Sunday, August 23, 2026

Wayne Shorter • The Classic Blue Note Recordings

 



Review from AllMusic:
While this isn't the only Wayne Shorter Blue Note collection, it is the best. The Best of Wayne Shorter, which was released in 1998 within a series of other Blue Note best-ofs that were coming out at the time, is adequate, but with only one disc it's hard to cover any ground with a guy who's recorded around a dozen top-notch records as a leader for Blue Note, and then appeared on scores of others — and that's where this collection wins. The second disc consists of appearances he made alongside such greats as Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, and Freddie Hubbard. Perhaps a Blue Note Wayne Shorter box set is in order? At any rate, "Speak No Evil," "Footprints," "Witch Hunt," and "Nefertiti" prove to highlight Wayne Shorter's astounding career and in turn show off jazz composition in general — as Shorter stands as one of the genre's best songwriters. Recommended as a springboard into the full-length discs these tracks are culled from, The Classic Blue Note Recordings of Wayne Shorter hits the mark.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-classic-blue-note-recordings-mw0000662588

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Reseña de AllMusic:
Si bien esta no es la única compilación de Blue Note de Wayne Shorter, sí es la mejor. The Best of Wayne Shorter, publicada en 1998 dentro de una serie de recopilaciones de Blue Note que salían por entonces, es adecuada, pero con un solo disco es difícil cubrir el terreno de un artista que grabó alrededor de una docena de discos de primera categoría como líder para Blue Note, y apareció en decenas más — y ahí es donde esta colección gana. El segundo disco consiste en sus apariciones junto a grandes como Art Blakey, Lee Morgan y Freddie Hubbard. ¿Quizás un box set de Wayne Shorter para Blue Note sea lo que se necesita? En cualquier caso, "Speak No Evil", "Footprints", "Witch Hunt" y "Nefertiti" destacan la asombrosa carrera de Wayne Shorter y a su vez exhiben la composición en el jazz en general — ya que Shorter es uno de los mejores compositores del género. Recomendada como trampolín hacia los discos completos de los que se toman estos temas, The Classic Blue Note Recordings da en el blanco.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-classic-blue-note-recordings-mw0000662588



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Tracks:
CD 1 - Wayne Shorter as Leader (1964-1970):
1 - Black Nile
2 - Yes or No
3 - Speak No Evil
4 - Infant Eyes
5 - Witch Hunt
6 - Angola
7 - Etcetera
8 - Adam's Apple
9 - Footprints
10 - Tom Thumb
11 - Super Nova
12 - Calm

CD 2 - Wayne Shorter as Sideman (1959-1989):
1 - The Chess Players (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)
2 - Lester Left Town (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)
3 - Ping Pong (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)
4 - United (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)
5 - Marie Antoinette (Freddie Hubbard)
6 - Children of the Night (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)
7 - Contemplation (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)
8 - Rio (Lee Morgan)
9 - Limbo (Michel Petrucciani)
10 - Nefertiti (The Manhattan Project)


Credits:
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone (CD1, track 11)

CD 1 - Personnel by track:
Black Nile, Yes or No - Lee Morgan (tp), McCoy Tyner (p), Reggie Workman (b), Elvin Jones (d)
Speak No Evil, Infant Eyes, Witch Hunt - Freddie Hubbard (tp), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d)
Angola - McCoy Tyner (p), James Spaulding (as), Elvin Jones (d)
Etcetera - Herbie Hancock (p), Cecil McBee (b), Joe Chambers (d)
Adam's Apple, Footprints - Herbie Hancock (p), Reggie Workman (b), Joe Chambers (d)
Tom Thumb - James Spaulding (as/fl), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Joe Chambers (d)
Super Nova - John McLaughlin (eg), Sonny Sharrock (eg), Miroslav Vitous (b), Jack DeJohnette (d), Chick Corea (p)
Calm - Cecil McBee (b), David Friedman (vib), Gene Bertoncini (eg), Billy Hart (d), Alphonse Mouzon (d), Frank Cuomo (perc)

CD 2 - Personnel by track:
The Chess Players, Lester Left Town, Ping Pong - Lee Morgan (tp), Bobby Timmons (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Art Blakey (d)
United - Lee Morgan (tp), Walter Davis Jr. (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Art Blakey (d)
Marie Antoinette - Freddie Hubbard (tp), Kiane Zawadi (euph), McCoy Tyner (p), Art Davis (b), Elvin Jones (d)
Children of the Night, Contemplation - Freddie Hubbard (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Jymie Merritt (b), Art Blakey (d)
Rio - Lee Morgan (tp), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Billy Higgins (d), Bobby Hutcherson (vib)
Limbo - Jim Hall (g), Michel Petrucciani (p), bass, drums
Nefertiti - Michel Petrucciani (p), Stanley Clarke (eb), Gil Goldstein (synth), Pete Levin (synth), Lenny White (d)

Production:
Compilation Producer: Michael Cuscuna
Mastered in 24-Bit: Ron McMaster
Liner Notes: Bob Blumenthal
Photography: Francis Wolff
Engineering: Rudy Van Gelder (CD1 tracks 1-10, CD2 tracks 1-8), Tony May (CD1 tracks 11-12), Dave Richards (CD2 track 9), Alec Head (CD2 track 10)

Label: Blue Note Records 7243 5 40856 2 8
Country: US
Released: October 22, 2002
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Duration: 2:31:00

Sources:
https://www.discogs.com/es/release/6377738-Wayne-Shorter-The-Classic-Blue-Note-Recordings
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-classic-blue-note-recordings-mw0000662588
https://open.spotify.com/album/3TrdwnRT9bK0udsbM0X4EW
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-classic-blue-note-recordings-wayne-shorter-blue-note-records-review-by-keiran-smalley




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