Wayne Shorter

E.S.P.

Miles Davis · 1965

Miles Smiles

Miles Davis · 1967

The Second Great Quintet of 1964–68. Each member had independent careers, but together they fundamentally reinvented how jazz treated time.

The Jazz Messengers were called a 'school.' Blakey said bringing along young people was the jazz tradition — he launched Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン, Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター, Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード, and many more.

— Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger, Leslie Gourse, 2002

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Night Dreamer

Wayne Shorter · 1964

The 1964–66 Blue Note period was when Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's compositional voice matured rapidly. On Night DreamerNight DreamerWayne Shorter · 1964 and Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 he established his signature 'mysterious beauty' language. Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン, McCoy TynerMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー, and Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ brought it to life.

October 1967, Stockholm. One of the very few proper video documents of the Second Great Quintet. 'Agitation,' 'Footprints,' and ''Round Midnight' bleed into each other, and you can literally see how the four of them collectively own the time.

— Miles Davis Quintet — Stockholm 1967, 1967

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius · 1976

September 1978, WDR's Rockpalast. The complete Weather Report concert during Jaco PastoriusJaco PastoriusJaco Pastorius · 1976's tenure, including his solo feature — one of the most important fusion concert films.

— Weather Report — Rockpalast Offenbach 1978, 1978

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis · 1970

Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス gathered over twenty musicians in August 1969 and, paired with Teo Macero's tape editing, transformed jazz from "recorded performance" to "constructed recording." Bitches BrewBitches BrewMiles Davis · 1970 launched jazz-rock fusion.

— So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John Szwed, 2002

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 (December 1964) is widely cited as Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's Blue Note masterpiece. Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード in the front line, three Second Great Quintet members (Herbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック, Ron CarterRon Carterロン・カーター), plus Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ — a dream lineup.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's most widely heard soprano saxophone may not be on a jazz album — it's his solo on Steely Dan's 'Aja' (1977). Donald Fagen and Walter Becker had tried another saxophonist but weren't satisfied, so they called in Shorter, then mid-tenure with Weather Report. He nailed the solo in two takes, creating one of the most celebrated saxophone moments in jazz-rock history.

— The Making of Steely Dan's Aja — Classic Albums

"I write the questions. The band answers them."

Shorter's own description of his compositional style, said to Michelle Mercer about his contributions to Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet.

'the archbishop of players'

Miles's description of Wayne in his autobiography. The creative compass of the Second Great Quintet.

Miles: The Autobiography

1989

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Black Market

Weather Report · 1976

Weather Report was built on the tension between Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's and Joe ZawinulJoe Zawinulジョー・ザヴィヌル's opposite sensibilities. Zawinul controlled structure and groove; Shorter threaded unpredictable lines through the gaps.

Free for All

Art Blakey · 1964

Hub-Tones

Freddie Hubbard · 1962

Reggie WorkmanReggie Workmanレジー・ワークマン was one of John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's bassists in the early 1961 sessions before Jimmy GarrisonJimmy Garrisonジミー・ギャリソン became the permanent member. He continued recording with Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター and Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー, remaining at the forefront of the avant-garde. On Hub-TonesHub-TonesFreddie Hubbard · 1962 he appeared alongside a young Herbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック.

November 1959, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. The Jazz Messengers with the Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン / Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター front line. A rare French TV broadcast capturing this lineup live.

— Blakey & Jazz Messengers — Paris 1959, 1959

Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalisブランフォード・マルサリス Quartet performing Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's 'Yes Or No' live at The Bottom Line in 1989 during the Kenny KirklandKenny KirklandKenny Kirkland · 1991 years.

— Branford Marsalis Quartet - 'Yes Or No' Live at the Bottom Line 1989, 1989

E.S.P.

Miles Davis · 1965

E.S.P.E.S.P.Miles Davis · 1965 (1965) was the first studio album by Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's Second Great Quintet. Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター emerged as music director, presenting a new compositional vocabulary on "Iris," "ESP," and others.

— So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John Szwed, 2002

Nefertiti

Miles Davis · 1968

On the title track of NefertitiNefertitiMiles Davis · 1968 (1967), the Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス/Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター front line repeats a single melody while the rhythm section improvises around them — an inverted approach that was avant-garde for its time.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

JuJu

Wayne Shorter · 1965

JuJuJuJuWayne Shorter · 1965 (1964) borrowed John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's golden quartet rhythm section (McCoy TynerMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー, Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ, Reggie WorkmanReggie Workmanレジー・ワークマン) for Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター. Absorbing Coltrane's gravity, Shorter's distinct compositional voice emerged decisively.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

Heavy Weather

Weather Report · 1977

Weather Report (1971–86), co-founded by Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター, released over fifteen albums. Heavy WeatherHeavy WeatherWeather Report · 1977 (1977), made after Jaco PastoriusJaco Pastoriusジャコ・パストリアス joined, became their commercial pinnacle — its "Birdland" gave jazz-fusion mainstream traction.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

Mosaic

Art Blakey · 1961

Recorded in October 1961, MosaicMosaicArt Blakey · 1961 inaugurated the six-piece Messengers with Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード, Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー, Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター, Cedar WaltonCedar Waltonシダー・ウォルトン and Jymie Merritt. The three-horn front line opened a new chapter for the band.

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード served in Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー's Jazz Messengers from 1961 to 1964, forming a three-horn front line with Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター and Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー. The Messengers experience shaped his discipline and range as a player.

— Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger, Leslie Gourse, 2002

Miles Davis called Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター "the archbishop of players" in his autobiography. The creative compass of the Second Great Quintet (1964-68), Shorter was the one Miles himself acknowledged as setting the band's direction.

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"The archbishop of players" — Miles's name for ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター in his autobiography. The creative compass of the Second Great Quintet.

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"I write the questions. The band answers them." — ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's description of his compositional approach, told to Michelle Mercer about his work in the Second Great Quintet.

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E.S.P.

Miles Davis · 1965

Miles Smiles

Miles Davis · 1967

In a Silent Way

Miles Davis · 1969

Nefertiti

Miles Davis · 1968

ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター appears on 21 albums here — from E.S.P.E.S.P.Miles Davis · 1965 through NefertitiNefertitiMiles Davis · 1968 to In a Silent WayIn a Silent WayMiles Davis · 1969, supporting Miles's musical evolution with his saxophone and pen.

Wayne Shorter — co-leader of Weather Report and a player at the front line of jazz — takes the long tenor sax solo on the title track of Steely Dan's meticulously built pop album Aja (1977). Called into a world not his own, he carried the song off in a single pass.

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Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

In the Beginning

Woody Shaw · 1965

Mode for Joe

Joe Henderson · 1966

Infinite Search

Miroslav Vitous · 1970

For years the received ranking of Blue Note's tenors put Wayne Shorter on top. But drummer Joe Chambers, who was in the room, remembered it differently: 'Joe and Wayne were equal talents — Joe just had more soul.'

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Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

Mode for Joe

Joe Henderson · 1966

Free for All

Art Blakey · 1964

Mosaic

Art Blakey · 1961

In 1961, pianist Cedar Walton brought his new composition "Mosaic" to a rehearsal with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He later said the horn players—Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller, and Wayne Shorter—devoured the tune "like eating cornflakes," playing it better than he could himself.

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Wayne was a very quiet person, but he wrote great lines and had a great sense of harmonic direction. And Herbie was starting to explore not so much new chord voicings, but places to play these new sounds.

Recalling his bandmates during his 1960s tenure in the Miles Davis Quintet.

NPR Fresh Air

Jazz Bassist Ron Carter

2003-08-22

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He was a unique genius, a master improviser, 100% original composer but an original that had come through the most incredible tradition of the music and kept moving forward, just as Miles Davis did.

Answering a question about whether jazz has lost its great personalities, describing Wayne Shorter.

And those guys, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Wayne Shorter, they ate it up like it was Post Toasties. They played it better than I could.

On bringing his tune "Mosaic" to an Art Blakey Jazz Messengers rehearsal.

Joe and Wayne are equal talents as far as I'm concerned, but Joe played with more soul.

Comparing Henderson with Wayne Shorter while recalling his Blue Note years.

uDiscover Music

Jazz Drummer Joe Chambers On Blue Note: The Black Musicians' Label

2019-04-11

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