October-15th-2004, 12:58 PM
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Your 10 favorite Wayne Shorter's compositions
My list:
Water babies
Teru
El Gaucho
Infant eyes
Speak no evil
House of Jade
Virgo rising (and Virgo too for that matter)
Iris
Limbo
Paraphernalia
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October-15th-2004, 01:08 PM
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Tragically Impressionable
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Speak No Evil and Juju are such incredible albums. I have a hard time choosing one song because the albums as a whole are strong cohesive statements. But the stuff he wrote for his own outfits tend to be my favorite.
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October-15th-2004, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by David Gitin
I can't do the list right now, but "Ana Maria" would surely be on it...
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oh, david, you took that title right out of my mouth! and i love the "three marias" also! ...aside from all the tunes that have become "standards"!
he's probably my favorite composer.
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October-18th-2004, 03:27 PM
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No order:
Black Nile
El Gaucho
Speak No Evil
Witch Hunt
Infant Eyes - I think it's one of the best jazz ballads of all time
Yes Or No
Adam's Apple
Juju
Virgo
Footprints (why the heck not?)
Last edited by wasabcl11; October-30th-2004 at 11:51 AM.
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October-26th-2004, 01:50 PM
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the cantilena of speech
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Hm, this thread died a quick death but I'm nonetheless surprised that "Lester Left Town" never turned up...!
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October-26th-2004, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Nate Dorward
Hm, this thread died a quick death but I'm nonetheless surprised that "Lester Left Town" never turned up...!
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Well, thanks for the CPR! 
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October-26th-2004, 05:52 PM
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Recently sent away for the new Eddie Henderson (Time & Spaces) and it's a scorcher - with three Shorter compositions. Water Babies, Masqualero and Angola.
They sound as fresh as ever and Henderson is really hot. Dave Kikoski's playing is awsome too.
Wayne has to be one of the most recorded writers of the modern era.
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October-26th-2004, 08:43 PM
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What Sonic1 said.
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October-26th-2004, 08:54 PM
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"Long way from home"
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Isn't there a ballad on one of Wayne's Bluenote albums...."Lady Day"?
I've got it on tape but forget the album. Stunning.
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October-26th-2004, 10:30 PM
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the cantilena of speech
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Yes it's on The Soothsayer. A great album but it's cursed with a faulty (distorted) recording, though it only affects the loud tracks, not the ballads.
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October-27th-2004, 01:50 PM
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What about "Sanctuary"? Not sure if Wayne ever cut it under his own name, but there are at least two versions by Miles--one of them the great closing track of "Bitches Brew."
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October-27th-2004, 01:51 PM
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I would also put "Dolores" on my list.
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October-27th-2004, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by wasabcl11
Footprints (why the heck not?)
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Damn right!
Beautiful piece.
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November-19th-2004, 02:24 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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I'm willing to put Footprints in my top 5 jazz compositions of all time. I think it's just an incredible achievement.
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November-19th-2004, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Gentle Giant
I'm willing to put Footprints in my top 5 jazz compositions of all time. I think it's just an incredible achievement.
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I love what Ahmad Jamal does with it.
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November-19th-2004, 03:07 PM
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"Penelope" has been a favourite for quite some time.
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November-19th-2004, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete C
I love what Ahmad Jamal does with it.
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You know, what I think is so amazing about the tune is that lots of people have done interesting things with it and there's just no way to f*ck it up.
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November-5th-2009, 12:52 PM
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You WILL give me the cake
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Juju
Deluge
Iris
Witch Hunt
Speak no Evil
Lost
Tom Thumb
Port Of Entry
Adam's Apple
Schizophrenia
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November-9th-2009, 06:40 AM
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In no particular order:
Yes and No
Supernova
Mahjong
Black Nile
Tom Thumb
Adam's Apple
Etcetera
Infant Eyes
Angola
Footprints
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Last edited by cultchas; November-9th-2009 at 06:41 AM.
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November-9th-2009, 06:52 AM
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You WILL give me the cake
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Originally Posted by cultchas
In no particular order:
Yes and No
Supernova
Mahjong
Black Nile
Tom Thumb
Adam's Apple
Etcetera
Infant Eyes
Angola
Footprints
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Good choices m'man! But, nothing from the Weather Report days, or indeed from his tenure with Blakey?
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November-10th-2009, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by baksheesh
Good choices m'man! But, nothing from the Weather Report days, or indeed from his tenure with Blakey?
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Thanks you have great choices also. I failed to include your choice Witch hunt, great swirling intro then it becomes a cool tune with a steady tempo. 
Sorry I was still under the impression of blue note recordings for a seperate thread
Anyhow, most of my favorite tunes for weather report are credited to Joe Zawinul. But there should be contributions of Shorter on some.
With Weather report:
The Moors
Mysterious Traveller
Surucucu
Sightseeing
With the jazz Messengers:
Ping-pong
With Miles Davis:
Prince of Darkness
E.S.P.
Limbo
Nefertiti
Orbits
Footprints
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Last edited by cultchas; November-10th-2009 at 11:31 AM.
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