{"id":3997,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/joe-zawinul-faces-and-places\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"joe-zawinul-faces-and-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=3997","title":{"rendered":"Joe Zawinul – Faces and places"},"content":{"rendered":"
Faces and places<\/strong><\/font>
Joe Zawinul<\/strong><\/font>
(ESC – 2002)
by Ray Redmond<\/p>\n

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Back in the day I was a big fan of Weather Report<\/i>, the band name Zawinul and Wayne Shorter<\/i> performed under for almost 15 years. Birdland<\/i>, Black market<\/i>, these were practically anthems in my life for a while. So it’s nice to see Zawinul back at age 70 with a CD that’s still filled with the vibrancy and ethereal electricity that has been a hallmark of Joe’s music. Barefoot Beauty<\/i> combines world rhythms with almost-otherworldly vocals to create an atmosphere that takes you to other lands. The Spirit of Julian “C” Adderly<\/i> has a very ‘Black Market’ feel to it thanks in large part to the popping bass line by Etienne Mbappe<\/i>, then it goes ‘world’ on you again with the chanting voices and structured chords.<\/p>\n

Familiar to Me<\/i> is a more standard ballad featuring the mellow vocals of Richard Page<\/i> and Victor Bailey’s<\/i> smooth bass. Good Day<\/i> again makes heavy use of vocals as part of the instrumentation to give it a ‘world’ feel, and Zawinul populates the song with runs and (particularly) breaks and bridges that are pure Weather Report<\/i>. The closer East 12th Street Band<\/i> has some very sexy sax lines and a strong, thropping bass line provided this time by Richard Bona<\/i>. The energy in Zawinul’s music is almost religious in it’s pervasiveness. Faces and Places<\/i> is definitely an outgrowth, or continued growth, of the direction Zawinul was taking with the later Weather Report<\/i> releases. <\/font> <\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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