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stickyfingers
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Joined: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:16 pm Posts: 758
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Re: Weather Report...
_________________ Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. Miles Davis.
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greg
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:07 pm Posts: 7088 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Re: Weather Report...
I saw them in 1979 at Wolftrap pavilion (I was only 15, but already heavily into fusion and progressive rock). Truly formative for me, especially Zawinul and Shorter, as I was playing keys and sax...
_________________ Happy tapping, greg Schedule an online Stick lesson
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Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:51 am |
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AnDroiD
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Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:42 pm Posts: 2533 Location: Jersey
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Re: Weather Report...
I left my original post short to see where you cats were at. I Sing The Body Electric is one of my all-time favorite albums. Tale Spinnin'...my highschool sweetheart INSISTED on losing her virginity to it. Mysterious Traveler. Wow. Al Johnson - I was using a Morley Wah (still do). The second Stickist I ever heard. (E.C. being the first) Bought all Al's solo albums, and the Duke/Cobham band. Almustafa The Beloved. Haha. But seriously, Jo Zawinul never got the recognition he deserved. His synthesiser sounds alone can be studied forever. And his voicings. The Zawinul Chords. The jazz eleitists shunned/ignored Weather Report. I'm glad my ears were open.
_________________ Peace, Marty "The present day composer refuses to die" -Edgard Varese
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Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:21 pm |
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Lee Vatip
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Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:06 am Posts: 3233
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Re: Weather Report...
Weather Report was groundbreaking and indeed shunned by the traditional, conservative jazz establishment. The alumni were all incredible players and composition met creativity at an ultra high level. BTW. ..Mr. Zawinul owned the sixth Stick built by Emmett. He used to visit the Stick booth at the NAMM convention
SA
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Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:36 am |
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AnDroiD
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Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:42 pm Posts: 2533 Location: Jersey
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Re: Weather Report...
Yeah, Steve, you know what I'm talkin' about. When Jo died, WBGO barely acknowledged it.
_________________ Peace, Marty "The present day composer refuses to die" -Edgard Varese
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Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:24 am |
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rodan07
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Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:59 pm Posts: 411
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Re: Weather Report...
Yeah - now dare WR be financially successful? How dare they fill up large venues with young college students? "That's not jazz man!"
Same peeps who trashed the Mingus album, or Return to Forever.
R
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