Joe Zawinul The Zawinul Syndicate 75th (2010)

The quality of keyboardistcomposerbandleader Joe Zawinuls music remained unparalleled to the very end This titan of the jazz world whose innovative and genrebending sensibilities gave rise to such visionary musical entities as Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate took his final bow on September 11 2007 at age 75 after a battle with cancer Recorded in concert at a festival date in Lugano Switzerland on July 7 2007 this aptly titled concert video is unwavering proof that Zawinul like so many great artists clearly saved some of his best work for last This is a perfect companion piece to the 75 audio CD which garnered a GRAMMY in 2010 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album