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Wayne Shorter · 1964 · Composition de Shorter

Context

Track from Night Dreamer (Blue Note, 1964), recorded on April 29, 1964 by Wayne Shorter with Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones. Wikipedia presents it as a modal and post-bop quintet record of six Shorter compositions, his fourth album.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop, Modal. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Speak No Evil (1964)
• Infant Eyes (1964)
• Witch Hunt (1964)
• Wild Flower (1964)
• Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum (1964)
• Dance Cadaverous (1964)

Sources

• EN: Night Dreamer

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