This must be from 2003 if he was 71 as he passed away at 75. I was deeply saddened because he'd been a big part of my life since 1977 when I first discovered his music. What a talent.
I LOVE the album ,,8:30''. (Probably since I was 16. But that doesn't make me a better human, I was just lucky and surrounded by music and musicians and good magazines. 😊 )
I had the honor an chance to meet him in private and those hours will be forever remembered! A great human person and artist. Down to Earth old school master! His presence and admiration is missed ... :( Humble Thank you Joe Zawinul!
that lonely island in the south pacific, the ancient african tribe in zanzibar, the lost town in the dunes, the amazonas, he sounded like all of that combined.
Not ignoring him. I love his playing and the soprano sax in particular, but as a bass player, I love the rhythmic qualities that WR bring to music in particular. And having seen them live four times this is what comes across most.@@stevenperren1678
Impressing story !. Saw him live with the Zawinul Syndicate, he had a big aura, it becomes special when the human personality shines through the music, and when it is a musical genius it becomes magical! He was a musical shaman!
I disagree with your first point, and second, there's a Joe Zawinul Park in the 3rd district (where he grew up) and the memorial is a black granite keyboard. He also has a grave of honor of the City of Vienna at the Vienna Central Cemetery. The tombstone is a large, light gray rock, only signed with Joe's and Maxine Zawinul's autographs. The graves of Beethoven and Brahms and other famous composers are only 2 minutes away.
the level of musicianship between these guys is amazing' WOW...... i see a couple of dislikes who probably think this band would not be good enough for something like the x factor...
@@PeterMayer Zawinul had a particular mindset. When he arrived in New York as an immigrant after the war he already had a creative imagination and a belief in his own abilities. They are what got him the job with Adderley in the first place. Playing with him and his contemporaries merely sharpened up his exceptional abilities. Lets not forget that 'In A Silent Way' is as much a Zawinul record as a Miles album. Their is atrack on his first solo album called 'Return To New York'? It's a great little piece at its normal speed. So why did he have it pressed at half-speed when it was put on the record? It sounds like a weird dirge, quite bleak as a sound collage, and that was precisely the point. A Stranger In A Strange Land. It's supposed to reflect his first thoughts and impressions of coming to the USA. Back then, that would have been a pretty daunting prospect for a white European immigrant bent on making his way in a predominantly Black dominated urban jazz scene...don't you think? You only have to listen to 'Dia-lects' to understand what made Zawinul great. It was his constant desire to 'push the envelope'!
Agreed! I saw them in Detroit..outdoor concrete amphitheater. You could feel the synths vibrating up through the cement and up your legs! Unbelievable experience!
In the late seventies, I "barrowed" my friend Larry's copy of "Heavy Weather", 40 some-odd years later I still have that album, and it is still one of my favorites. I'm glad I watched this documentary. I didn't really know much about Mr. Zawinul's past, but now I do. Thanks for posting this! Just watched Weather Report at the Montreaux Jazz Festival "76 last night...excellent. Good to see Manolo Badrena with the Josef again.
For all those who followed Weather Report a must read is ," ELEGANT PEOPLE ",about the history of the band Weather Report by Curt Bianchi back Beat books.A must read,fabulous.!!!!!
Thanks for the upload. On inspiration, at 32:50: 'My belief...I'm totally sure about that. When you're inspired you really don't know what's going on. Rational thinking stops at the moment when improvisation starts...you often don't know how much time has expired....this piece is about 20 minutes long...'
He was such an intimidating musician, this doc is a revelation, his very human side on display here. How moving!! His final band perhaps his greatest, all completely astonishing, as is Joe -- and not a Rhodes in sight. He took acid one night and became Zawinul, already (suddenly formerly) one of the greatest jazz pianists alive?!? Talk about humbled (yes, I'm a keyboardist), good lord. Bless you Joe, hope your jamming with Ellington now.....
I agree with everything you say here. Like you; Hope he finds new musical sounds with Ellington in heaven! I heard him first time in 1977 in Oslo (The Heavy Weather Tour), and since then Zawinul has emerged as the most inovativ keybord player in jazz /jazz rock/ etnic ... name it whatever you want! His sensibility regarding sounds, phrasing and arranging is just amazing. And what a musical timing!! Here you can find inspiration in many, many years to come.
Saw Weather Report at the Palladium and at Avery Fischer Hall. Saw the Zawinul Syndicate at the Newport Jazz Festival. Miss him. Had almost of the Weather Report albums and had the Concerto Retitled album he did as a solo. When I think of God, the song, Milky Way always comes up. He is missed.....
Interesting documentary. I remember reading a comment describing John McLaughlin's music as "his soul [I.e. the soul of his music] is Indian" (or, at least, tries to be). Watching this, I was inclined to say something similar, like the soul of this music is African (or, at least, tries to be). Funny comment on racism at 30min mark. Also, interesting to hear about WW2 experiences c.35-40mins: Zawinul was a "tough cookie" and maybe that's partly why. Never a fan of his music, even if I can enjoy some of his mid-70s WR material. Watching this video gives a good insight into why Zawinul liked his vocoders as a means of inventing something like an African vocal sound (incl., in this video, some flamenco vocal sounds; a style that originated with north African Arabs). He really went for a raw sound: electronic tribal vocal music! One of these days I might check out that "symphony" record he did. There's an (entirely) solo concert or two of his on YT dating from the mid-80s that are worth a watch, and his duo with the Austrian "classical" keyboardist Frederich Gulda is something different (but pretty good).
I saw Weather Report the first time in 1970 (Domicil Munich, Siegesstrasse) with Don Um Romao on perc. and Miroslav Vitous on upright bass, knocked me out.
As far as I know won Miro a talent contest of students on which Joe was in the jury. He then took him aside and introduced him to Wayne Shorter... the rest is history.
Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman were and are my role models and source of inspiration. What me is possible, I do with various zithers and electronics. Thanks for the share it with greetings from Vienna, Guenter.
Watched him in 1979 at the Antibes Jazz Festival, at that time together with Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine. It was my introduction to Jazz and to dope at the same time. Unbelievable concert.
Shame it finished early, just checked the BBC4 iplayer but it's not on there... I saw Joe attire Jazz Cafe in Camden, his last gig here in England before he passed.... What a night!!!
Think I saw this line up at Ronnie Scotts.22 - 28 mins All the band dismantled their own equipment shook hands and hugged them all and gave Sabine a kiss.
I would have been much better with proper picture aspect ratio. Come on, this is 2016/17 and there are tons of tools to fix videos before uploading them...
man that ending got real af, if you're happy with yourself, take the psychadelics - it'll be a whole lotta fun, but if you're not, he doesn't recommend it.. also I always knew miles wasn't a pothead, didn't fit well with his workflow
Think yourself lucky this footage survived. It was a British TV job. I remember seeing it when it was originally broadcast. I was amazed to find it here. The upload is much appreciated!
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This must be from 2003 if he was 71 as he passed away at 75. I was deeply saddened because he'd been a big part of my life since 1977 when I first discovered his music. What a talent.
It's from 2004 according to the closing credits, which can be seen in part 2 of this documentary:
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@@Cabirus Thank you
Zawinul was a TRUE original and a TRUE genius who pushed jazz way ahead. It took me 40 years to truly appreciate Weather Report and what he has done.
I LOVE the album ,,8:30''.
(Probably since I was 16. But that doesn't make me a better human, I was just lucky and surrounded by music and musicians and good magazines. 😊 )
@@Frank1979Zappa the drumming on that song, 8:30 was off the chain. It was Pastorius who played.
Lets not forget In A Silent Way!
I had the honor an chance to meet him in private and those hours will be forever remembered! A great human person and artist. Down to Earth old school master! His presence and admiration is missed ... :( Humble Thank you Joe Zawinul!
This man - biggest musical influence in my life!!
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Joe has to be one of the greatest musician to tickle those keys.
that lonely island in the south pacific, the ancient african tribe in zanzibar, the lost town in the dunes, the amazonas, he sounded like all of that combined.
Weather Report are my fave band ever. And it's down to Joe and Jaco. Here the spirit lives on. Joe wrote all the best bass lines!
What about Wayne ? Ignoring him at the expense of a temporary sideman bassist shows a complete misunderstanding of WRs music.
Not ignoring him. I love his playing and the soprano sax in particular, but as a bass player, I love the rhythmic qualities that WR bring to music in particular. And having seen them live four times this is what comes across most.@@stevenperren1678
Impressing story !. Saw him live with the Zawinul Syndicate, he had a big aura, it becomes special when the human personality shines through the music, and when it is a musical genius it becomes magical! He was a musical shaman!
The weird thing is that most Austrians have never heard of him... but there should be a monument to him in Vienna at least!
I disagree with your first point, and second, there's a Joe Zawinul Park in the 3rd district (where he grew up) and the memorial is a black granite keyboard. He also has a grave of honor of the City of Vienna at the Vienna Central Cemetery. The tombstone is a large, light gray rock, only signed with Joe's and Maxine Zawinul's autographs. The graves of Beethoven and Brahms and other famous composers are only 2 minutes away.
7000 casettes of improvised music! What masterpieces are yet to be discovered? For me the greatest.
the level of musicianship between these guys is amazing' WOW...... i see a couple of dislikes who probably think this band would not be good enough for something like the x factor...
man ! you said it! that bass player is outstanding man!
@@wangson Better than Jaco!!!
haha Well said buddy! 🤣👍
Love the jazz sound of joe Zawinul, Playing with the Black jazz musicians made him great.
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy....
Not so! That doesn't explain his compositional skills.
@@andythomas706what do you mean not so?
@@PeterMayer Zawinul had a particular mindset. When he arrived in New York as an immigrant after the war he already had a creative imagination and a belief in his own abilities. They are what got him the job with Adderley in the first place. Playing with him and his contemporaries merely sharpened up his exceptional abilities. Lets not forget that 'In A Silent Way' is as much a Zawinul record as a Miles album. Their is atrack on his first solo album called 'Return To New York'? It's a great little piece at its normal speed. So why did he have it pressed at half-speed when it was put on the record? It sounds like a weird dirge, quite bleak as a sound collage, and that was precisely the point. A Stranger In A Strange Land. It's supposed to reflect his first thoughts and impressions of coming to the USA. Back then, that would have been a pretty daunting prospect for a white European immigrant bent on making his way in a predominantly Black dominated urban jazz scene...don't you think? You only have to listen to 'Dia-lects' to understand what made Zawinul great. It was his constant desire to 'push the envelope'!
The Zawinul Syndicate is the most organic music I've ever heard or witnessed. I saw them live in DC once, a religious experience!
Agreed! I saw them in Detroit..outdoor concrete amphitheater. You could feel the synths vibrating up through the cement and up your legs! Unbelievable experience!
Wow, almost forgot about this. Remember when it first aired, a portrait of one my greatest heroes. Great to see it again! Thank you for posting it.
met Joe and Scott Henderson when i worked at KJAZ under Bob Parlocha. Two of my all time idols
In the late seventies, I "barrowed" my friend Larry's copy of "Heavy Weather", 40 some-odd years later I still have that album, and it is still one of my favorites. I'm glad I watched this documentary. I didn't really know much about Mr. Zawinul's past, but now I do. Thanks for posting this! Just watched Weather Report at the Montreaux Jazz Festival "76 last night...excellent. Good to see Manolo Badrena with the Josef again.
For all those who followed Weather Report a must read is ," ELEGANT PEOPLE ",about the history of the band Weather Report by Curt Bianchi back Beat books.A must read,fabulous.!!!!!
I agree,"No Beethoven" by Peter Erskinei is a great read too!
Great storyteller with his music, I miss him and his music. "I will never forget you"
What a guy. I just discovered him. Sad loss 😌❤️
The biggest musical influence, in my life as well!!!!!
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Thanks for the upload.
On inspiration, at 32:50: 'My belief...I'm totally sure about that. When you're inspired you really don't know what's going on. Rational thinking stops at the moment when improvisation starts...you often don't know how much time has expired....this piece is about 20 minutes long...'
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what an awesome keyboard player.
wish weather report was still around.
I agree. It was the band with so many musical colors (which Zawinaul says in the program: hundres of colors). I miss them.
He was such an intimidating musician, this doc is a revelation, his very human side on display here. How moving!! His final band perhaps his greatest, all completely astonishing, as is Joe -- and not a Rhodes in sight. He took acid one night and became Zawinul, already (suddenly formerly) one of the greatest jazz pianists alive?!? Talk about humbled (yes, I'm a keyboardist), good lord. Bless you Joe, hope your jamming with Ellington now.....
I agree with everything you say here. Like you; Hope he finds new musical sounds with Ellington in heaven! I heard him first time in 1977 in Oslo (The Heavy Weather Tour), and since then Zawinul has emerged as the most inovativ keybord player in jazz /jazz rock/ etnic ... name it whatever you want! His sensibility regarding sounds, phrasing and arranging is just amazing. And what a musical timing!! Here you can find inspiration in many, many years to come.
tweenies
Var du i Chateau Neuf og Night Passage-showet? Stort! 04. oktober 1980.
jamie pastman And Cannonball
Yet some sources said he treated Jaco as shit; what doesn't mean I don't love him as the amazing musician he was!!!
Saw Weather Report at the Palladium and at Avery Fischer Hall. Saw the Zawinul Syndicate at the Newport Jazz Festival. Miss him. Had almost of the Weather Report albums and had the Concerto Retitled album he did as a solo. When I think of God, the song, Milky Way always comes up. He is missed.....
Interesting documentary. I remember reading a comment describing John McLaughlin's music as "his soul [I.e. the soul of his music] is Indian" (or, at least, tries to be). Watching this, I was inclined to say something similar, like the soul of this music is African (or, at least, tries to be). Funny comment on racism at 30min mark. Also, interesting to hear about WW2 experiences c.35-40mins: Zawinul was a "tough cookie" and maybe that's partly why. Never a fan of his music, even if I can enjoy some of his mid-70s WR material. Watching this video gives a good insight into why Zawinul liked his vocoders as a means of inventing something like an African vocal sound (incl., in this video, some flamenco vocal sounds; a style that originated with north African Arabs). He really went for a raw sound: electronic tribal vocal music! One of these days I might check out that "symphony" record he did. There's an (entirely) solo concert or two of his on YT dating from the mid-80s that are worth a watch, and his duo with the Austrian "classical" keyboardist Frederich Gulda is something different (but pretty good).
fantastic music,fantastisch.
I saw Weather Report the first time in 1970 (Domicil Munich, Siegesstrasse) with Don Um Romao on perc. and Miroslav Vitous on upright bass, knocked me out.
As far as I know won Miro a talent contest of students on which Joe was in the jury. He then took him aside and introduced him to Wayne Shorter... the rest is history.
Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman were and are my role models and source of inspiration. What me is possible, I do with various zithers and electronics. Thanks for the share it with greetings from Vienna, Guenter.
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I have all his the Weather Report music and all his Syndicate Music! Great Artist!
Watched him in 1979 at the Antibes Jazz Festival, at that time together with Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine. It was my introduction to Jazz and to dope at the same time. Unbelievable concert.
Hope you don't mean smack.
Shame it finished early, just checked the BBC4 iplayer but it's not on there... I saw Joe attire Jazz Cafe in Camden, his last gig here in England before he passed.... What a night!!!
ajadrew I was there too, march 2007. great gig.
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Amazing uploads John Davies! Thank you!
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Bassist has a Jazz bass that looks pretty much exactly like Jaco's - the most noticeable difference is this one's fretted.
Maple neck, fretted...only the body is the same...
And it's five string... different color
Who's jaco
Who's jaco
@@brandonmalone1893 Pastorius...?
LOL genius!! Every time I hear Joe he gets more impressive...
14:39 Loved that they used In a Silent Way as they show Zawinul's hometown!
Night Passage is my favorite. Where can I find the acid joe zawinul took???
Fun to play drums to! But I only have a paper cup.
merveilleux etre et merveilleux musicien
He named his ARP 2600's 'Ein' & 'Zwei'. One of those had the inverted keyboard scaling.
and his left and right hands played differently stylistically, as if he was two different people at the same time. Actually, he was!
Majestic musician!
When he started talking about killing mice, I died 😂
Anyone who hasn't heard his 'Dia-lects' album should get aquainted with it immediately. Even those of you that are currently sleeping!
great documentary. i feel like my mind's gonna explode at 42:25 because of Amit Chatterjee. he's voice incredible!
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Awesome! Where is the rest of it..?
Very cool dude. Understated and non flashy. No idea Mr. Zawinul boxed or knew the President of Austria.
Yeah, he whooped Miles ass once in Gleason's Gym. Funny story.
BEST MUSICAL VIDEO INSPIRATION EVER!!!!
Thank you.
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Pure, unadulterated genius.
Great great great!!
What an impressive musical career. The irony is that I just discovered his music today and after reading all coments I found out he is dead.
28:36 on... you the man. This is what made Zawinul, Zawinul.
I love the little figurine.. not moog but KORG.. so funny
Think I saw this line up at Ronnie Scotts.22 - 28 mins All the band dismantled their own equipment shook hands and hugged them all and gave Sabine a kiss.
2:10 wish I could get the isolated bass audio from this, what an amazing player 4:36 5:27
grazie bellissimo
MAESTRO..😢😢🙏
6:13 - Joe looking a bit like Gene Hackman meets Armin Mueller-Stahl.
Holy shit, he did!!!!
Right?
Damn great comparison!!!
EgyptMinor not when he was younger. Zawinul's look was distinctly his own. Especially being the only white man I saw wearing a kufi!
@@namaste91 Thanks, Einbert!
The tune at 19 mins is missing Jaco's bass.
Maestro.
Is there more (another part) of this?
Thanks BBC4 for making this and to John Davies for posting. Wow. Great!
You are welcome! Elegant People, a book out now is the best ever book about Weather Report.
what is name of the song at 14:10?
This duuuude! Baaad mo fo😜
Joe Should Do Cover Of I Like To Move It Move It
Ok who is the bass player in the first band clip? I thought it was Richard Bona, but Zawinul doesn't show up in his discography.
Miss you Joe….
33:40 whats the tune?
absolute genious
Oh what a shame it ran out before the credits! Do you know who each of the musicians is? Thanks.
I answered my own question by watching part two of this! Thanks all the same.
Magic !
Love the editing at 40:03. The song sounds like a Muslim chant...
Wow
the master he dropped and it changed
I would have been much better with proper picture aspect ratio. Come on, this is 2016/17 and there are tons of tools to fix videos before uploading them...
JOE VODKAS WEATHER GENIUS!!!
❤️🙏
Where did Joe live in Malibu? I think the house was my grandfather’s and was built by him
Zawinul has few musical equals! If any!
Great documentary - I wish it were longer...is there a second part? In any event, thanks for sharing
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I sincerely wish I could've met this man.
Was this documentary produced by the same crew who did the Quincy Jones documentary?
Haha nope, you can tell by the screen ratio
What is the band's personnel?
sabine kabongo-voc,
amit chatterjee-g,
linley marthe-bg,
manolo badrena-perc,
and i think it's nathaniel townsley on drums
Hey man, thanks for the info. Peace.
20:44 very African. Peep the song, The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat. You can write movies off of this music.
Where's part two?? Am I missing something? Nonetheless, GREAT documentary.
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Genije
Who is singer at 42:00?
Amit Chatterjee. He is absolutely incredible
what year was this made?
Maybe 1997, sorry Berkin, I'll keep looking!
@@johndavies5960 no worries, just curious, thanks
didn’t they say in the beginning that he was 71 ?
being born in July -32 that’ll make this footage being shot in 2003 or 4
good sounds . remember "erdäpfel bluues" ? i suppose his native neighbours would have stoned him with or without vocoder
28:13 speechless...
very special music, but maybe an little monotom after an while
Tfunkize I agree .. but no denying his genius. I always liked his solo piano stuff best.
Goes from Arabesque to Australian Aborigine back to Arabesque again!!!
Acid!
For all that talk no miles Davis reference is it needed the king silently blesses plus he did say bitches brew nuf said #cvisuali
man that ending got real af, if you're happy with yourself, take the psychadelics - it'll be a whole lotta fun, but if you're not, he doesn't recommend it.. also I always knew miles wasn't a pothead, didn't fit well with his workflow
nigguh u talking about the 'carlos santana on miles davis' interview u saw 50 minutes ago? Get yo facts straight
42:25
Everything's perfect except for the stretched screen ratio
Think yourself lucky this footage survived. It was a British TV job. I remember seeing it when it was originally broadcast. I was amazed to find it here. The upload is much appreciated!
@@andythomas706 yea zawinul docu's are so hard to come by
31:25. See. This is what acid is capable of.
Zawinul drank palinka? Would only seem natural to me.
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josef zawinul, wien, erdberg, 3..hieb, new york, malibu, hob heit erdöpfö kocht!
de leiöleadöpfö fa hosla san leiwand.
kumst leicht a aus erdberg?
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He is probably from way south of Austria. Armenia, Azerbadijan??
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