One of the real legends of jazz has died:
VIENNA, Austria -AP- [1] Joe Zawinul, the jazz keyboardist who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.
Zawinul died early Tuesday, a spokeswoman for Vienna’s Wilhelmina Clinic said, without giving details. He had been hospitalized since last month and suffered from a rare form of skin cancer, said Risa Zincke, his manager, according to the Austria Press Agency .
Heavy Weather has been a part of my collection for years… matter of fact the CD I now own is actually the third copy I’ve owned… I burned out the vinyl copies.