Joe Zawinul

Josef Zawinul served his time in Cannonball Adderley’s band before being drafted into Miles Davis’ group for the groundbreaking albums In A Silent Way (1969) and Bitches Brew (1970). Zawinul then left to record Zawinul (1971), a classical/jazz album that explored many of the same avant-garde and ambient sounds featured in the contemporary work of…

Before his shot at the big time with Cannonball, there was this dud.

Zawinul got better players but not better results on his second album as a leader.