"Birdland" is a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York City,. Featuring on the band's 1977 album "Heavy Weather", the song received awards as well as ranking high on US Billboard charts. It became a jazz standard, and entered the set lists of other artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson’s big band, The Manhattan Transfer (whose version added lyrics by Jon Hendricks), Quincy Jones, Niacin and The String Cheese Incident. "Birdla… read more
"Birdland" is a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to… read more
"Birdland" is a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York C… read more
Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, one of the bands that defined the genre. Their initial style was collectively improvised free jazz with a strong rhythmic pulse and Latin influences; moving into more funk-oriented rhythms. The sound also developed from an acoustic lineup to increasingly synthesised textures as keyboardist Joe Zawinul embraced successive generations of technology. The band was founded in 1970 by Joe Zawinul (keyboards) and Wayne Shorter (saxophones) following their experiences in Miles Davis's pioneering electric band of… read more
Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, one of the bands that defined the genre. Their initial style was collectively improvised free jazz with a strong r… read more
Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, one of the bands that defined the genre. Their initial style was collectively improvised free jazz with a strong rhythmic pulse and Latin influences; moving int… read more