Among the most celebrated and respected saxophonists of the post-bop age, Wayne Shorter's influence on the entire jazz spectrum remains as potent and relevant today as ever it did. Having come to prominence with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the late 1950s, and played in Miles Davis' 'second great quintet' from the mid-60s, Shorter is remembered best as one of the founding members of the legendary Weather Report. However, the albums on which he served as leader, released between 1959 and 1964, best represent the output of this iconic musician, bandleader and composer. This 4CD boxset highlights the early, albeit crucial, years of Wayne Shorter's solo career, both as bandleader and as contributor. A true pioneer in jazz, this collection serves as both the ideal starting place for those new to the great man's work, and as a delightful reminder of it's depth and colour, for those already familiar.
TracksCredits - Disc 1 - 1 Blues a la Carte 2 Harry's Last Stand 3 Down in the Depths 4 Pug Nose 5 Black Diamond 6 Mack the Knife 7 Ruby & the Pearl 8 Pay As You Go 9 Second Genesis 10 Mr. Chairman 11 Tenderfoot 12 The Albatross 13 Getting to Know You 14 I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Disc 2 - 1 Seed of Sin 2 Scourn' 3 Fat Lady 4 Peaches and Cream 5 That's Right 6 Seeds of Sin (Version 2) 7 Scourn' (Version 2) 8 Fat Lady (Version 2) 9 Black Orpheus 10 Devil's Island 11 Moon of Manakoora 12 Dead End 13 Wayning Moments 14 Powder Keg 15 All or Nothing at All 16 Callaway Went That-A-Way - Disc 3 - 1 Groovin' High 2 Moten Swing 3 Out of Nowhere 4 Autumn Leaves 5 Donna Lee 6 Quicksilver 7 Stella By Starlight 8 Ornithology 9 If I Should Lose You 10 Walkin' 11 Night Dreamer 12 Oriental Folk Song 13 Virgo 14 Black Nile 15 Charcoal Blues 16 Armageddon - Disc 4 - 1 Juju 2 Deluge 3 House of Jade 4 Mahjong 5 Yes or No 6 Twelve More Bars to Go 7 E.S.P 8 Eighty-One 9 Little One 10 R.J 11 Agitation 12 Iris 13 Mood
