DVD of the MonthJoe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: "75th" (Zyx) 2011
Produced by Tony Zawinul for BirdJam Productions
Executive Producers: The Zawinul Estate & Joachim Becker
Total Time: 100 minutes
Streo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, PAL
Filmed for a TV broadcast for RTSI on July 7, 2007, the day Joseph Zawinul was celebrating his 75th birthday (he would die two months later, on September 11). This superb open-air concert @ the Lugano Jazz Festival, in Switzerland, features the last incarnation of the Zawinul Syndicate band. Two expatriated Brazilian musicians play their assess off: Santa Catarina-born guitarist Alegre Correa (famous for his work with Raul de Souza and the Vienna Art Orchestra) and the Rio de Janeiro-born percussionist Jorge Bezerra, a charismatic performer heard on pandeiro, congas, timbales etc. All tunes are composed by Zawinul, except "Clariô," an original by Correa, who also sings a la João Bosco.
The other musicians are no less important: bassist Linley Marthe (a mixture of Darryl Jones with Alphonso Johnson), wild drummer Paco Sery (who also does an impressive kalimba solo), and percussionists-vocalists Aziz Sahmaqui (from Morocco, shining specially on the celestial intro of the opening track) & Sabine Kabongo (from Congo).
As a bonus track, the haunting meeting of Zawinul and Wayne Shorter on a keyboards/soprano sax duo on the classic "In A Silent Way," filmed a few weeks later on August 2nd, 2007, @ the Vezprem Festival, in Hungary. Both the audio & video quality of this bonus track are not so good, but the performance is mesmerizing. An essential item for all Zawinul and Weather Report fans.
Tracklist:
01 Orient Express
02 Madagascar
03 Clario
04 Scarlet Woman
05 Fast City/Two Lines
06 Zansa II
07 Cafe Andalusia
08 Badia/ Boogie Woogie Waltz
09 In A Silent Way (bonus track)
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