75th | 
 enlarge | Artists: Joe Zawinul, The Zawinul Syndicate
Label: BHM Productions
Category: Music
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 22261
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3
UPC: 090204787395
EAN: 0090204787395
ASIN: B001EZ74IQ
Release Date: November 10, 2008
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Introduction To Orient Express | | • | Orient Express | | • | Madagascar | | • | Scarlet Woman | | • | Zansa II | | • | Cafe Andalusia |
Disc 2
| • | Fast City/Two Lines | | • | Clario | | • | Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz | | • | Happy Birthday | | • | In A Silent Way | | • | Hymn |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Worthy epitaph for musical genius December 15, 2008
Bodhi Heeren (Copenhagen)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
He played jazz and rythm'n'blues, made classical works, was a seminal voice on Miles Davis' groundbreaking jazzrock records in the 60s. And co-led one of the finest, most daring bands ever: Weather Report.
But the last years of his life was mainly devoted to fruitful explorations into world music and a brimming amalgam of African, South American and European music. Playing, like here, mainly with musicians from 'third world' countries.
An important move in a time where the West seems to isolate itself more and more in agressive self-righteousness. And providing him with the inspiration to continue to develop his musical palette to the very end.
This CD, mostly recorded live in Lugano on his 75th birthday, is clear testimony to the brilliance of his vision. The excellent rythm section of the harddriving yet subtle drumming of Paco Sery and bassvirtuoso Linley Marthe, the last, but in no way least, in the long, illustrious line of formidable Zawinul-bassplayers. Add to that a three-piece percussion-section, whose dense and ferrocious playing reminds of another visionary world music embassador, Carlos Santana. The percussionists, among them the beautiful Sabine Kabongo, also add vocal chants. And on top of that the vocoder vocals and wonderfully weird keyboards of the maestro himself, as far out and adventurous as ever.
However awesome the tracks with Zawinul Syndicate are things move to a higher realm when Zawinul reunites with Wayne Shorter for a completely transcendental "In A Silent Way" (recorded in Budapest). To hear these two musical giants reunited again is just as emotional as the recent Cream and Led Zeppelin reunions, perhaps even more so due to Zawinul leaving his body so shortly after.
This is art born out of the eternal, nor aimed at the marketplace but for the more appreciative humanity in a hopefully not too distant future. Let those who have ears hear.
 A sad ending November 14, 2008
S. Baron (Bath UK)
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of Joe Zawinul sinse 1965, and he has provided me with a great soundtrack for my life sinse then. "75th" is not the way I would like to remember him. I would go as far as to say that, had he not died this would not have been released. Even the combination of Joe and Wayne Shorter, playing "In a silent way", falls short of what you expect from a profesional recording.
If you want to hear the Syndicate at its best listen to "Vienna Nights" a far better album.
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