Guy Berger Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Alan Shorter plays his only solo on (the extremely creepy) "Mephistopheles", but he plays in all the other ensembles, right? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 (edited) Excellent question, which I will eventually have to resolve for this Wayne discography I am working on. I had always assumed that Alan only played on his composition, but standard discographies were never clear about this. There are some unresolved problems that this assumption raises: 1. Does Alan play on this track instead of Freddie, or is this a five-horn arrangement? 2. David Weiss pointed out to me that wo trumpets are audible on 'Genesis', which would lead me to think that perhaps Alan plays throughout. I have not listened to this is awhile - clearly I need to revisit this album. I wish I had a more musical ear - I could probably pick these things out. I will add this question to the list of questions I want to ask Wayne if ever I get enough nerve to ask for a formal interview (as opposed to throwing one or two quickies at him when I see him backstage at the Monk competition every year). Bertrand. Edited November 5, 2004 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Wow, I just figured it was as simple as saying, "Nope, Alan's only on 'Mephistopheles.'" Maybe not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Another question I had is whether the 5 tracks on the mystery rejected session from 10/70 were completely improvised in the studio (as their sketchy titles seem to suggest), or whether written music was present at the session. I asked McCoy about this last night at Blues Alley, but of course he could not remember the date. It was a shot in the dark, but always worth a try! Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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