Tag Archives: Joe Zawinul

Today’s Music: Gustav Mahler, Joe Zawinul, Ringo Starr

Posted on July 7, 2012 by admin

Composer/conductor Gustav Mahler was born today in 1860 (d. 1911). A sampling of his compositions: Jazz keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul was born this day in 1932 (d. 2007). As well as composing the Cannonball Adderly pop hit “Mercy, Mercy, … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Rodrigo y Gabriela

Posted on July 2, 2012 by admin

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” In the mid-1960s, the prevailing opinion among rock DJ’s and radio station programmers across the nation was that jazz instrumentals were not of interest to their listeners. Then Cannonball Adderley released the funky-soulbeat … Continue reading →

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