Post #332220 by GiantRobotTiki on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 12:35 AM

On 2007-09-11 18:20, sushiman wrote:
A few weeks ago on a drum forum I frequent I'd read that he'd been hospitalized . Very sad to hear that he has left us .

One of the great pioneers of jazz fusion ...His work on Miles Davis' In A Silent Way (he wrote the title track) and Bitches Brew , and with his and Wayne Shorter's group Weather Report broke so much new ground . His tunes Mercy , Mercy , Mercy and Birdland classics . One of my fave albums of all time in any genre is Weather Report's Mysterious Traveller.

R.I.P. Joe .

Gosh... we've lost some of musics most loved sons just recently. 1st Michael Brecker, then Max Roach, now Joe Zawinal.

Was at my friends house last week (Brian Bromberg) when he was doing some tracking with Alex Acuna. Alex told me about Joe being sick and I thought to myself......"oh no.... not another one".

But I guess that's the case. The guys that I've always been comfortable knowing were going to be around for a while are getting older now. It seems just like yesterday when I was buying their albums and spinning them for the 1st time. Well.. all we can do now is remember all the great stuff they brought to the table and keep the spirit of this avante guard music alive by supporting it. Shamefully it's a dying venue here in the states with the status of pop music and Rap.

Some classic Weather Report with Joes, Jaco and Alex Acuna.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRsq7YZhRrg

Weather Report with Joes, Jaco and Peter Erskine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c3H6LpLZI

Max Roach, Elvin Jones and Art Blakey drum off
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vA5dt9QT4Ms
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dNpDQztqWQw

Some burning "Skunk Funk" from the Brecker Brothers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGsSLCoIhM

To the greats!!
John (aka JoesMechanic)
http://www.houseofdrumming.com