That bugs me too, for some people looking up Zawinul on YouTube and they don't know better they will see some of those videos. The music is great, just mis-packaged. IMHO
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Joe found someone to replace Jaco
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I saw Zawinul twice in 1995 and 1996 with Matt Garrison and Paco Sery.
Still one of my most cherished memories
The opening band was Mike Stern trio with Jeff Andrew's and Adam Nussbaum
Still one of my most cherished memories
The opening band was Mike Stern trio with Jeff Andrew's and Adam Nussbaum
For some stuff that cops Zawinul's essence and not his look, check out the work of Scott Kinsey.
Heh, that threw me to start with. I saw the video load up and recognised the dress sense of Zawinul but not the guy in the clothing. That said, he's not dissimilar looking...
As for the music, I dig the general Weather Report vibe but the bass playing was not to my taste. I supposed the repackaged Jaco licks are par for the course in such a band, but the excessive use of effects spoiled it a little for me. I will add a caveat in saying that I am a huge fan of Weather Report and support any effort to keep their wonderful music going. The drummer was slamming though, really into it!
As for the music, I dig the general Weather Report vibe but the bass playing was not to my taste. I supposed the repackaged Jaco licks are par for the course in such a band, but the excessive use of effects spoiled it a little for me. I will add a caveat in saying that I am a huge fan of Weather Report and support any effort to keep their wonderful music going. The drummer was slamming though, really into it!
The reaction at the end:
"I suppose that could have been from the 80s."
