Joe Zawinul is the Master Innovator of Fusion Jazz. He will not, and cannot be duplicated. Copied?, yes, but the mold has been broken. ONE OF A KIND. You're gone, but your legacy lives on!!! Thank you for the memories!!!!! Peace and Love,
Saw this in 1983 at the Greek Theater in L.A. Mahavishnu Orchestra opened up for them. What an amazing night. A highlight of my 40 years of going to shows.
This is the Joe that I miss, having fun, playing his toosh off and leading a great band. Peter is smokin on this along with Victor. Enjoyed every moment.
I saw Zawinul at the old Catalina Bar & Grill on Cahuenga in Los Angeles 97 and then in 2005 when his band was named the Zawinul Syndicate at the Detroit International Jazz Festival....man he could go....absolute genius.
HE SHOOK MY HAND. WHEN HE WAS WITH CANNONBALL RIGHT AFTER BITCHES BREW CAME- OUT. WHEN I COMPLEMENTED HIM ON-IT HE IMMEDIATELY SHARED IT WITH THANK-YOU AND SAID CHICK AND I ......WHICH SHOWD ME HE NEVER THOUGHT HE WAS THE MAIN MAN...................HE TAUGHT ME ,(STILL-DOES) THAT THE STATUS THING CAN GET IN THE WAY AND THANK GOD FOR MORE THAN JUST MUSIC IN LIFE.....HE NEVER WAS INTO. FRONTING!!!! I'LL ALWAYS LOVE-HIM.
Billy Barton Love his playing and arrangement, but his weakness is his synth patches. He has terrible taste in sounds. If he had hired a sound designer he would have been unstoppable even today. Maybe he should have gotten in with Bob Moog back in the day. Instead he went the route most keyboardists go, trying to use the latest technology, rather than what sounds good and timeless. Ironic how when musicians try to stay up to date their music does not age well.
Billy Barton Yes, he did. He was an amazing musician. But as a musician myself, and a keyboardist who only plays vintage analog instruments, I can tell you that it's not just me who is saying this. And I can't even say it's the early digital synths he was using, because I have heard him play an ARP 2600, which is an amazingly fat analog synth, and he's playing the cheesiest sine wave patches. That was his weakness. I just think he was a great piano player and musician who was not talented at programming synths, that's all. Contrast that with Herbie Hancock, who made the coolest and most timeless sounds that to this day do not sound dated. I am a hater of the Yamaha DX7 with a passion, but Herbie managed to make it sound cool, because he had an ear for synth programming that Zawinul lacked. When Zawinul plays piano or Rhoades though, it's like a different musician playing, and that's where he shines.
***** Like who? I think because he was such a good player, his sounds were admired by a pavlovian response, but no synth player I have heard uses simple sine wave patches on an ARP 2600. And Herbie Hancock, which is a huge influence, is far more copied. If you listen to Herbie/headhunters and the amazing timeless sounds he used, and even his early digital stuff, then hear Zawinul's sounds, his patches sound cheesy and dated, like he picked the first preset. I just don't think Zawinul was talented at programming synths. When he plays the piano or Rhodes, he's great, and occasionally he will play a cool patch, but rarely.
saw weather report in 19 76. very different to later digital keyboards. all analoge but wonderful . for 4 quid!, also spyro gyra in edinburgh. for a fiver. much gratitude for true heart art
fuck 2016... Victor, you will be missed!!!... Victor`s solo changed my life... for me it was`n`t jaco who got me to this point, it was Victor and this concert... min.24 and min 35:30... it`s crazy... genius...
This is poor compared to the London concert on the same tour. The crowd behave more like they are at a classical concert than a Jazz-Fusion gig of the best performers of the time. At the London show Steve Khan was truly on fire, as was the rest of the band, in the best traditions of Weather Report. The audience responded like it was a rock show, an amazing night!
perhaps not , i preferred that band as well however this has more gravitas and soul and genius in it than most anything one will hear ever He spoiled us
It was in the late 50s or early 60s when I met Joe first in Innsbruck when he played with Fatty George, I was a child and he bought me some ice cream, that's why I remember that afternoon. Years later we met again in Munich when he was touring with Weather Report and he introduced me to Wayne and Jaco. Then I met him every year until his death. I really miss him.
I was privileged to work with this band I took 3 pairs of congas for Bobby Thomas Jnr to try and Joe Zawinul walked onto the stage and said what are you doing and BTJ said I need to try them out Zawinul said"..I thought you said you could play, if you can play you can play on cardboard boxes. ..true story
Joe Zawinul & Lyle Mays the only 2 jazz keyboard players than make anything but cold electric jazz! These guys are/where the masters of their tools. Amazing the tones Zawinul uses. What year was this recording? Was it ever released on cd?Anyone....
Saw WR three times, saw this band (Weather Update), saw the Zainul solo tour, and saw the Syndicate 3-4 times. Zawinul was a true badass......I love his music.
The first tune sounds like it came from his solo album di- a - lects which I have. One of my favorite musicians, I love all his music and his attituge/dedicationm he is an inspiration and will always be -fc
there will never be a duplicate of Joe Zawinul.A master of swing .bebop and fusion.early years of Cannon Ball Aderly to Weather Report finally syndicate.Wanted more of your sound.
not seen this before thanks Top Video amazing picture quality 1986 great beautiful full sound No other Band like Weather Report they paved the way for many ,with Guitar a real gem this all and out 100% Master Class Concert
Thank you for blessing us with this undeniable footage of a legend at work, truly meaningful for a student of the game like myself to cherish one of the greatest in his natural habitat
caught Joe Z years ago at the playboy jazz festival,, bill Cosby MC , one band finish, and the stage rotated around , and they came out playing bird land ,,,,,
Must desagree! He is in trance and involved, like the rest of the crew! Most often has eye-contact with Zawinul! Perhaps his glasses make you think he is bored! Cheers! Mo
Tracks 1. The Harvest 2. Dr. Honoris Causa 3. Update 4. Consequently 5. Face The Fire 6. This Is This 7. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz Personnell: Joe Zawinul - synthesizers & vocoder Steve Khan - guitar Victor Bailey - bass Robert Thomas Jr. - percussion Peter Erskine - drums
Saw Weather Update in the Fall of 1986 in Boston. I believe it was supposed to be with Mahavishnu but Jonas Hellborg had a passport problem. Local fusion band "Tiger's Baku" opened up for Weather Update instead. This might have been at Berklee. Was anyone at this show? Anyone know the date of the show? September????
Miss Him So Much.....Not Fair, he passes from a rare skin Disease.....I saw him with Weather Report in the early eighties, then Played with Jaco myself circa 1986? Then with Weather Report not long after Victor Bailey Joined the group.....
Only 1 zawinul ever as he's the musicians n front of him and the ones behind him he definitely had his own sound and own music a genius like miles.pastorios.blakey and many many others thank u ZAWINUL
J'ai toujours aimé Weather Report depuis leurs débuts, mais dans le cas présent je préfère le jeu de basse de Linley Marthe que celui de Vic Bailey qui produit un son trop sec, qui manque de graves. Heureusement, Joe Z. renforce ces basses avec son clavier. Merci du partage, au fait, c'était en quelle année ce concert ?
Seeing Joe Zawinul smiling makes me smile.
you're right, this man didn't seem to smile for a scramble
I never saw WR play live but I did see Joe Z live at the Blue Note in NYC! What a great night! I was lucky to have been there!
Joe Zawinul is the Master Innovator of Fusion Jazz. He will not, and cannot be duplicated. Copied?, yes, but the mold has been broken. ONE OF A KIND. You're gone, but your legacy lives on!!! Thank you for the memories!!!!!
Peace and Love,
One name, one band, that ere close contenders but heavier the way I lIT... UZEB !!!! 😎
You are absolutely on track. I don’t know why he wasn’t given the accolades he deserves which tells a lot about the current state of popular music.
Also arguably the Godfather of World Music as a popular wave phenomenon and a "genre" (along with Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock and Peter Gabriel)
Saw this in 1983 at the Greek Theater in L.A. Mahavishnu Orchestra opened up for them. What an amazing night. A highlight of my 40 years of going to shows.
I saw that tour in DC. I don't think it was '83 though. 85 or 86
this band formed in 1986
This is the band that turned my head around in the 70s. AMAZING, right?
right
Cream Cheese 👌🤣
This band is the spin off of Weather Report who played until 1985, This band is from the mid 1980's.
This is the Joe that I miss, having fun, playing his toosh off and leading a great band. Peter is smokin on this along with Victor. Enjoyed every moment.
Love Zawinul's musical Universe,- one of a kind:)
No comment, Joe was the best!
The audience is SO mind blown that they've been rendered catatonic!! 😀
Finally some new WR with Peter Erskine. Crazy TY for this please keep it coming.
Joe Zawinul knows Great sound. He left us with some jamming Sounds.
Jamming sound!
Joe bring the best out of everyone.
Simply wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing!
I saw Zawinul at the old Catalina Bar & Grill on Cahuenga in Los Angeles 97 and then in 2005 when his band was named the Zawinul Syndicate at the Detroit International Jazz Festival....man he could go....absolute genius.
Zawinul just keeps getting better and better
HE SHOOK MY HAND. WHEN HE WAS WITH CANNONBALL RIGHT AFTER BITCHES BREW CAME- OUT. WHEN I COMPLEMENTED HIM ON-IT HE IMMEDIATELY SHARED IT WITH THANK-YOU AND SAID CHICK AND I ......WHICH SHOWD ME HE NEVER THOUGHT HE WAS THE MAIN MAN...................HE TAUGHT ME ,(STILL-DOES) THAT THE STATUS THING CAN GET IN THE WAY AND THANK GOD FOR MORE THAN JUST MUSIC IN LIFE.....HE NEVER WAS INTO. FRONTING!!!! I'LL ALWAYS LOVE-HIM.
Wonderful Zawinul, bass player... So so.
Oh please.
I love the good part of the internet.
Joe Zawinul’s band didn’t get a contract at that time but they were on a Great way!
Zawinul was so intense. Like he is a cook in the kitchen brewing up a stew.
Billy Barton Love his playing and arrangement, but his weakness is his synth patches.
He has terrible taste in sounds. If he had hired a sound designer he would have been unstoppable even today. Maybe he should have gotten in with Bob Moog back in the day. Instead he went the route most keyboardists go, trying to use the latest technology, rather than what sounds good and timeless. Ironic how when musicians try to stay up to date their music does not age well.
I'm not so critical. He made a difference in music.
Billy Barton
Yes, he did. He was an amazing musician. But as a musician myself, and a keyboardist who only plays vintage analog instruments, I can tell you that it's not just me who is saying this. And I can't even say it's the early digital synths he was using, because I have heard him play an ARP 2600, which is an amazingly fat analog synth, and he's playing the cheesiest sine wave patches. That was his weakness. I just think he was a great piano player and musician who was not talented at programming synths, that's all.
Contrast that with Herbie Hancock, who made the coolest and most timeless sounds that to this day do not sound dated. I am a hater of the Yamaha DX7 with a passion, but Herbie managed to make it sound cool, because he had an ear for synth programming that Zawinul lacked.
When Zawinul plays piano or Rhoades though, it's like a different musician playing, and that's where he shines.
+wiremessiah I wonder why so many players copy his sounds?
*****
Like who? I think because he was such a good player, his sounds were admired by a pavlovian response, but no synth player I have heard uses simple sine wave patches on an ARP 2600.
And Herbie Hancock, which is a huge influence, is far more copied.
If you listen to Herbie/headhunters and the amazing timeless sounds he used, and even his early digital stuff, then hear Zawinul's sounds, his patches sound cheesy and dated, like he picked the first preset.
I just don't think Zawinul was talented at programming synths. When he plays the piano or Rhodes, he's great, and occasionally he will play a cool patch, but rarely.
A dream come true for all of the lovers of jazz prog is seeing Joe playing with Allan Holdsworth.
mister Esckin.wow vhat a drumer.
ohhhh...wow! I'm really impressed... great!
saw weather report in 19 76. very different to later digital keyboards. all analoge but wonderful . for 4 quid!, also spyro gyra in edinburgh. for a fiver. much gratitude for true heart art
Genial como siempre.
fuck 2016... Victor, you will be missed!!!... Victor`s solo changed my life... for me it was`n`t jaco who got me to this point, it was Victor and this concert... min.24 and min 35:30... it`s crazy... genius...
YES!!!!!!!!
51:58 Esos solos de Zawinul...
Nice guitar tone
Thanks for sharing this, amazing that this group can sound this exciting without sax. Any info about available cd or dvd?
What can u say about Joseph❤ never againrip😢
2024 listening?
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This is not Weather Report. It's the Zawinul Syndicate.
Nope. It is Joe Zawinul's 'Weather Update'. Just like it is titled. Hope you enjoy it!
This is poor compared to the London concert on the same tour. The crowd behave more like they are at a classical concert than a Jazz-Fusion gig of the best performers of the time. At the London show Steve Khan was truly on fire, as was the rest of the band, in the best traditions of Weather Report.
The audience responded like it was a rock show, an amazing night!
Toolpusher I was there
That's the one
why?
This isn't weather report it's a later zawinul band
Correct, it is 'Weather Update'...just like it is titled.
@@crazy8sdrums oh yes i misread it. Probably cos it's 3 in the morning here and I'm pretty tired
he really said weather update lmfaooooo
9:24 me on the toilet after I've eat Mexican Food.
carriersignal twat
You should try Carolina reaper. You'd unstoppable in death metal.
Not to cool w/ electric guitar in this line up
Not even close to the band they had with Acuna, jaco etc…!!
perhaps not , i preferred that band as well however this has more gravitas and soul and genius in it than most anything one will hear ever He spoiled us
i don’t agree - it’s fresh
Steve Kahn doesn't fit
in here! It's out of his
comfort-zone. 🥴
++nice but WR was ,did, aspired to more - nöthing agajnst Steve Kahn , but Wayne Shorter he is not.
🙄
It was in the late 50s or early 60s when I met Joe first in Innsbruck when he played with Fatty George, I was a child and he bought me some ice cream, that's why I remember that afternoon. Years later we met again in Munich when he was touring with Weather Report and he introduced me to Wayne and Jaco. Then I met him every year until his death. I really miss him.
Bass players always got it up for Joe.... He had his own unique everything going on old Joe. Miss him :-( He left a lot though :-))
I was privileged to work with this band I took 3 pairs of congas for Bobby Thomas Jnr to try and Joe Zawinul walked onto the stage and said what are you doing and BTJ said I need to try them out Zawinul said"..I thought you said you could play, if you can play you can play on cardboard boxes. ..true story
Drummers and percussionists always get grief from Askholes...maybe Zawinul needs to try a Guffing cardboard box. Arrogant baxterd !!! 😂
Joe Zawinul & Lyle Mays the only 2 jazz keyboard players than make anything but cold electric jazz! These guys are/where the masters of their tools. Amazing the tones Zawinul uses. What year was this recording? Was it ever released on cd?Anyone....
saw Weather Report 3 times still want more "THE BEST" CANNOT BE DUPLICATED....
Saw WR three times, saw this band (Weather Update), saw the Zainul solo tour, and saw the Syndicate 3-4 times. Zawinul was a true badass......I love his music.
Joe Zawinul ... What can I say except: Yeah Man!!!!
The first tune sounds like it came from his solo album di- a - lects which I have. One of my favorite musicians, I love all his music and his attituge/dedicationm he is an inspiration and will always be -fc
It's the first song on Di-a-lects called "The Harvest". One of my favorites.
there will never be a duplicate of Joe Zawinul.A master of swing .bebop and fusion.early years of Cannon Ball Aderly to Weather Report finally syndicate.Wanted more of your sound.
not seen this before
thanks Top Video amazing picture quality 1986 great beautiful full sound No other Band like Weather Report they paved the way for many ,with Guitar a real gem this all and out 100% Master Class Concert
Wow! Never heard any live cuts off This Is This before!
...and let's not forget he composed the soulful track, 'Mercy, Mercy, Mercy' for Cannonball!
Bailey is off the hook! But he always looks like he's Joe's hostage. 😉
Thank you for blessing us with this undeniable footage of a legend at work, truly meaningful for a student of the game like myself to cherish one of the greatest in his natural habitat
THIS IS GOOD STUFF!!!!
Un sueno de todos los amantes del jazz prog es ver a Joe and Allan Holdsworth playing together...
Weather Update was essentially Report without Wayne Shorter , but instead Steve Khan on guitar. Khan is incredible. Listen to his Live Blades album.
I like this. The period not largely paid attention to.
caught Joe Z years ago at the playboy jazz festival,, bill Cosby MC , one band finish, and the stage rotated around , and they came out playing bird land ,,,,,
Tracklist and personel list updated... Thank you very much Dima! :D
What year?
Zawinul So unusual, so unique, so refreshing,. You need a passport to listen to him.
Yes, a great original - and a guy who escaped the holocaust as a child (he had 1/4 gypsy ancestry but managed to stay under the radar of the NaZ's.
Well put.
Peter Erskine great great drummer Joe crazy genius
What a blast. Thankyou Vienna for JZ.
victor bailey on bass
9:01 - Joe sounds like an angry bear. :D
Zawinul.......God!!!!
Steve Kahn’s guitar solo on this is this was awesome!!!! Wish they collaborated with him more…..
Steve Kahn and Peter on Drums what a Concert of Greats!
joe tu nous manques
great great Joe Zawinul
Magnificent
Since 73 JZ has used his tune Badia via WR to deliver his most inscrutable voodoo this is no exception. But kinda prefer the original versions.
Superb
54:21 Y esos sonidos... A años luz de cualquier otro músico de jazz.
Joe fuckin Zawinul. Is there any doubt about that guy. Probably. But hey.
Can someone post all these songs individually please? Would love to add them to my music playlist here
Funny when Joe points out the guitarist for being fkg lazy.
PETER looks bored to tears.
.....
Must desagree! He is in trance and involved, like the rest of the crew! Most often has eye-contact with Zawinul! Perhaps his glasses make you think he is bored!
Cheers!
Mo
I swear erskin and omar came up w/ the rythms😊
Terrible concert..🥴
I stopped after seven minutes. Weather Report material had more structure, purposefulness, and direction than this.
Tracks
1. The Harvest
2. Dr. Honoris Causa
3. Update
4. Consequently
5. Face The Fire
6. This Is This
7. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz
Personnell:
Joe Zawinul - synthesizers & vocoder
Steve Khan - guitar
Victor Bailey - bass
Robert Thomas Jr. - percussion
Peter Erskine - drums
Great Zawinul, he's (he was) the very best!
Thanks for this. Five masters at work. Victor Bailey's "Consequently" is a marvellous composition.
where did this concert take place? people seems to be too cold
Münchner Klaviersommer '86
magic... love... magic...
Saw Weather Update in the Fall of 1986 in Boston. I believe it was supposed to be with Mahavishnu but Jonas Hellborg had a passport problem. Local fusion band "Tiger's Baku" opened up for Weather Update instead. This might have been at Berklee.
Was anyone at this show? Anyone know the date of the show? September????
Miss Him So Much.....Not Fair, he passes from a rare skin Disease.....I saw him with Weather Report in the early eighties, then Played with Jaco myself circa 1986? Then with Weather Report not long after Victor Bailey Joined the group.....
I saw Weather Report in 1982 (or 1983) in Hamburg. Great concert
Only 1 zawinul ever as he's the musicians n front of him and the ones behind him he definitely had his own sound and own music a genius like miles.pastorios.blakey and many many others thank u ZAWINUL
This must be from around 1988ish ???? Why is the stage lighting so bad ? Looks like they are playing under the worklights...
J'ai toujours aimé Weather Report depuis leurs débuts, mais dans le cas présent je préfère le jeu de basse de Linley Marthe que celui de Vic Bailey qui produit un son trop sec, qui manque de graves. Heureusement, Joe Z. renforce ces basses avec son clavier. Merci du partage, au fait, c'était en quelle année ce concert ?
Thank you! :)
Consequenly from 24.00 is a Weather Report great.
lol its like he went to demand a raise from his boss at 38:06
hello cameraperson at 19’!!!!!!!
Joe showed the way...even now
une musique avec 50 ans d'avance sur son temps
Joe and Chick were my guys.
lo maximo. Un cientifico de la musica