Wayne Shorter
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Wayne Shorter – Second Genesis
Biography
Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Arts High School. He was encouraged by his father to take up the saxophone as a teenager (his brother Alan became a trumpeter). After graduating from New York University in 1956 Shorter spent two years in the US Army, during which time he played briefly with Horace Silver, and after his discharge from the army with Maynard Ferguson.
In 1959 Shorter joined Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. He stayed with Blakey for five years, and eventually became musical director for the group. In 1964, Miles Davis persuaded Shorter to leave Blakey and join the Miles Davis Quintet alongside Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Davis had been searching for a saxophonist to replace John Coltrane for some time, and the new quintet is considered by many to have been Davis’s strongest working group. Shorter composed extensively for Davis (“Prince of Darkness”, “ESP”, “Footprints”, “Sanctuary”, and many others; on some albums he provided half of the compositions).
Herbie Hancock had this to say of Shorter’s tenure in the group: “The master writer to me, in that group, was Wayne Shorter. He still is a master. Wayne was one of the few people who brought music to Miles that didn’t get changed.” Davis said: “Wayne is a real composer. He writes scores, write the parts for everybody just as he wants them to sound. He also brought in a kind of curiosity about working with musical rules.
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Speak No Evil
87,115 listeners6 tracks
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Classic
140,222 listeners22 tracks
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The Best Of Wayne Shorter
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JuJu
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pinkpinkpink999
fabs, great on Bitches Brew
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jazzthieve
Spotify playlist Jazz: Bebop, Cool, Swing, Vocal, Fusion, Modal, Stride, Dixieland, Third Stream, Big Band, Hard Bop
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Findlaye
Am I mistaken or did Shorter do some studio work with Steely Dan?
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PlzDontBan
Seriously the best jazz composer, 2nd to maybe Mingus
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Cat_007
Last album very cool!
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Deathblow___
those off-notes in dance cadaverous are just stunning
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sssssssev
Luckily enough I did finally get it and gave it a proper spin, and it certainly filled those boots, to say the least.
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sssssssev
True that, and there's more tunes on that album than just Footprints, that's for damn sure. Adam's Apple, Night Dreamer and JuJu have grown to be my personal faves. I have a feeling Speak No Evil would fit that list if I could someday finally get a copy and give it a proper spin, as my luck seems to prevent that from happening.
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megajosh2
Juju is going to give me a 16 foot long audio related extremo-boner.
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workmusicdhs
Love this guy.
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MrJazzyMan
Alegría is the only album of Mr Shorter that I know but I think it is really impressive.
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BocaJr1992
first couple of listens andI can already identify the greatness.. Can't wait for more!
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boehj
absolutely love it.
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msashay
undeniable talent and great improv
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slowpokeburzum
this guy,smooth :))
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HeysM
I don't know about new album but i have 3 his cd's. Haha, I like them they're cool.
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jezzaboogie
When is there going to be a new album? At least a live one!
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Wayne Shorter Quartet Konseri, Cemal Reşit Rey Konser Salonu, 18 Ekim 2011, Salı . Detaylı Blgi İçin...aktifistanbul.com
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Druid66
Horace Silver knew other talent when he heard, this guy for one!
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