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Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Brown Street 2. In a Silent Way 3. Fast City 4. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz 5. Black Market
DISC 2: 1. March of the Lost Children 2. Remark You Made, A 3. Nightpassage 4. Procession 5. Carnavalito
| Details | | Producer: | Joachim Becker, Joe Zawinul | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Joe Zawinul (keyboards, vocoder); Victor Bailey (bass guitar); Nathaniel Townsley (drums); Alex Acuna (percussion). Additional personnel: Paul Shigihara (guitar); Paul Heller, Olivier Peters (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, drum); Heiner Wiberny (flute, soprano saxophone, acoustic bass, drum); Karolina Strassmeyer (flute, acoustic bass, drum); Jens Neufang (baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass drum); Rob Bruynen, John Marshall, Kenny Rampton, Klaus Osterloh, Andy Haderer (trumpet, flugelhorn); Mattis Cederberg (trombone, bass trombone); Bernt Laukamp, Ludwig Nuss, Dave Horler (trombone); WDR Big Band. The founder of the pioneering jazz fusion band Weather Report, the keyboard player Joe Zawinul, returns to that outfit's back catalogue in this live set recorded at his own Prague nightclub, with orchestrated versions of classics such as "A Remark You Made," "Black Market," and "Night Passage."
Industry Reviews Credit goes to all for creating a rarity -- a big band recording that grooves.
4 stars out of 5 -- Zawinul's formidable keyboard skills plus Vince Mendoza's arrangements, a superb rhythms section and a powerhouse big band add up to a gem.
[H]e breathes fresh life into Weather Report classics and the gem he penned for Miles Davis... -- Grade: A
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