Chris Murphy - 1976
from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, pages 114-117:
[In the spring/summer of 1976 Chris Murphy was a roadie on tour with the band ‘Weather Report’]. ‘Weather Report’ was headed up by two Miles Davis alumni, keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. They were a top-level fusion band, creative, slick, and endlessly talented. Joe Zawinul had a rather unusual beginning for a jazz player, coming from the Austrian Conservatory. He grew up playing classical music and wound up in Cannonball Adderly's band. Joe was a gifted writer of funk, penning such classics as "Wadin' in the Water" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," … more >>
Chris Murphy, Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis (New York City, 2002), p. 114-117. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430583250940 accessed: 9 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersEast/West fusion | performed by Zakir Hussein, Shakti, Shankar, John McLaughlin |
jazz fusion
written by Miles Davis |
performed by Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1976 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |