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Wayne Shorter: Night Dreamer

Read "Night Dreamer" reviewed by John Kelman


By the time he made this recording, a few short months before he was to join Miles Davis' groundbreaking second quintet, saxophonist Wayne Shorter had already earned a reputation as a player combining heady intellectualism with a more visceral approach as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He'd also released four records for the Vee-Jay ...

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Scott Henderson: Live!

Read "Live!" reviewed by John Kelman


While guitarist Scott Henderson has been mining post-Weather Report fusion territory for years with Tribal Tech, he has also been exploring a more blues-based direction with recordings including Dog Party, Tore Down House and, most notably, '02's stripped-down Well to the Bone, one of the most potent examples of the power trio to be released in ...

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Footprints: The Life And Music Of Wayne Shorter

Label: Sony Music
Released: 2004
Track listing: Disc 1: Lester Left Town; Speak No Evil; Infant Eyes; Time of the Barracudas; E.S.P.; Footprints; Nefertiti; Sanctuary; Mysterious Traveler; Lusitanos. Disc 2: Elegant People; Palladium; Ponta de Areia; Aja; Dry Cleaner from Des Moines; The Three Marias; Mahogany Bird; Joy Ryder; Children of the Night; In Walked Wayne; Aung San Suu Kyi; Masquelero.

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Night Dreamer

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Night Dreamer; Oriental Folk Song; Virgo; Black Nile; Charcoal Blues; Armageddon; Virgo (alt. tk.)

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Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings, 1963-1964

Label: Legacy Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: CD1: Joshua; I Fall in Love Too Easily; Baby Won't You Please Come Home; So Near, So Far; Basin Street Blues; Seven Steps to Heaven (take 3); Seven Steps to Heaven (take 5); Summer Night. CD2: Seven Steps to Heaven (rehearsal take); Seven Steps to Heaven; So Near, So Far; Joshua; Introduction by Andre Francis; Autumn Leaves; Milestones; I Thought About You. CD3: Joshua; All of You; Walkin'; Bye Bye Blackbird; Bye Bye (Theme). CD4: Introduction by Mort Fega; Autumn Leaves; So What; Stella By Starlight; Walkin'; All of You; Go-Go (Theme and Announcement).CD5: Introduction by Billy Taylor; All Blues; My Funny Valentine; Joshua; I Thought About You; Four; Seven Steps to Heaven; There is No Greater Love; Go-Go (Theme and Re-Introduction). CD6: Introduction by Teruo Osono; If I Were a Bell; My Funny Valentine; So What; Walkin'; All of You; Go-Go (Theme). CD7: Milestones; Autumn Leaves; So What; Stella By Starlight; Walkin; Go-Go (Theme).

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Wayne Shorter: Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter

Read "Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


It's an insurmountable task to capture the entire career of one of jazz's living legends on a dual CD release, but Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter is a comprehensive attempt that highlights some of the saxophonist's key recordings. If you've been listening to jazz for any length of time, you've more than likely ...

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Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter

Read "Footprints: The Life and Work  of Wayne Shorter" reviewed by John Kelman


Michelle Mercer Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter Tarcher/Penguin ISBN1-58542-353-X 2004 Saxophonist Wayne Shorter has often appeared to be something of an enigma. From his early days with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers through his tenure with Miles Davis' second quintet, and from his years with the ...

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Wayne Shorter: Footprints: The Life And Music Of Wayne Shorter

Read "Footprints: The Life And Music Of Wayne Shorter" reviewed by Jim Santella


Outlining a significant portion of Wayne Shorter's recording career, this two-CD compilation traces the development of an artist who has left his footprint on modern jazz. Younger jazz artists from all facets of this creative field can't help being influenced by his exciting music. Dramatic tension and a relaxed swing give Shorter's performances a lasting appeal.

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Miles Davis: In a Silent Way

Read "Miles Davis: In a Silent Way" reviewed by Trevor MacLaren


Miles Davis In a Silent Way Columbia 1969Recording in February 1969, Miles Davis seemed to pick up the vibe of what was going to go down that crazy summer. It was a tumultuous time as the sixties came to a close. First came the Manson Family, then the ...

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Wayne Shorter: Adam's Apple

Read "Adam's Apple" reviewed by Aaron Rogers


By the beginning of '66, Wayne Shorter had already made jazz history twice: forging gospel-drenched hard bop with Art Blakey from '59 to '64 and helping to create the metaphysical artistry of the Miles Davis quintet during the mid-'60s. So it should come as no suprise that Adam's Apple , which was recorded in February of ...


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