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Born in newark, new jersey on august 25, 1933, wayne shorter had his first great jazz epiphany as a teenager. Without a net presents a side of shorter we havent heard before on record theres a new freedom and flight of imagination, as well as a crucial reimagining of the meeting of composed and improvised music. On emanon, the jazz album of 2018, wayne shorter travels. Why jazz legend wayne shorter fills his home with books and toys. Shorter s 20 blue note album, without a net, was his first for the label in over four decades, netting a grammy and downbeat magazine critics poll wins for jazz album, jazz group, soprano saxophone and jazz artist of the year. Without a net is a live album by american jazz saxophonist wayne shorter together with danilo. In his return to blue note after 43 years, shorterwho turns 80 in 20 demonstrates his ongoing vitality and ingenuity as an extraordinary composer, improviser, and leader of one of todays strongest quartets. Start your music shopping from all about jazz and youll support us in the process. Complete your wayne shorter quartet featuring danilo perez, john patitucci and brian blade collection. What am i doing here among all these knowledgeable wayne shorter fans. The album will be available in a standard edition package and a deluxe edition, and will be released on. But one of the great jazz saxophonists of all time is still going. The wayne shorter quartet featuring danilo perez, john patitucci and brian blade. Even if you arent familiar with wayne shorter s music, theres more than enough oomph in this record to get to you.

The jazz of wayne shorter serious longevity books and arts the. Npr jazz critics poll and shorter s first album since without a net. I would definitely recommend for those who are interested in jazz fusion, music from wayne shorter, and music from milton nascimento. En zijn return naar het roemruchte jazzlabel wordt meteen enorm kracht bij gezet met een majestueus album. It was a norman granz jazz at the philharmonic show in newark and he was late coming to the theater. Grammy award for best jazz instrumental solo for in walked wayne on j. Learn more about shorter s life and career, including his notable. A blog supreme the saxophonist and composer, one of jazz s living legends, tends to inspire reverence in both musicians and fans alike and at 77, he. Editors notes in a set of recordings captured mostly on a 2011 tour, wayne shorter returns to blue note after a 43 year absence sounding vital, relevant, and uncompromising. So in the truest essence of jazz, without a net is a sharp return to the musics brighter days. Wayne shorter s forthcoming jazz album, without a net, is highly anticipated and comes at a time when this 79yearold saxophonist and composer, along with his band, seems as driven as ever.

I remember seeing lester young when i was 15 years old. He talks about all the science fiction books that sit around him in his home. View all albums and help us complete wayne shorter discography. The wayne shorter quartet featuring danilo perez, john patitucci and brian blade without a net. Without a net marks the legendary jazz saxophonist and composer wayne shorter return to blue note records for his first album as a leader for the iconic label in 43 years. An additional take of angola was added to later cd releases. Over the decades, he was in some of the most important groups in jazz history, including miles daviss famed 60s quintet and fusion pioneers weather.

Without a net, shorter s first effort for the blue note label in over four decades, gathers inspired moments from the groups 2011 european tour and contains six previously unrecorded shorter originals. He was among the most influential hardbop and modal musicians and was a pioneer of jazz rock fusion music. This quartet was assembled for a 2001 european tour and has been playing together. Published on dec 11, 2018 wayne shorter without a net without a net is a live album by american jazz saxophonist wayne shorter together with danilo perez, john patitucci, and brian blade. The cover art of without a net alone might raise a few eyebrows, but its the music that proves saxophonist wayne shorter is still one of jazz s most ardent provocateurs. A conversation with the wayne shorter quartet jazztimes. It features six new tunes from one of jazzs greatest living composers, as well as a. Wayne shorter may be the most respected man in jazza member of the. Earlier this year mr shorter released without a net, a critically acclaimed new. Ambrose akinmusire the imagined savior is far easier to paint blue note pat metheny unity group kin nonesuch.

Without a net marks the legendary jazz saxophonist and composer wayne. Without a net collects performances by the quartet mostly from 2011s. Just after that release, the wayne shorter quartet performed four of the leaders compositions with the orpheus chamber orchestra at carnegie hall in new york city. Tenor man wayne shorter was one of the foremost figures in jazz saxophone in the latter half of the 20th century. This collection of concert recordings makes the argument that wayne s long hiatus served an important artistic purpose, and one that the first two comeback discs did not fully. Wayne shorters new album is without a net the new york times.

The wayne shorter quartet returned from an 8year recording hiatus to produce an album which, as the title slyly alludes, is a collection of live performances. His 20 album without a net is his first with blue note records since odyssey of iska. The shorter quartet s powerful and creative performances completely struck the japanese audiences with admiration. In his return to blue note after 43 years, shorter who turns 80 in 20 demonstrates his ongoing vitality and ingenuity as an extraordinary composer, improviser, and leader of one of todays strongest quartets. Wayne shorter quartet featuring danilo perez, john patitucci and brian blade without a net blue note records, 20 listen buy. With each record only getting better, without a net is not just a new high watermark for shorter and his stellar quartet, its a truly masterful masterpiece to add to a discography already brimming with classic recordings that will further cement shorters inscriptionand, as it evolves, his quartets as wellin the rarefied upper echelon of jazz history. Without a net wayne shorter quartet, wayne shorter.

Though many now regard them as the best small jazz ensemble in the world and they tour most years, this is only their third album and all three. On emanon, the jazz album of 2018, wayne shorter travels the spaceways a new. Speaking with wayne shorter, whose prolific, over50yearlong career has placed him solidly in jazz s canon, is nothing if not amusing. Wayne shorter revisits that composition on his latest album, without a net.

Saxophonistcomposer wayne shorter is a living jazz legendhis career includes stints with art blakey s the jazz messengers, with trumpeter miles davis including his last great quintet, as well as foundational fusion albums, and with fusion icon weather report any one of which would be enough to give him a significant place in the history of the music. Emanon is shorter s first release since 20s without. Jazz legend wayne shorter s first new release since 20s without a net is a threecd collection of live and studiorecorded music titled emanon. In 1970 shorter morphed into weather report, climbing on board the jazz rock train, and disappeared into the future. Wayne shorters new album, without a net, comes out feb. Wayne shorter, american musician and composer who was a major jazz saxophonist. Regarded as one of the most significant and prolific performers and composers in jazz and modern music. The shorter quartets powerful and creative performances completely struck the japanese audiences with admiration. Will layman of popmatters stated beyond the sound barrier does more than reinforce the marvel of wayne shorter s return to brilliant, challenging acoustic jazz. Wayne shorter has an outstanding record of professional achievement in. Without a net, his first recording for blue note in 43 years, was released in february of 20, as a precursor to his 80th birthday. Juju is the fifth album by american jazz saxophonist wayne shorter. Stephanie ross book on aesthetic philosophy, two thumbs up, can be. Band members were the same with those of the without a net album.

Shorter has pursued many paths since then, as a member of weather report, and as a bandleader. Why jazz legend wayne shorter fills his home with books. Wayne shorter born august 25, 1933 is an american jazz saxophonist and composer. The album features five originals by shorter and an arrangement of jean sibelius valse triste. Wayne shorter musiker musikdatenbank radio swiss jazz. Wayne shorter s jazz epic, taking up over 23 minutes in length, from his quartets 20 live release without a net. His music transcends genre while keeping the improvisa. Wayne shorter quartet without a net blue note chick corea the vigil concord jazz pat metheny tap. Without a net is wayne shorters first blue note recording date since august 26, 1970, when he recorded moto grosso feio and odyssey of iska. Without a net by john eyles, published on february 7, 20.

Jazz legend and 10time grammy winner wayne shorter is set for the september 14 release of his longawaited project emanon, his first release since 20s without a net, which marked shorter s momentous return to blue note records where he began his heralded recording career in art blakeys jazz messengers in. Voor shorter is without a net na 43 jaar een terugkeer bij blue note voor welk label hij tussen 1964 en 1970 twaalf albums opnam. On april 14, 2014, i went to jazz week tokyo to hear the wayne shorter s 80th anniversary concert. Shorter played on the original, a sprightly number of quick drum snares and lively piano chords. Without a net is wayne shorter s first blue note recording date since august 26, 1970, when he recorded moto grosso feio and odyssey of iska. Wayne shorter, without a net the saxophonist turns 80 this year, and hes celebrating with the release of a live album. Wayne shorter s continually expanding body of work is inextricably linked to the history of modern music.

The soothsayer is the seventh album by wayne shorter, recorded in 1965, but not released on blue note until 1979. Surprising to the last, shorter reemerged in 20 at the age of eighty, with his first blue note album in 43 years, titled without a net, a fitting description of his approach to creating music, balancing on a tightrope. An introduction to wayne shorter in 10 records the vinyl. The cover art of without a net alone might raise a few eyebrows, but its the music that proves saxophonist wayne shorter is still one of jazzs most ardent provocateurs. Then, at the umbria jazz festival in perugia, italy, in july 2012, shorters band gave one of the most overwhelming, transcendent concerts i have. You can get all convoluted with all this book stuff and. Wayne shorter quartet without a net written in music. Orbits is a repurposed version of the miles davis quintets 1967 song of the same name. All that changed about a decade ago when shorter put together his quartet with. The third album from the wayne shorter quartet another live album is full to bursting point with breathtaking music, writes john fordham. It features six new tunes from one of jazz s greatest living. A hugely influential figure, he combined classicalinfluenced lyricism, bop fire, postbop viscerality, and free jazz adventurism.