey on bass and Zawinul playing with the amazing NDR Big Band live at Birdland - JZ's club in Vienna. It's just slamming all the way - I think it's shot into the top three of my jazz albums of the year - if you love Weather Report this is one of THE best albums of their music since they split. Vince Mendoza has arranged the horns based on exact transcriptions of the original tunes - and it's truly smoking throughout.
http://www.zawinulmusic.com/news/index.htm
PS anyone in London next March will be able to catch him and the Syndicate for three nights at Jazz Cafe - yes!
Mike
