FEBRUARY 2009 CD RELEASE

75 ­ Joe Zawinul
HUCD 3162 (053361316228)
The quality of keyboardist/composer/bandleader Joe Zawinulıs music remained
unparalleled to the very end. This titan of the jazz world ­ whose
innovative and genre-bending sensibilities gave rise to such visionary
musical entities as Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate ­ took his
final bow on September 11, 2007, at age 75 after a battle with cancer.
Recorded in concert at a festival date in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 7,
2007, the aptly titled two-disc set, 75, is unwavering proof that Zawinul,
like so many great artists, clearly saved some of his best work for last. In
addition to stellar, high-energy performances with the Syndicate, 75 also
includes a track recorded on a Hungary stage in August 2007, where Zawinul
is joined by saxophonist and Weather Report co-founder Wayne Shorter. World
music fans will appreciate the stunning performances of Moroccan vocalist
Aziz Sahmaoui, Mauritius-born bassist Linley Marthe, drummer and kalimba
player Paco Sery from the Ivory Coast, Belgian vocalist Sabine Kabongo (from
Zap Mama), and guitarist-singer Alegre Correa and percussionist Jorge
Bezzera, both from Brazil. ³In a Silent Way,² a track from Zawinulıs 2007
Heads Up release, Brown Street, won a GRAMMY Award in February 2008 for Best
Instrumental Arrangement (the track was arranged by Vince Mendoza).


AUGUST 2009 DVD RELEASE

75 ­ Joe Zawinul
HUDV 7162 (053361716295)
The quality of keyboardist/composer/bandleader Joe Zawinulıs music remained
unparalleled to the very end. This titan of the jazz world ­ whose
innovative and genre-bending sensibilities gave rise to such visionary
musical entities as Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate ­ took his
final bow on September 11, 2007, at age 75 after a battle with cancer.
Recorded in concert at a festival date in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 7,
2007, the DVD, 75, is unwavering proof that Zawinul, like so many great
artists, clearly saved some of his best work for last. In addition to
stellar, high-energy performances with the Syndicate, 75 also includes a
track recorded on a Hungary stage in August 2007, where Zawinul is joined by
saxophonist and Weather Report co-founder Wayne Shorter. World music fans
will appreciate the stunning performances of Moroccan vocalist Aziz
Sahmaoui, Mauritius-born bassist Linley Marthe, drummer and kalimba player
Paco Sery from the Ivory Coast, Belgian vocalist Sabine Kabongo (from Zap
Mama), and guitarist-singer Alegre Correa and percussionist Jorge Bezzera,
both from Brazil. ³In a Silent Way,² a track from Zawinulıs 2007 Heads Up
release, Brown Street, won a GRAMMY Award in February 2008 for Best
Instrumental Arrangement (the track was arranged by Vince Mendoza).