Re: OT: goodbye Joe Zawinul

[BreachinThePeace@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/11/2007 7:59:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, perboysen@gmail.com writes:

Dammit! He was brilliant! What a waste... ;-(

His phrasing have been echoing within my own playing. As I usually 
want to fight back influences I happen to pick up from other 
musicians I have never felt that way about Zawinul. Maybe because his 
greatness did not draw on "ego" but rather expressing some universal 
musicality....?

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se (Swedish)
www.looproom.com (international)

 

I don't know, sure seems like he lived the "life" to me. Joe lived to be 75 (a LONG life for a great musician), was one of the best and most influential contemporary afro inspired jazz musicians of all time. He has left a legacy few will ever parallel. Sure seems to me like anything but a "waste", more like a PERFECT musical life. No need to be sad here, just grateful. Right?

 

Hendrix, SRV or Miles, now those were sad all too early wastes of incredible talent. Joe on the other hand just didn't seem like he wasted a minute to me.   

 

thoughts?

 

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