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One of the most influential jazz musicians of the last six decades, Wayne will be missed by many.
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Wayne started out as a fiery tenor, he had his own style for sure, but you could hear the influence of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Later he developed the prettiest tone on the soprano sax imaginable. He remains probably the top soprano player in the history of jazz.
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Rest in piece Wayne. One of my favourite saxophonist/composer/arranger and philosopher.

Footprints is one of my all time favourite songs.

One of few artists who played and recorded for such a long period of time.
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Right now I'm playing The All Seeing Eye (Tone Poet edition). His magnum opus and one of the most beautiful, intense and spiritual albums I know.
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What else can I say but TRULY one of the Top-5 all-time greats! It's hard to imagine the world of jazz without him, so deep was his impact. Everyone will mention his time in Weather Report and the years with Miles Davis, but I'd like to bring up two albums he appeared on that should be far better known than they are:

1) Freddie Hubbard: Here to Stay
2) Lee Morgan: The Gigolo

His best solo albums were Et Cetera and Adam's Apple.

Always remembered, always missed, never forgotten!
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I like his tenor playing on his very early albums, he definitely had something different going on.
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Here is a review of his third album when he was a hard bop tenor player, this is a great album:

WAYNE SHORTER Night Dreamer

Album · 1964 · Hard Bop
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“Night Dreamer” is an album that finds Wayne Shorter in a state of transition as he was still rooted in the hard bop style that started his career, but also starting to lean toward the more abstract style that will serve for the greater part of his remaining career. It’s a talented, and somewhat unusual ensemble that Shorter has assembled here. McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones, at that time, were mostly known for their famous work with Coltrane, but in 1964, when this album was recorded, Tyner and Jones were on the verge of splitting from Coltrane’s increasingly experimental approach to jazz. Also on hand is trumpeter Lee Morgan, who would go on to be the ‘go to’ trumpeter for many Blue Note soul jazz and bluesy hard bop recordings. The powerhouse grooving bass of Reggie Workman rounds out this rather eclectic, but very energetic and creative crew.

This is very much a Wayne Shorter date, he supplies all the compositions, except for one, and takes the lion share of the solo space as well. If you are not familiar with this phase of Wayne’s career, then you are in for a treat. The young Shorter was much more exuberant and playful as he proclaimed his bluesy melodic lines laced with unexpected, and sometimes odd asides. Shorter’s early sound had a big Coltrane influence, but Wayne’s playing was a little less busy and based more in the blues. There are also occasional flurries of notes that mirror the ‘free‘ players, and off-the -wall humorous phrases that may remind some of Dolphy. Some of you may come away from this recording preferring the style of the young Wayne Shorter, there is a lot to like here.

Wayne’s back up band on “Night Dreamer” is an excellent bunch, particularly McCoy Tyner, who sounds more happy and playful than when he is working with the always earnest John Coltrane. Another big plus is the recorded sound, there is a reason why people like these old Blue Note recordings, and that reason is the recording work of Rudy van Gelder. All of the tracks on here are top notch, but possibly the best track honor goes to the one ballad, The beautiful “Virgo”. Shorter is one of the most gifted melodic writers ever in the world of jazz, and his way with interesting harmonies also sets him apart. All of that is on display on “Virgo”, a tune that will become one of his better known.
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Great review. I like his early work aswell.

Another great album with Shorter is Hubbard's The Body and Soul. Not much Shorter-soloing, but he is responsible for arranging the brass and srrings, wich is very impressive.
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