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This CD reissue brings back an important transitional album for tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Doubling on soprano (which he had recently begun playing), Shorter interprets five of his originals (including "Water Babies" which had been recorded previously by Miles Davis) and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi." He definitely used a forward-looking group of sidemen for his "backup band" includes guitarists John McLaughlin and Sonny Sharrock, Walter Booker (normally a bassist) on classical guitar for "Dindi," bassist Miroslav Vitous, both Jack DeJohnette and Chick Corea (!) on drums and percussionist Airto; Maria Booker takes a vocal on the touching version of "Dindi." The influence of Miles Davis' early fusion period is felt throughout the music but there is nothing derivative about the often-surprising results. As with Wayne Shorter's best albums, this set rewards repeated listenings.
A triple helping this weekend (parts 2 & 3 tomorrow)!After Miles, & before the debut of the Weather Report Group itself, the founding fathers (Zawinul and Shorter) were figuring out their place in the jazz world and putting out solo albums as part of the process.Shorter had released his first solo album as a bandleader in 1959 - a straight ahead jazz swing album featuring Jimmy Cobb on drums an...
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