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Jazz great Joe Zawinul dies at 75
(AP)
2007-09-12 06:57:00 AP - Joe Zawinul, the jazz keyboardist who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.
Joe Zawinul, Weather Report founder, dies at 75
2007-09-11 16:21:00 Joe Zawinul, legendary jazz keyboardist, founder of pioneering fusion band Weather Report, and composer of one of my all time favorite tunes (Birdland) died today in an Austrian hospital. He was 75. During his career, Zawinul played on a number of seminal recordings, including the Miles Davis classics In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew.His last performing band was the Zawinul Syndicate, with whom he had been on tour this year in Europe before seeking treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. |
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