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Joe Zawinul & WDR Big Band - Leverkusener Jazztage
“Joe Zawinul & WDR Big Band Play Weather Report”
8.5 / 10• 2005• 49m•NR• English
Music
Storyline
Zawinul is onstage with the WDR Big Band from Germany and a special international rhythm section. The music is a tribute to the pioneering 1970s fusion collective Weather Report, originally with Wayne Shorter on sax, Zawinul on keys, and later Jaco Pastorius on bass (among other personnel). Zawinul and the WDR play "Brown Street" and "Carnavalito." Arranger Vince Mendoza re-imagines this colorful, small-group music for Europe's longest-lived jazz orchestra. And they can play!
Cast & Crew
Joe Zawinul
keyboards
LeadWhat People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. the director's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joe Zawinul & WDR Big Band - Leverkusener Jazztage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
