Joe Zawinul died today. He was one of the most important and influential musicians of our time, and a huge inspiration to me and countless others. I possibly can't express how much Weather Report's music affected me during their heyday.
It's important to mention that I am not a jazz musician; The group's appeal was wide-ranging and their music transcended the artificial constructs of "style" and "genre". If you've never heard their music, or weren't fortunate enough to have seen them live in their prime, go get a copy of one (or all) of these:
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