Wild Flower

Wayne Shorter · 1964

Context

Wild Flower, a composition by Wayne Shorter, is the third track on side B of the album Speak No Evil (Blue Note), recorded on 24 December 1964. The page specifies that the album dates from Shorter's first year in Miles Davis's quintet.

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)
• Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum (1964)
• Dance Cadaverous (1964)
• JuJu (1964)

Sources

• EN: Speak No Evil (Wayne Shorter album)

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