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Zawinul is the third studio album by jazz composer and pianist Joe Zawinul recorded in 1970 by Zawinul performing music arranged for two electric pianos, flute, trumpet, soprano saxophone, two contrabasses, and percussion. The album reached number 17 in the Billboard Jazz album charts.

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, “Conceptually, sonically, this is really the first Weather Report album in all but name, confirming that Joe Zawinul was the primary creative engine behind the group from the beginning”.

Track listing:
All compositions by Joe Zawinul

“Doctor Honoris Causa” – 13:48
“In a Silent Way” – 4:51
“His Last Journey” – 4:36
“Double Image” – 10:32
“Arrival in New York” – 2:01

Personnel:
Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
Herbie Hancock – electric piano
George Davis – flute (tracks 1-3 & 5)
Hubert Laws – flute (track 4)
Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1-2, 4-5)
Jimmy Owens – trumpet (track 3)
Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5)
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (track 4)
Miroslav Vitouš – bass
Walter Booker – bass
Billy Hart – percussion
David Lee – percussion
Joe Chambers – percussion
Jack DeJohnette – melodica (track 3), percussion (track 4)

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Released: May 1971
Recorded: August 6 – October 28, 1970
Studio: Atlantic Studios, New York City
Length: 35:45
Label: Atlantic
Producer: Joel Dorn