> The Dialects album will always be my favourite Zawinul record
> overall...

Well you are in 'good company,' since when I finally had the privilege to meet
Joe in October '06 at his shows in Georgetown, Washington, DC...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naga3717/sets/72157600805655737/

...and I had a bunch of stuff for him to sign, when he got to my Dialects
mini-LP cd cover, he basically said, "Man, THIS is a good album," tapping his
finger on it and smiling. I just said something like "Yes it is!"

I will never forget that weekend at the Blues Alley club. The band was smoking
hot, and all, including Joe, incredibly nice. Little did I know at the time that
it would not be much longer for us to have Joe around.

Peace,

Mark C.
Maryland/USA