Wayne Shorter Discography
“A Shorter Story” The World’s Greatest Jazz Band (Again). It’s 1960 and the world’s greatest jazz band is falling apart. The Miles Davis…
“A Shorter Story” The World’s Greatest Jazz Band (Again). It’s 1960 and the world’s greatest jazz band is falling apart. The Miles Davis…
Pleasant dreams from Miles’ new tenor man in his first session for Blue Note, with Trane’s gang riding along.
A smart set of modal jazz featuring John Coltrane’s band and more than a little of his mojo.
One of the least diabolical of Shorter’s Blue Note albums, featuring Herbie Hancock on piano.
An early session from the Jazz Messengers, led by Hubbard, that apparently got lost in the mail until 1976.
The greatest studio rock album ever made, up to 1977 anyway.
An unreleased Blue Note session from 1965 featuring Herbie Hancock and four Shorter originals.
The not-quite-as-shocking sequel to Future Shock, featuring more futuristic funk.
Invariably stacked alongside the magnificent bounties of Miles Davis and Weather Report, and ultimately found wanting. There are percolating and purposeful rhythms, swinging…
You know, these Wayne Shorter albums are more trouble than they’re worth. The tantalizing traces of Weather Report hold my attention initially, but…