Zawinul is the third studio album by jazz composer and pianist Joe Zawinul recorded in 1970 by Zawinul performing music arranged for two electric pianos, flute, trumpet, soprano saxophone, two contrabasses, and percussion. The album reached number 17 in the Billboard Jazz album charts.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1971 | |||
| Recorded | August 6 – October 28, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, hard bop, soul jazz | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
| Joe Zawinul chronology | ||||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Conceptually, sonically, this is really the first Weather Report album in all but name, confirming that Joe Zawinul was the primary creative engine behind the group from the beginning".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Joe Zawinul
- "Doctor Honoris Causa" – 13:48
- "In a Silent Way" – 4:51
- "His Last Journey" – 4:36
- "Double Image" – 10:32
- "Arrival in New York" – 2:01
- Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y
Personnel
editMusicians
- Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- George Davis – flute (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- Hubert Laws – flute (track 4)
- Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1–2, 4–5)
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet (track 3)
- Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (track 4)
- Miroslav Vitouš – bass
- Walter Booker – bass
- Billy Hart – percussion
- David Lee – percussion
- Joe Chambers – percussion
- Jack DeJohnette – melodica (track 3), percussion (track 4)
Pruduction
- Gene Paul – recording engineer
- Lew Hahn – recording and remixing engineer
- Ed Freeman – cover design and photography
Chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 17[1] |
See also
edit- In a Silent Way (1969) – "In a Silent Way"
- The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (1998) – "Double Image"
References
edit- ^ a b "Zawinul - Joe Zawinul | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2010.
- ^ Bangs, Lester. "Joe Zawinul: Zawinul : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 213. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1539. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.