Review by Thom Jurek
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. That's nearly 43 years. Shorter has pursued many paths since then, as a member of Weather Report, and as a bandleader. This quartet was assembled for a 2001 European tour and has been playing together ever since. It shows. The interplay Shorter shares with pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Pattitucci, and drummer Brian Blade is not merely intuitive, it is seamlessly empathic. All but one of these tunes were recorded during the group's 2011 tour. The lone exception is "Pegasus," recorded with the Imani Winds at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. There are six new tunes here; the quartet is credited with two of them. Shorter also revises some others, including set opener "Orbits" (the original was on Miles Davis' Miles Smiles) and "Plaza Real" (from Weather Report's Procession album). The only outlier, "Flying Down to Rio," is a version of the title tune from a 1933 film. Fireworks from this band can be heard everywhere. But the group aesthetic is especially noticeable in the penetrating romanticism of "Starry Night," where what appears restrained -- at least initially -- is actually quite exploratory and forceful. It's also apparent in the slow deliberation at play in the brooding "Myrrh." "Plaza Real" is a different animal here. Shorter's soprano soars and swoops through the melody, extending it at each turn as Pérez offers bright, pulsing chords to highlight the harmonic richness on display. Blade digs deep into his tom-toms, and finds an alternate polyrhythmic route that underscores the elegance and momentum in Shorter's lyric invention. The album's centerpiece is the 23-minute "Pegasus," which expands the band into a nonet. It is a tone poem that commences very slowly and deliberately. But its form gradually opens to allow for great expressions of individual and group freedom. Shorter's athletic soprano solo is breathtaking. The arrangement on "Flying Down to Rio" turns its catchy yet off-kilter melody into a group dialogue centered around a swirling series of complex harmonic statements. Pattitucci introduces "Zero Gravity to the 10th Power" with a funky vamp before layers of melody, harmonic extrapolation, and rhythmic interplay are added. By the time Shorter takes his tenor solo, we've heard everything from Latin grooves to modal assertions to classical motifs and some near explosions from Blade. While any new album from Shorter is an event at this juncture (he's nearly 80 yet in peak form here as composer and soloist), Without a Net is special even among the recordings made by this outstanding group.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/without-a-net-mw0002445530
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Reseña de Thom Jurek
Without a Net es la primera grabación de Wayne Shorter en Blue Note desde el 26 de agosto de 1970, cuando grabó Moto Grosso Feio y Odyssey of Iska. Son casi 43 años. Shorter ha seguido muchos caminos desde entonces, como miembro de Weather Report y como director de orquesta. Este cuarteto se reunió para una gira europea en 2001 y han estado tocando juntos desde entonces. Y se nota. La interacción que Shorter comparte con el pianista Danilo Pérez, el bajista John Pattitucci y el batería Brian Blade no es meramente intuitiva, sino perfectamente empática. Todas menos una de estas melodías fueron grabadas durante la gira del grupo en 2011. La única excepción es «Pegasus», grabada con Imani Winds en el Walt Disney Concert Hall. Aquí hay seis melodías nuevas; el cuarteto se atribuye dos de ellas. Shorter también revisa otras, como «Orbits» (la original estaba en Miles Smiles de Miles Davis) y «Plaza Real» (del álbum Procession de Weather Report). La única canción atípica, «Flying Down to Rio», es una versión de la canción principal de una película de 1933. Los fuegos artificiales de esta banda se oyen por todas partes. Pero la estética del grupo se aprecia especialmente en el penetrante romanticismo de «Starry Night», donde lo que parece comedido -al menos al principio- es en realidad bastante exploratorio y contundente. También es evidente en la lenta deliberación de la melancólica «Mirra». «Plaza Real» es un animal La soprano de Shorter se eleva y se abalanza a través de la melodía, extendiéndola en cada giro mientras Pérez ofrece acordes brillantes y pulsantes para resaltar la riqueza armónica que se despliega. Blade profundiza en sus tom-toms y encuentra una ruta polirrítmica alternativa que subraya la elegancia y el ímpetu en la invención lírica de Shorter. La pieza central del álbum es «Pegasus», de 23 minutos de duración, que convierte a la banda en un noneto. Es un poema tonal que comienza muy lenta y deliberadamente. Pero su forma se abre gradualmente para permitir grandes expresiones de libertad individual y de grupo. El atlético solo de soprano de Shorter es impresionante. Los arreglos de «Flying Down to Rio» convierten su melodía pegadiza y alocada en un diálogo de grupo centrado en una serie de complejos enunciados armónicos. Pattitucci introduce «Zero Gravity to the 10th Power» con un funky vamp antes de que se añadan capas de melodía, extrapolación armónica e interacción rítmica. Para cuando Shorter toma su solo de tenor, hemos escuchado de todo, desde grooves latinos a afirmaciones modales, pasando por motivos clásicos y algunas casi explosiones de Blade. Aunque cualquier nuevo álbum de Shorter es un acontecimiento en esta coyuntura (tiene casi 80 años pero está en plena forma como compositor y solista), Without a Net es especial incluso entre las grabaciones realizadas por este destacado grupo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/without-a-net-mw0002445530
1 - Orbits - 4:50
2 - Starry Night - 8:49
3 - S.S. Golden Mean - 5:18
4 - Plaza Real - 6:59
5 - Myrrh - 3:05
6 - Pegasus - 23:07
7 - Flying Down To Rio - 12:47
8 - Zero Gravity To The 10th Power - 8:13
9 - (The Notes) Unidentified Flying Objects - 4:12
Credits:
Bass – John Patitucci
Coordinator [Production] – Tom Korkidis
Drums – Brian Blade
Executive-Producer – Scott Southard
Mixed By, Engineer – Rob Griffin (3)
Photography By – Robert Ascroft
Piano – Danilo Perez
Producer – Wayne Shorter
Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Recorded at Walt Disney Concert Hall, December 8, 2010.
Label: Blue Note – 509999 79516 2 9
Country: US
Released: Feb 5, 2013
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/4319634-Wayne-Shorter-Quartet-Featuring-Danilo-Perez-John-Patitucci-And-Brian-Blade-Without-A-Net
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