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Di•a•lects
Studio album by
Released1986
Recorded1985
StudioSony Music Studios, New York
GenreJazz fusion, soul jazz, world fusion
Length42:21
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul chronology
Zawinul
(1971)
Di•a•lects
(1986)
My People
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Di•a•lects is an album by Joe Zawinul that was released in 1986. It was created by Zawinul alone with his programmed synths and rhythm machines, using vocoders on his own vox and importing Bobby McFerrin’s improvised onomatopoetics and a vocal trio singing in a Zawinul-created language on other tracks."[2] The AllMusic reviewer concluded, "This is an important, overlooked album because it proves that electronic instruments can reach your emotions and shake your body when played by someone who has bothered to learn how to master them."[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul

  1. "The Harvest" – 6:04
  2. "Waiting for the Rain" – 7:38
  3. "Zeebop" – 4:50
  4. "The Great Empire" – 3:57
  5. "Carnavalito" – 6:18
  6. "6 A.M./Walking on the Nile" – 7:06
  7. "Peace" – 6:49

Personnel

  • Joe Zawinul – synthesizers, vocals
  • Bobby McFerrin – vocals
  • Carl Anderson – vocals
  • Dee Dee Bellson – vocals
  • Alfie Silas – vocals
Technical
  • George Butler - executive producer
  • Peter Kelsey - engineer
  • Joseph Futterer, Richie Powell - art direction
  • Vivian Bremner - cover illustration

References

  1. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Dialects: Joe Zawinul". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (1 November 2002). "Weather Report: Live and Unreleased". JazzTimes. Retrieved 23 January 2019.