#wayne-shorter — Public Fediverse posts

Jazz ist für mich schon fast eine sakrale Kunstform. Das ist was für Genies, lange Nächte, zu viel Zigarettenrauch und immer auch Schmerz und elementare Emotionen. Kaum eine Figur wurde in der Geschichte des Jazz wohl so konsequent mythologisiert wie Miles Davis. Der Dokumentarfilm von Stanley Nelson Jr. versucht gar nicht erst, diesen Mythos zu zerstören. Interessanter ist, wie er ihn auseinandernimmt. Schicht für Schicht. Nicht ehrfürchtig, sondern analytisch. Und genau darin liegt der Wert dieses Films. (ARTE, Wh.)

Jazz ist für mich schon fast eine sakrale Kunstform. Das ist was für Genies, lange Nächte, zu viel Zigarettenrauch und immer auch Schmerz und elementare Emotionen. Kaum eine Figur wurde in der Geschichte des Jazz wohl so konsequent mythologisiert wie Miles Davis. Der Dokumentarfilm von Stanley Nelson Jr. versucht gar nicht erst, diesen Mythos zu zerstören. Interessanter ist, wie er ihn auseinandernimmt. Schicht für Schicht. Nicht ehrfürchtig, sondern analytisch. Und genau darin liegt der Wert dieses Films. (ARTE, Wh.)

#AlternateFridayMusic
May 22 2026
Prompt: Where is my mind?
Wayne Shorter, “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”

This hashtag will likely be flooded with WIILD and WACKY 🤪selections this time around; gentle reader, take respite here.

This track is by #RogersAndHart which kind of implicitly places it in the Great American Songbook. #WayneShorter recorded this version in 1960 but it wasn’t released until 1974 on his album “Second Genesis.” I encountered it on the fantastic jazz compilation “Either Side of Midnight.”

Beautiful #jazz ballad on #TenorSax in the hands of a master? My key boxes checked. Less clinically: it is lovely.

Checking the lyrics for this exercise, I found they portray a wizened soul looking back on an under-appreciated love in the singer’s clueless (as in the title metaphor) youth, but being unfamiliar with the lyrics, this instrumental version to me had the flavor of being so lost in the object of one’s affection upon first meeting, that suddenly (literal) time had no meaning: You walk in and…where is my mind? Sorry not sorry, Mr. Hart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAgu1zd12a8

#AlternateFridayMusic
May 22 2026
Prompt: Where is my mind?
Wayne Shorter, “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”

This hashtag will likely be flooded with WIILD and WACKY🤪 selections this time around; gentle reader, take respite here.

This track is by #RogersAndHart which kind of implicitly places it in the Great American Songbook. #WayneShorter recorded this version in 1960 but it wasn’t released until 1974 on his album “Second Genesis.” I encountered it on the fantastic jazz compilation “Either Side of Midnight.”

Beautiful #jazz ballad on #TenorSax in the hands of a master? My key boxes checked. Less clinically: it is lovely.

Checking the lyrics for this exercise, I found they portray a wizened soul looking back on an under-appreciated love in the singer’s clueless (as in the title metaphor) youth, but being unfamiliar with the lyrics, this instrumental version to me had the flavor of being so lost in the object of one’s affection upon first meeting, that suddenly (literal) time had no meaning: You walk in and…where is my mind? Sorry not sorry, Mr. Hart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAgu1zd12a8

Drei Tage Jazz am Campus: F:SHARP feiert Premiere an der Folkwang Universität

Drei Tage Jazz am Campus: F:SHARP feiert Premiere an der Folkwang Universität

#DemandezLeProgramme :
1973 - Weather Report - Japan Tour

#JoeZawinul (kbd), #WayneShorter (ts,ss), Miroslav Vitous (b), Greg Errico (dr), Dom Um Romao (perc)
#jazz #WeatherReport

#DemandezLeProgramme :
1973 - Weather Report - Japan Tour

#JoeZawinul (kbd), #WayneShorter (ts,ss), Miroslav Vitous (b), Greg Errico (dr), Dom Um Romao (perc)
#jazz #WeatherReport

`Miles Davis Quintet, Stockholm 1967`

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSJtCdlhe4

#jazz #music #MilesDavis #RonCarter #WayneShorter #HerbieHancock #TonyWIlliams

`Miles Davis Quintet, Stockholm 1967`

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSJtCdlhe4

#jazz #music #MilesDavis #RonCarter #WayneShorter #HerbieHancock #TonyWIlliams

Swing Journal (Japan) - March 1988 - Wayne Shorter
#jazz #WayneShorter

Swing Journal (Japan) - March 1988 - Wayne Shorter
#jazz #WayneShorter

Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter en concert le 22 juillet 1988 à Antibes Juan-les-Pins

#CarlosSantana (g), #WayneShorter (ss, ts), Patrice Rushen, Chester D. Thompson (kbd), Alphonso Johnson (b), Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler (dr), Armando Peraza, Chepito (perc)

#jazz #fusion #podcast #francemusique en 2 parties:
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-legendes-du-jazz/carlos-santana-wayne-shorter-en-concert-le-22-juillet-1988-a-antibes-juan-les-pins-1-2-5017741
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-legendes-du-jazz/carlos-santana-wayne-shorter-en-concert-le-22-juillet-1988-a-antibes-juan-les-pins-2-2-7813303

Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter en concert le 22 juillet 1988 à Antibes Juan-les-Pins

#CarlosSantana (g), #WayneShorter (ss, ts), Patrice Rushen, Chester D. Thompson (kbd), Alphonso Johnson (b), Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler (dr), Armando Peraza, Chepito (perc)

#jazz #fusion #podcast #francemusique en 2 parties:
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-legendes-du-jazz/carlos-santana-wayne-shorter-en-concert-le-22-juillet-1988-a-antibes-juan-les-pins-1-2-5017741
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-legendes-du-jazz/carlos-santana-wayne-shorter-en-concert-le-22-juillet-1988-a-antibes-juan-les-pins-2-2-7813303

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #JazzTheatre

Wayne Shorter:
🎵 Footprints

#WayneShorter

https://meccaaudio.bandcamp.com/track/wayne-shorter-footprints-1966

https://open.spotify.com/track/2JITVZu8o6ls9k8SoMRy7w

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #JazzTheatre

Wayne Shorter:
🎵 Footprints

#WayneShorter

https://meccaaudio.bandcamp.com/track/wayne-shorter-footprints-1966

https://open.spotify.com/track/2JITVZu8o6ls9k8SoMRy7w

Wayne Shorter, Schizophrenia, 1969 on Blue Note

Eleventh Wayne Shorter album, with Herbie Hancock, Curtis Fuller, Ron Carter, James Spaulding, and Joe Chambers. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, with Francis Wolff producing.

This is transitional between post-bop and free jazz – looser and closer to the edge than my normal taste, but worth a listen for anyone interested in post-bop or Shorter and Hancock.

My copy as part of the Story of Blue Note Records VMP Anthology, 2024 reissue.

Wayne Shorter, Schizophrenia, 1969 on Blue Note

Eleventh Wayne Shorter album, with Herbie Hancock, Curtis Fuller, Ron Carter, James Spaulding, and Joe Chambers. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, with Francis Wolff producing.

This is transitional between post-bop and free jazz – looser and closer to the edge than my normal taste, but worth a listen for anyone interested in post-bop or Shorter and Hancock.

My copy as part of the Story of Blue Note Records VMP Anthology, 2024 reissue.

Following up on this...the report from Tracking Angle is correct: the long-out-of-print Mosaic version of this is, indeed, significantly better sounding, for whatever reason.

https://trackingangle.com/music/the-miles-davis-quintets-live-10-lp-masterpiece

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #MilesDavisQuintet #MilesDavis #RonCarter #HerbieHancock #WayneShorter #TonyWilliams

Following up on this...the report from Tracking Angle is correct: the long-out-of-print Mosaic version of this is, indeed, significantly better sounding, for whatever reason.

https://trackingangle.com/music/the-miles-davis-quintets-live-10-lp-masterpiece

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #MilesDavisQuintet #MilesDavis #RonCarter #HerbieHancock #WayneShorter #TonyWilliams

Weather Report - "Tale Spinnin'" (1975)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mg5rfZxRjDVGRbTLpsZDUDt4-sTOSiGVY

#NowPlaying #WeatherReport #WayneShorter #JoeZawinul #vinyl #VinylRecords @vinylrecords

Weather Report - "Tale Spinnin'" (1975)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mg5rfZxRjDVGRbTLpsZDUDt4-sTOSiGVY

#NowPlaying #WeatherReport #WayneShorter #JoeZawinul #vinyl #VinylRecords @vinylrecords

In 1970, everyone flew off in different musical directions. Listen to "Eurydice" from Weather Report's first album:

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#WayneShorter (soprano sax)
#JoeZawinul (keyboards)
#MiroslavVitous (bass)
#AlphonseMouzon (drumming)
#AirtoMoreira (percussion)

https://youtu.be/WBPvoLf4v1I?list=RDWBPvoLf4v1I

In 1970, everyone flew off in different musical directions. Listen to "Eurydice" from Weather Report's first album:

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#WayneShorter (soprano sax)
#JoeZawinul (keyboards)
#MiroslavVitous (bass)
#AlphonseMouzon (drumming)
#AirtoMoreira (percussion)

https://youtu.be/WBPvoLf4v1I?list=RDWBPvoLf4v1I

The logical next music to visit with, after "Filles de Kilimanjaro," is "In a Silent Way" (1969). Listen to "It's About that Time." Miles hasn't hooked up a wa-wa pedal yet, but Wayne has switched to soprano, and McLaughlin has arrived. The sound is evolving quickly.

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#MilesDavis (trumpet)
#WayneShorter (soprano sax)
#JohnMcLaughlin (electric guitar)
#TonyWilliams (drumming)
#DaveHolland (bass)
and more!

https://youtu.be/NZoxVRGr0gQ?list=RDNZoxVRGr0gQ

The logical next music to visit with, after "Filles de Kilimanjaro," is "In a Silent Way" (1969). Listen to "It's About that Time." Miles hasn't hooked up a wa-wa pedal yet, but Wayne has switched to soprano, and McLaughlin has arrived. The sound is evolving quickly.

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#MilesDavis (trumpet)
#WayneShorter (soprano sax)
#JohnMcLaughlin (electric guitar)
#TonyWilliams (drumming)
#DaveHolland (bass)
and more!

https://youtu.be/NZoxVRGr0gQ?list=RDNZoxVRGr0gQ

After "Nefertiti" (1968), Miles Davis began to move away from a fully acoustic sound and toward what would be called fusion. Listen to "Tout de Suite," from "Filles de Kilimanjaro" (1968), as they make their way forward:

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#MilesDavis (trumpet)
#HerbieHancock (electric piano)
#WayneShorter (tenor saxophone)
#RonCarter (bass guitar)
#TonyWilliams (drumming)

https://youtu.be/_11IFHgCIK8?list=RD_11IFHgCIK8

After "Nefertiti" (1968), Miles Davis began to move away from a fully acoustic sound and toward what would be called fusion. Listen to "Tout de Suite," from "Filles de Kilimanjaro" (1968), as they make their way forward:

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#MilesDavis (trumpet)
#HerbieHancock (electric piano)
#WayneShorter (tenor saxophone)
#RonCarter (bass guitar)
#TonyWilliams (drumming)

https://youtu.be/_11IFHgCIK8?list=RD_11IFHgCIK8

So what would happen if you put Wayne Shorter in front of John Coltrane's rhythm section? Blue Note records asked this question! Listen to "Twelve More Bars to Go," from "Juju" (1965):

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#WayneShorter (tenor saxophone)
#McCoyTyner (piano)
#ReggieWorkman (bass)
#ElvinJones (drumming)

https://youtu.be/R_6tDGxuTI4?list=RDR_6tDGxuTI4

So what would happen if you put Wayne Shorter in front of John Coltrane's rhythm section? Blue Note records asked this question! Listen to "Twelve More Bars to Go," from "Juju" (1965):

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#20thCenturyMusic
#WayneShorter (tenor saxophone)
#McCoyTyner (piano)
#ReggieWorkman (bass)
#ElvinJones (drumming)

https://youtu.be/R_6tDGxuTI4?list=RDR_6tDGxuTI4

Miles Davis - The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965

Slowly working my way through this huge 10LP set of the Second Great Quintet (Miles Davis/Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter/Ron Carter/Tony Williams) push-push-PUSHing towards a new way of playing, namely: if you're bored with what's expected, do the opposite.

It can skirt right up to free playing, but then gets reined in...

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #MilesDavisQuintet #MilesDavis #RonCarter #HerbieHancock #WayneShorter #TonyWilliams

Miles Davis - The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965

Slowly working my way through this huge 10LP set of the Second Great Quintet (Miles Davis/Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter/Ron Carter/Tony Williams) push-push-PUSHing towards a new way of playing, namely: if you're bored with what's expected, do the opposite.

It can skirt right up to free playing, but then gets reined in...

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #MilesDavisQuintet #MilesDavis #RonCarter #HerbieHancock #WayneShorter #TonyWilliams

Miles Davis' second great quintet, on "Nefertiti," their last fully acoustic album. Listen to "Fall" (recorded in 1967).

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#MilesDavis
#HerbieHancock
#RonCarter
#WayneShorter
#TonyWilliams

https://youtu.be/BmWX1erp_u4?list=RDBmWX1erp_u4

Miles Davis' second great quintet, on "Nefertiti," their last fully acoustic album. Listen to "Fall" (recorded in 1967).

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMusic
#MilesDavis
#HerbieHancock
#RonCarter
#WayneShorter
#TonyWilliams

https://youtu.be/BmWX1erp_u4?list=RDBmWX1erp_u4

Wayne Shorter - "Moto Grosso Feio" (1974)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lH4sVHlq3KWVbzArT8Gj-zs10KpFlbIi4

#NowPlaying #WayneShorter #RonCarter #DaveHolland #ChickCorea #JohnMcLaughlin #vinyl #VinylRecords @vinylrecords

#DemandezLeProgramme :
1975 - Weather Report - Musikhalle Hamburg
- Joe Zawinul (kbd), Wayne Shorter (ts, ss), Alphonso Johnson (b), Alex Acuña (perc), Chester Thompson (dr)

#jazz #WeatherReport #WayneShorter #JoeZawinul #fusion