Zawinul
Studio album by
Joe Zawinul
ReleasedMay 1971
RecordedAugust 6 – October 28, 1970
StudioAtlantic Studios, New York City
GenreJazz fusion, hard bop, soul jazz
Length35:45
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJoel Dorn
Joe Zawinul chronology
The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream
(1968) 		Zawinul
(1971) 		Weather Report
(1971)

Zawinul is the third studio album by jazz composer and pianist Joe Zawinul recorded in 1970 by Zawinul performing music arranged for two electric pianos, flute, trumpet, soprano saxophone, two contrabasses, and percussion. The album reached number 17 in the Billboard Jazz album charts.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Conceptually, sonically, this is really the first Weather Report album in all but name, confirming that Joe Zawinul was the primary creative engine behind the group from the beginning".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Zawinul

  1. "Doctor Honoris Causa" – 13:48
  2. "In a Silent Way" – 4:51
  3. "His Last Journey" – 4:36
  4. "Double Image" – 10:32
  5. "Arrival in New York" – 2:01

Personnel

Musicians

Pruduction

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1971 Billboard Jazz Albums 17[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Zawinul - Joe Zawinul | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2010.
  3. ^ Bangs, Lester. "Joe Zawinul: Zawinul : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 213. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1539. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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