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Joe Zawinul Dies at 75 |
BackAlley
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From: Pittsburgh,Pa. USA
|  Posted: 2007-09-11 09:01
Joe Zawinul and Weather Report had the greatest influnce on my music....It is truly a sad day for me.....
Jazz Legend Joe Zawinul Dies at 75
Body: VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.
Zawinul had been hospitalized since last month. A spokeswoman for Vienna's Wilhelmina Clinic confirmed his death without giving details.
Zawinul won widespread acclaim for his keyboard work on chart-topping Davis albums such as "In A Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew," and was a leading force behind the so-called "Electric Jazz" movement.
In 1970, Zawinul founded the band Weather Report and produced a series of albums including "Heavy Weather," "Black Market" and "I Sing the Body Electric." After that band's breakup, he founded the Zawinul Syndicate in 1987.
Zawinul is credited with bringing the electric piano and synthesizer into the jazz mainstream.
This past spring, he toured Europe to mark the 20th anniversary of the Zawinul Syndicate. He sought medical attention when the tour ended, the Viennese Hospital Association said in a statement last month
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| Posted: 2007-09-11 09:06
Man, alot of music guys are dieing lately....
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Jammy Pajamies
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| Posted: 2007-09-11 21:52
/me takes his hat off
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Admiral, I can't read,
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From: South Philly
| Posted: 2007-09-12 18:03
Gotta give me some of his tunes to play on the radio, BA 
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