Zawinul (album)

Zawinul is the third studio album by jazz composer and pianist Joe Zawinul recorded in 1970 by Zawinul performing music arranged for two electric pianos, flute, trumpet, soprano saxophone, two contrabasses, and percussion. The album reached number 17 in the Billboard Jazz album charts.^[1]

Zawinul
Studio album by Joe Zawinul
Released	May 1971
Recorded	August 6 – October 28, 1970
Studio	Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion, hard bop, soul jazz
Length	35:45
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn
Joe Zawinul chronology
The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream (1968) Zawinul (1971) Weather Report (1971)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Conceptually, sonically, this is really the first Weather Report album in all but name, confirming that Joe Zawinul was the primary creative engine behind the group from the beginning".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Zawinul

1. "Doctor Honoris Causa" – 13:48
2. "In a Silent Way" – 4:51
3. "His Last Journey" – 4:36
4. "Double Image" – 10:32
5. "Arrival in New York" – 2:01

• Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
• Herbie Hancock – electric piano
• George Davis – flute (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• Hubert Laws – flute (track 4)
• Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1–2, 4–5)
• Jimmy Owens – trumpet (track 3)
• Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (track 4)
• Miroslav Vitouš – bass
• Walter Booker – bass
• Billy Hart – percussion
• David Lee – percussion
• Joe Chambers – percussion
• Jack DeJohnette – melodica (track 3), percussion (track 4)

Production

• Gene Paul – recording engineer
• Lew Hahn – recording and remixing engineer
• Ed Freeman – cover design and photography

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1971	Billboard Jazz Albums	17[1]

See also

• In a Silent Way (1969) – "In a Silent Way"
• The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (1998) – "Double Image"