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Jazz Giant Zawinul Dead at 75

Keyboardist defended 'electric jazz' against purists

By Josie Garthwaite,  Newser User

Posted Sep 11, 2007 7:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – Joe Zawinul, the keyboardist who plugged America into "Electric Jazz" in the 1970s, has died at age 75. Best known for playing jazz-rock fusion with Miles Davis and starting up Weather Report with Wayne Shorter, Zawinul defended his electric sound against jazz purists. "...   Read full story »

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