A 75th birthday tribute to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter
featuring tracks from classic albums by Wayne Shorter:
Speak No Evil, Night Dreamer, Juju, Adam's Apple, Beyond the Sound Barrier, Schizophrenia, The All Seeing Eye, Super Nova, Odyssey of Iska, Introducing aka
Blues a la Carte; with Weather Report:
Mysterious Traveller, Tale Spinnin', Mr. Gone; with Miles Davis:
Miles Smiles, Sorcerer and with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers:
Roots and Herbs
with Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Wynton Kelly, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Timmons, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Brian Blade, John McLaughlin, Grachan Moncur III, Curtis Fuller, James Spaulding, Sonny Sharrock, David Friedman, Gene Bertoncini, Ron Carter, Miroslav Vitous, Cecil McBee, Jymie Merritt, Paul Chambers, Reggie Workman, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Billy Hart, Jimmy Cobb, Alphonse Mouzon, Joe Chambers, Elvin Jones, Al Johnson, Ndugu Leon Chancler, Alyrio Lima and Airto Moreira
All tracks feature Wayne Shorter- tenor and soprano saxophones, with-
[1'13] Witch Hunt (
Speak No Evil, Blue Note 1964) Freddie Hubbard- tp; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Elvin Jones- d
[9'18] with Weather Report: Lusitanos (
Tale Spinnin', Columbia 1975) Joe Zawinul- p, syn, org; Al Johnson- elb; Ndugu Leon Chancler- d, timp; Alyrio Lima- perc
[16'37] Mahjong (
Juju, Blue Note 1964) McCoy Tyner- p; Reggie Workman- b; Elvin Jones- d
[24'10] Calm (
Odyssey of Iska, Blue Note 1970) David Friedman- vib, mar; Gene Bertoncini- g; Ron Carter, Cecil McBee- b; Billy Hart, Alphonse Mouzon (d) Frank Cuomo (d, per)
[27'31] with Miles Davis: Orbits (
Miles Smiles, Columbia 1966) Miles Davis- tp; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d
[32'05] Blues a la Carte (
Introducing aka
Blues a la Carte, Vee Jay 1959) Lee Morgan- tp; Wynton Kelly- p; Paul Chambers- b; Jimmy Cobb- d
[37'36] Over Shadow Hill Way (
Beyond the Sound Barrier, Verve 2002- 2004) Danilo Perez- p; John Patitucci- b; Brian Blade- d
[50'04] with Weather Report: The Elders (
Mr. Gone, Columbia 1978) Joe Zawinul- p, syn; Jaco Pastorius- elb
[54'13] Chaos (
The All Seeing Eye, Blue Note 1965) Freddie Hubbard- tp; Grachan Moncur III- tb; James Spaulding- as; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Joe Chambers- d
[61'01] Swee-Pea (aka Sweet Pea) (
Super Nova, Blue Note 1969) John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharrock- g; Miroslav Vitous- b; Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea- d; Airto Moreira- perc
[65'34] with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Ping Pong (
Roots and Herbs, Blue Note 1961) Lee Morgan- tp; Bobby Timmons- p; Jymie Merritt- b; Art Blakey- d
[72'33] Miyako (
Schizophrenia, Blue Note 1967) Curtis Fuller- tb; James Spaulding- as; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Joe Chambers- d
[77'29] with Miles Davis: Prince of Darkness (
Sorcerer, Columbia 1967) Miles Davis- tp; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d
[83'53] Charcoal Blues (
Night Dreamer, Blue Note 1964) McCoy Tyner- p; Reggie Workman- b; Elvin Jones- d
[90'43] with Weather Report: Blackthorn Rose (
Mysterious Traveller, Columbia 1974) Joe Zawinul- p, melodica
[95'41] El Gaucho (
Adam's Apple, Blue Note 1966) Herbie Hancock- p; Reggie Workman- b; Joe Chambers- d
[102'10]
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