Witch Hunt

Wayne Shorter · 1964

Context

"Witch Hunt" opens the album Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter, recorded on 24 December 1964 at Van Gelder's and released by Blue Note in 1966. Shorter, then a member of Miles Davis's quintet, is surrounded there by Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones, in a register mixing hard bop and modal jazz.

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

Sources

• EN: Speak No Evil (Wayne Shorter album)

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