"In the beginning let's say Weather Report was a joint thing. Then, after the second album there's no question about it, it became more and more my group. Wayne wanted it like that, but we were always 'partners in crime'. No Wayne, no Weather Report."
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As quoted in Nicholson, Stuart. "Jazz-Rock: A History". Schirmer Books. 1998.
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Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul (7 July 1932 â 11 September 2007) was an Austrian pianist, keyboardist and composer. He was the co-founder of jazz fusion bands Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate.
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