Blackie
11th September 2007, 4.31 pm
I can't tell you what a huge influence this man has had on my life and music. Any of you who are interested should read his biography, and see what this Austrian man overcame to be one of the premier keyboardists in jazz in the '50s, 60s, and '70s.
He played with Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis, and many others and with Wayne Shorter began the group Weather Report, which changed jazz in wonderful ways.
His tunes "Birdland" and "Mercy. Mercy, Mercy" always get a huge reaction from the audience when I play them at gigs.
Thank you Joe.
JW
He played with Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis, and many others and with Wayne Shorter began the group Weather Report, which changed jazz in wonderful ways.
His tunes "Birdland" and "Mercy. Mercy, Mercy" always get a huge reaction from the audience when I play them at gigs.
Thank you Joe.
JW