absolute ensemble feat. joe zawinul

absolute zawinul

recorded in 2007, overdubs in 2008

joe zawinul: composer, keyboards and vocoder
kristjan järvi: music director and conductor
gene pritsker: arranger

vesselin gellev: violin
neela de fonseka: violin
eddie venegas: violin
gregor huebner: violin
edmundo ramirez: viola
michael block: cello
mat fieldes: acoustic & electric bass
jay elfenbein: acoustic & electric bass
hayley melitta reid: flute & piccolo
keve wilson: oboe & english horn
michiyo suzuki: clarinet & saxophone
marianne hythfeldt: clarinet
martin kuuskmann: bassoon
damian primis: contrabassoon
charles porter: trumpet
ann ellsworth: horn
michael seltzer: trombone
damien bassman: drums & percussion
pablo rieppi: percussion
john ostrowski: percussion
matt herskowitz: piano & keyboards
gene pritsker: electric guitar
sabine kabongo: vocals
allegre corrêa: guitar & vocals
aziz sahmaoui: percussion vocals & gumbri
jorge bezerra: percussion
paco séry: drums, percussion & kalimba
linley marthe: electric bass

produced by kristjan järvi

all compositions by joe zawinul

1. bimoya

2. sultan

3. great empire

4. peace

5. good day

6. the peasant

7. ballad for two musicians

8. ice pick willy