My People is a studio album by Austrian-born jazz musician Joe Zawinul which was recorded and released in 1996.
Recording and music
The album was recorded in 1996. The music draws on several international influences. "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".
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." The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "hugely disappointing", containing "a drab residue of common riffs, rhythms and disharmonies".
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"
Personnel Musicians Joe Zawinul – lead vocals, keyboards, programming Bobby Malach – tenor saxophone Mike Mossman – trumpet, piccolo, trombone Gary Poulson – guitar (tracks 2, 5, 9) Osmane Kouyake – guitar (track 3) Amit Chatterjee – guitar (5, 7, 9, 11) Matt Garrison – bass (tracks 2–3, 5, 8) Richard Bona – bass (tracks 6–7) Paco Sery – drums, percussion Ivan Zawinul – drums programming Arto Tuncboyaciyan – percussion Souleymane Doumbia – percussion Trilok Gurtu – percussion Salif Keita – lead vocals
Production Joe Zawinul – producer Ivan Zawinul – co-producer, mixing Joachim Becker – executive producer Ted Jensen – mastering Arthur Rothstein, Dorothea Lange, Fenno Jacobs, Russell Lee, U.S. FSA Collection – photography
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