Description
Release Date: 2019
Label: Enlightenment
Track List
Disc 1
- Blues A La Carte
- Harry’s Last Stand
- Down In The Depths
- Pug Nose
- Black Diamond
- Mack The Knife
- Ruby & The Pearl
- Pay As You Go
- Second Genesis
- Mr. Chairman
- Tenderfoot
- The Albatross
- Getting To Know You
- I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Disc 2
- Seed Of Sin
- Scourn’
- Fat Lady
- Peaches And Cream
- That’s Right
- Seeds Of Sin (Version 2)
- Scourn’ (Version 2)
- Fat Lady (Version 2)
- Black Orpheus
- Devil’s Island
- Moon Of Manakoora
- Dead End
- Wayning Moments
- Powder Keg
- All Or Nothing At All
- Callaway Went That-A-Way
Disc 3
- Groovin’ High
- Moten Swing
- Out Of Nowhere
- Autumn Leaves
- Donna Lee
- Quicksilver
- Stella By Starlight
- Ornithology
- If I Should Lose You
- Walkin’
- Night Dreamer
- Oriental Folk Song
- Virgo
- Black Nile
- Charcoal Blues
- Armageddon
Disc 4
- Juju
- Deluge
- House Of Jade
- Mahjong
- Yes Or No
- Twelve More Bars To Go
- E.S.P.
- Eighty-One
- Little One
- R.J.
- Agitation
- Iris
- Mood
Notes
Among the most celebrated and respected saxophonists of the post-bop age, Wayne Shorter’s influence on the entire jazz spectrum remains as potent and relevant today as ever it did. Having come to prominence with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in the late 1950s, and played in Miles Davis’ ‘second great quintet’ from the mid-60s, Shorter is remembered best as one of the founding members of the legendary Weather Report. However, the albums on which he served as leader, released between 1959 and 1964, best represent the output of this iconic musician, bandleader and composer. This 4CD boxset highlights the early, albeit crucial, years of Wayne Shorter’s solo career, both as bandleader and as contributor. A true pioneer in jazz, this collection serves as both the ideal starting place for those new to the great man’s work, and as a delightful reminder of its depth and colour, for those already familiar.
