Enigmatic, often inscrutable,
Wayne Shorter (b. 1933) doesn’t give much of himself away to the public. Thankfully, he’s given the world more than plenty in terms of beautiful music. A brilliant tenor and soprano saxophonist, an outstanding composer, and, at present, a bandleader of rare distinction, Shorter is finally basking in the adoration he’s long deserved. The journey started in Newark, New Jersey where Shorter began drawing attention to his musical prowess as a teenager. His five year stint, starting in 1959, with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers alerted the jazz world to Shorter’s compelling voice on the tenor saxophone and his beguiling compositions. On joining Miles Davis in 1964, Shorter solidified what came to be called “The Second Great Quintet,” alongside the trumpeter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Shorter’s tunes – “Footprints,” "E.S.P.", and "Nefertiti" among them – and his alluringly elliptical playing were decisive elements in the critical success of the Davis band. Shorter’s own concurrently released albums as a leader have proved to be just as inspiring to subsequent generations of players as his work with Davis.
- CD 1 - Weather Report 1
- CD 2 - Weather Report 2
- CD 3 - Native Dancer
- CD 4 - Atlantis
- CD 5 - Phantom Navigator
- CD 6 - Joy Ryder
CD1 - Weather Report 1
1.Tears
2.Eurydice
3.moors
4.Surucucu
5.Manolete
6.Non-Stop Home
7.Mysterious Traveler
8.Blackthorn Rose
9.Lusitanos
10.Freezing Fire
11.Elegant People
12.Three Clowns
13.Harlequin
14.Palladium
CD2 - Weather Report 2
1.Elders
2.Sightseeing
3.Port Of Entry
4.When It Was Now
5.Plaza Real
6.Predator
7.Swamp Cabbage
8.Pearl on the Half Shell
9.Face On The Barroom Floor
CD 3 - Native Dancer
1.Ponta de Areia
2.Beauty And The Beast
3.Tarde
4.Miracle of the Fishes
5.Diana
6.From the Lonely Afternoons
7.Ana Maria
8.Lilia
9.Joanna's Theme
CD 4 - Atlantis
1.Endangered Species
2.Three Marias
3.Last Silk Hat
4.When You Dream
5.Who Goes There!
6.Atlantis
7.Shere Khan, the Tiger
8.Criancas
9.On the Eve of Departure
CD 5 - Phantom Navigator
1.Condition Red
2.Mahagony Bird
3.Remote Control
4.Yamanja
5.Forbidden, Plan-It!
6.Flagships
CD 6 - Joy Ryder
1.Joy Ryder
2.Cathay
3.Over Shadow Hill Way
4.Anthem
5.Causeways
6.Daredevil
7.Someplace Called "Where
