My People (Joe Zawinul album)

My People
My People
Studio album by Joe Zawinul
Released	1996
Recorded	1992-1996
Genre	World music, jazz
Length	52:33
Label	Escapade Music
Producer	Ivan Zawinul, Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]

My People is an album by Joe Zawinul, recorded in 1996.

Recording and music[]

The album was recorded in 1996.^[2] The music draws on several international influences.^[2] "The musical structures are linear, the rhythms full of intricacies welded to Zawinul's love affair with the groove, the synthesizer textures usually sparer than ever. There are vocals in several languages".^[1]

Reception[]

The AllMusic reviewer suggested that the album was more world music than jazz, and concluded: "Hear it; you purists may be jiggling along in spite of yourselves."^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "hugely disappointing", containing "a drab residue of common riffs, rhythms and disharmonies".^[2]

Track listing[]

"Introduction to a Mighty Theme"
"Waraya"
"Bimoya"
"You Want Some Tea, Grandpa?"
"Slivovitz Trail"
"Ochy-Bala/Pazyryk"
"Orient Express"
"Erdäpfee Blues (Potato Blues)"
"Mi Gente"
"In an Island Way"
"Many Churches"

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "My People - Joe Zawinul | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 1539–1540. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[AM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "My People - Joe Zawinul | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

[Penguin9-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 1539–1540. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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