My People (Joe Zawinul album)

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

My People
Studio album by Joe Zawinul
Released	1996
Recorded	1992-1996[1]
Genre	World music, jazz
Length	52:33
Label	Escapade Music
Producer	Ivan Zawinul, Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul chronology
Di•a•lects (1986) My People (1996) Stories of the Danube (1996)

Professional ratings

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

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

1. "Introduction to a Mighty Theme"
2. "Waraya"
3. "Bimoya"
4. "You Want Some Tea, Grandpa?"
5. "Slivovitz Trail"
6. "Ochy-Bala/Pazyryk"
7. "Orient Express"
8. "Erdäpfee Blues (Potato Blues)"
9. "Mi Gente"
10. "In an Island Way"
11. "Many Churches"

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "My People - Joe Zawinul | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 1539–1540. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)