WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?
Another must have from Urban this morning and he turns his attention to the founders of a school of jazz fusion all their own from Weather Report.
the tragic Jaco Pastorius
They say:
Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded (and initially co-led) by Austrian keyboard player Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš. Other prominent members at various points in the band's lifespan included Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Victor Bailey, Chester Thompson, Peter Erskine, Airto Moreira, and Alex Acuña. Throughout most of its existence, the band was a quintet consisting of Zawinul, Shorter, a bass guitarist, a drummer, and a percussionist.
Read the rest of what they have to say as their notes are always worth a read and the deaths of Zawinul (from skin cancer) and the tragic story of Pastorius (mentally ill and homeless until his untimely death believed to have been beaten to death in the street) are not touched on so much here. Fuller accounts and biographies exist elsewhere and this is a joyous compilation - enjoy!
Weather Report- Weather Forecast- Urbanaspirines
IN A SILENT WAY (with John McLaughlin)
No comments:
Post a Comment