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Wayne Shorter: Black Orpheus (Take 4) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

This early Freddie Hubbard solo really impacted me. What was interesting about it (and about the whole album for that...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

John McLaughlin: Wayne's Way (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 24, 09

"Wayne's Way" is John McLaughlin's tribute to Wayne Shorter. Dennis Chambers's backbeat and Zakir Hussain's insistent...

Miroslav Vitous: Variations on W. Shorter (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 13, 09

The forward-thinking bassist from Prague recreates the spirit of the original incarnation of Weather Report, if not t...

Wayne Shorter: Super Nova (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music May 06, 09

It's hard to remember a time when Wayne Shorter didn't play at least as much soprano sax as he did tenor, but he ca...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOPRANO SAX

           Soprano Sax and Piano      Fab...

Wayne Shorter: Go (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

"Go" is another song off of Wayne Shorter's Schizophrenia that contains multiple ensemble movements that help build t...

Wayne Shorter: Armageddon (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

Sometimes I really don't know where to start with Wayne Shorter. His music has touched me for so long now that it's a...

Wayne Shorter: Kryptonite (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

I'm generally amazed at the amount of work Wayne Shorter has released in his fifty year career. His album output duri...

Wayne Shorter: Mephistopheles (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Equally rich in inspired performances and brilliant arrangements, The All Seeing Eye is a standout in Wayne Shorter’s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wayne Shorter: Tom Thumb (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Blue Note albums from the '60s abound in long-form variations on the blues, and Wayne Shorter’s loping, riff-based “T...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wayne Shorter: Children of the Night (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

"Children Of The Night" appeared frequently on set lists for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers during Wayne Shorter’s tenu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wayne Shorter: Moto Grosso Feio (Rating: 79/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

As Monty Python's Flying Circus used to say, "… and now for something completely different." That was pretty close to...

Wayne Shorter: Infant Eyes (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music September 18, 08

Wayne Shorter, the master composer of post-bop jazz, is in full form on this ballad written for his daughter. Herbie ...

Wayne Shorter: Black Nile (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music December 19, 08

1964 was a magical year for Wayne Shorter. His sheer musical output is astounding during this period, as is the volum...

Wayne Shorter: The Big Push (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music April 16, 09

"The Big Push" was recorded after Wayne Shorter’s classic album Speak No Evil and then shoved into obscurity until th...

Wayne Shorter: Deluge (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

When Wayne Shorter combined forces with John Coltrane's rhythm section for his 1964 album JuJu, the results were noth...

Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

When Wayne Shorter recorded Speak No Evil, the former Jazz Messenger was, along with pianist Hancock and bassist Cart...

Wayne Shorter: Witch Hunt (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Wayne Shorter’s incisive solo on "Witch Hunt" starts with a shout, or rather a bristling retort to Elvin Jones’ stutt...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wayne Shorter: Teru (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

The one constant in Wayne Shorter’s ever-evolving artistry is a sense of supreme restraint and deliberateness. These ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wayne Shorter: Condition Red (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 09, 08

Multi-Grammy winner Wayne Shorter's importance to jazz is much more than being a part of seminal jazz-rock group Weat...

Wayne Shorter: Night Dreamer (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music December 19, 08

This song, one of the many waltzes written by Wayne Shorter, has a tinge to it. Unlike his other 3/4 songs such as "W...

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