Wayne Shorter: Early Albums & Rare Grooves (4 CDs) ENLIGHTENMENT

Among the most celebrated and respected saxophonists of the post-bop age, Wayne Shorter’s influence on the entire jazz spectrum remains as potent and relevant today as ever it did. Having come to prominence with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in the late 1950s, and played in Miles Davis’ ‘second great quintet’ from the mid-60s, Shorter is remembered best as one of the founding members of the legendary Weather Report. However, the albums on which he served as leader, released between 1959 and 1964, best represent the output of this iconic musician, bandleader and composer. This 4CD boxset highlights the early, albeit crucial, years of Wayne Shorter’s solo career, both as bandleader and as contributor. A true pioneer in jazz, this collection serves as both the ideal starting place for those new to the great man’s work, and as a delightful reminder of it’s depth and colour, for those already familiar.


TracksCredits
– Disc 1 –
1 Blues a la Carte
2 Harry’s Last Stand
3 Down in the Depths
4 Pug Nose
5 Black Diamond
6 Mack the Knife
7 Ruby & the Pearl
8 Pay As You Go
9 Second Genesis
10 Mr. Chairman
11 Tenderfoot
12 The Albatross
13 Getting to Know You
14 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
– Disc 2 –
1 Seed of Sin
2 Scourn’
3 Fat Lady
4 Peaches and Cream
5 That’s Right
6 Seeds of Sin (Version 2)
7 Scourn’ (Version 2)
8 Fat Lady (Version 2)
9 Black Orpheus
10 Devil’s Island
11 Moon of Manakoora
12 Dead End
13 Wayning Moments
14 Powder Keg
15 All or Nothing at All
16 Callaway Went That-A-Way
– Disc 3 –
1 Groovin’ High
2 Moten Swing
3 Out of Nowhere
4 Autumn Leaves
5 Donna Lee
6 Quicksilver
7 Stella By Starlight
8 Ornithology
9 If I Should Lose You
10 Walkin’
11 Night Dreamer
12 Oriental Folk Song
13 Virgo
14 Black Nile
15 Charcoal Blues
16 Armageddon
– Disc 4 –
1 Juju
2 Deluge
3 House of Jade
4 Mahjong
5 Yes or No
6 Twelve More Bars to Go
7 E.S.P
8 Eighty-One
9 Little One
10 R.J
11 Agitation
12 Iris
13 Mood