Alongside herbie hancock, wayne shorter is arguably the greatest living american jazz composer, arguably the greatest living american composer in any genre. The music combines elements of hard bop and modal jazz. Shorter was born in newark, new jersey, and attended newark arts high school. Wayne shorter yes and no sheet music pdf notes, chords jazz. Wayne shorter born august 25, 1933 is an american jazz saxophonist and composer shorter came to wide prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for art blakeys jazz messengers.
Modal wayne shorter tenor sax mccoy tyner piano reginald workman bass elvin jones drums. With an impressive quintet that includes trumpeter lee morgan, pianist mccoy tyner, bassist reggie workman, and drummer elvin jones, shorter performed a wellrounded program consisting of five of his originals, plus an adaptation of oriental folk song. When wayne shorter recorded this date in 1964, he was asserting his own voice as both a saxophonist and a composer after his years with art blakeys jazz messengers. An introduction to wayne shorter in 10 records the vinyl. Wayne shorter speak no evil blue note, 1965 listen buy. Perhaps the most common criticism of 70s fusion was that intelligent, capable jazz. In the 1960s, he went on to join miles daviss second great quintet, and from there he cofounded the jazz fusion band weather report. Juju, speak no evil, night dreamer seems like an obvious choice for a hirez remaster.
Wayne shorter yes or no the music of wayne shorter. Shorters playing has such a flowing feel that he almost seems to be composing heads to a tune in realtime when he improvises. Fulfilling the potential promised on his blue note debut, night dreamer, wayne shorters juju was the first great showcase for both his performance and compositional gifts. Speak no evil recorded in december 1964 comes on the crest of this wave. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Jazz master wayne shorter has given us a wealth of jazz standards and this is one of his best. I think i still hear things in his recent playing that go back to art blakey days, and some of his albums like the all. Wayne shorter pinocchio 5 3 on the recording, a fadein improvisation precedes the head.
Transcription for wayne shorter s part is due to i transcribed mccoy tyners. Shorter, who originally studied as a visual artist, continues to pursue the visual arts as well as music. If we could rid of the stigma that grading over such a long period of time has produced, i think we might have a clearer idea of what a person does when he is creating something. See new and popular wayne shorter songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music.
Tenor saxophonist wayne shorter 1933 had his breakthrough with art blakeys jazz messengers 195964, for which he composed chess players march 1960 and lester left town november 1959 on the big beat 1960, children of the night august 1961 on mosaic 1961, reincarnation blues november 1961 on buhainas delight 1962 this is for albert and sweet n sour on caravan october 1962. Wayne shorters creativity and change by wayne shorter 2121968. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. Speak no evil combines a messengerstyle hard bop with the sonic adventuring that would define his reputation with davis.
Its not easy culling the best tracks from wayne shorters vast recorded output, which spans more than half a century. Tenor saxophonist wayne shorters blue note debut found him well prepared to enter the big time. Wayne shorter sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Written in an uptempo swing style with 128 afro cuban sections, this impressive sounding chart features solos for alto and trumpet. Though some will argue about whether tentime grammy winner wayne shorters. Transcription for wayne shorters part is due to i transcribed mccoy tyners. Introducing wayne shorter is the tenor saxophonists first effort as a band leader, with greats like lee morgan trumpet, paul chambers bass, wynton kelly piano, and jimmy cobb drums also on board. After that he recorded a bunch of albums with blue note and joined miles davis. Emanon, moto grosso feio, odyssey of iska, without a net, the ultimate, top tracks. For instance, if a person wins first place in a category in the arts through a voting system. A classic wayne shorter solo taken off the album juju. Notice also that two centrality measures return values of 0. Veejay j rjl2640 various artists alternate sessions at the early 60s veejay vjlp 3006, vjsr 3006 introducing wayne shorter trip jazz tlx5009 wayne shorter shorter moments doblon jazz sp 50.
Between 1964 and 1970, shorter recorded 11 albums for blue note records as a leader, each of which subtly highlights his compositional creativity. In our catalog, you can find wayne shorter sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. His tenor playing draws on the enhanced bebop virtuosity of john coltrane, minus the brittle edge. Recorded at van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, new jersey. Yes and no yes or no from the album mariellas dream. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Hes joined here by pianist mccoy tyner and drummer elvin jones, essential parts of the then dominant john coltrane quartet, but juju serves to emphasize what was distinctive in shorters. Early in his career as a leader, shorter was criticized as a mere acolyte of john coltrane, and his use of coltranes rhythm section on his first two blue note albums only bolstered that criticism. Cm7 jazz 2 cm7 fm7 cm7 d7 d 7 cm7 1 footprints wayne shorter. I really hope they include one of the above in their next batch.
The cover shows wayne shorters first wife, teruko irene nakagami, whom he met in 1961. Its told by hal miller, a jazz historian who sometimes traveled on tour with weather report, the. After that, he made a ton of money uninteresting fusion records, first with weather report, and then solo. Speak no evil august 1, 2001 in 1964, miles davis recruited saxophonist wayne shorter from art blakeys jazz messengers. Its hard to overstate wayne shorters influence as a saxophonist and composer he has rightfully earned a place as a jazz legend. Theres a classic story about wayne shorter in footprints, a new biography by michelle mercer. Shorter has recorded dozens of albums as a leader, and appeared on dozens more with others. Juju is the fifth album by american jazz saxophonist wayne shorter. With freddie hubbard, on trumpet, herbie hancock on piano, ron carter, on bass, and elvin jones on drums. This album captures the duo during this important time.
Wayne shorter born august 25, 1933 is an american jazz composer and saxophonist. Notes on harmony in wayne shorters compositions, 196467. The events of 1959 made it become a major year in the jazz world. Am7 5 d7 9 gm7 c7 fm7 b 7 e maj7 am7 d7 fast swing a b yes or no wayne shorter 1. Dave pietro music soprano saxophone alex ramirez alto saxophone calvin sexton trombone talia rubenstein guitar dahye kwon piano sean hannon bass lucas ebeling music drums new york university is waynes alma mater, having graduated in 1956 with a degree. The examples for the textonly pdf version of this item are available online at.
Transcription for wayne shorters part is due to i transcribed. I was impressed by wayne shorters playing and compositions when i first heard him with the jazz messingers. Yes or no by wayne shorter sheet music for piano, tenor. The prefusion cds for wayne shorter that got 5 stars were speak no evil and two others. Wayne shorter yes or no piano, bass, drums and tenor. This tight lineup delivers six tunes of quality hard bop on this lp, and while i dont think it possesses the same level of greatness as. Wayne shorter, night dreamer blue note bct 84173 wayne shorter, juju liberty bst4bn 84182 wayne shorter, speak no evil blue note blp 4104bst miles davis, e.
Shorter came to wide prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for art blakey. It has been so long since a major label produced a new studiorecorded jazz cd of this stature and quality that seasoned jazzbos may need to. Learn how to play wayne shorter songs for piano, bass, drums and tenor online. A blog supreme the saxophonist and composer, one of jazzs living legends, tends to inspire reverence in both.