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and Wayne Shorter in the 1960s quintet]] Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. Commonly regarded as one of the more important American jazz sax players and composers since the 1960s, Shorter has recorded dozens of albums as a leader, and appeared on dozens more with others. Many of his compositions have become standards.
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When he wrote this, Wayne Shorter was thinking of Elvin Jones drum style and was counting on Elvin's ability to play a heavy groove that paradoxically floats in waltz time, to evoke dream time. And he gave pianist McCoy Tyner a sequence of four chords that repeats obsessively until it suspends and floats for a few breaths before the obsession returns, a kind of dream logic. That, with Reggie Workman's bass, provides the underneath. Elvin, McCoy and Workman lock in to gi... MORE
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Wayne Shorter playing with his quartet live at Marciac. Wayne has described his drummer Brian Blade as a "meganova" in interviews. I see what he means. I've seen complaints that this band doesn't connect consistently. They're all pulling in the same direction here.... MORE
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Just found this video of Milton Nascimento, the great Brazilian singer, performing in Japan with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke and Roberto Silva. This song, whose title means "Miracle of the Fishes" in English, was the title track of one of Milton's greatest albums and was a highlight of Milton's collaboration with Wayne Shorter on Shorter's album "Native Dancer". Milton's range and the number of voices he sings with is amazing. He frequently alterna... MORE
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