Joe Zawinul is simply one of the greatest bandleaders and composers in the history of jazz music.
With his group Weather Report, he pioneered the last seismic shift American jazz has known – the incorporation of world rhythms and new electronic tonalities, loosely known as fusion.
Weather Report enjoyed fifteen years of unmitigated success because they spoke the language of the common man without sacrificing musical complexity – exemplified in their hit, Birdland. Before that, Zawinul made his mark in the bands of Cannonball Adderly and Miles Davis, for whom he composed the seminal 'In A Silent Way'.
For the first time, this book tells Joe's remarkable story in depth. It includes original interviews with Zawinul and over seventy friends and collaborators – including Thelonious Monk and the president of Austria.
