sidewinder Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Larry Kart said: A very kind sensitive, and empathetic man in my experience. Those human qualities played into his music. Interesting. I caught him just before he got on a band bus on one occasion to sign a couple of LPs, which he very kindly did. Didn’t say a word (my impression was a man of few words) but it was friendly - thank you Wayne. Just glad that he toured the UK and Europe quite a bit after the late 90s. Caught the quartet in London on 3-4 occasions, plus concerts at NorthSea and Poole. The last London gig I caught was with chamber orchestra on the second part. Edited March 2 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Very sad. I saw his quartet in Houston in April 2014, and in 1975 with Weather Report. A long career, filled with many highlights. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 What a sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 RIP to one of the great original artists of his time. 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 (edited) This one hurts. But we are all the richer for his having been among us for 89 years. So glad I got to see him in performance at least once. Edited March 2 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 南无妙法莲华经 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 I'm kinda creeped out that Wayne went before Sonny. Sonny is only 3 years older, but came on the scene and boomed everything up a decade or so before Wayne got public. I wonder how much of the opera with Esperanza Spaulding got finished. That might be a fascinating piece of music if there's enough there for it to become one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 RIP. His passing has been featured by Bing today. Wayne Shorter dies at 89 - Search (bing.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 If anyone wants to listen to Wayne in concert, I've posted this on my Facebook group. The link is below to listen or download https://mega.nz/folder/gigWVB7Z#hAzKYjI7-rwKwTLH4VO11A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 I've listened to so much of his music, so many times, I almost feel like a little part of me died with this news. Just so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Mr. Gone Little Wayne with his brother Alan (left) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 An absolute titan. His music is forever new. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Another legend has left us. R.I.P. to a man who was great for 60+ years...and in such multi-faceted settings. His legacy will live as long as this thing called jazz lives. Now spinning The Manhattan Project (technically a co-op, but in my view one of his greatest solo albums). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 I remember buying "All Seeing Eye" from the cutout bin when I was in high school. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 (edited) WKCR is running a memorial broadcast until March 4. 89.9 FM if you’re in the NY area or https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/# Edited March 3 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 We just played a big band arr. of Black Nile Tuesday night. RIP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 One of my favourites especially for all his outputs of the 60´s, first as Miles´ saxophonist, and then as a leader. Fantastic. I didn´t hear much Shorter in "Weather Report" but might re-listen to it eventually. I had all his great compositions in mind when I saw him again in the early 2000´s but for me it was a bit harder to listen, it sounded a bit more like ECM-like music... I don´t remember I heard him talkin live , he was introduced by Joe Zawinul even after he had left Weather Report.... He can be heard commenting his time with Miles on some Miles documentary film, but he is not such a rhetoric speaker as were others. And the introduction of the book about him, where it starts with a conversation between him and the author it´s quite hard to understand it.... I´ll always love his music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, Brad said: WKCR is running a memorial broadcast until March 4. 89.9 FM if you’re in the NY area or https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/# Thanks. Nice archive recollections from time of Wayne’s 80th by Phil Schaap and Eric Person on at the moment, focussing on the final Quartet. Edited March 3 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 17 hours ago, sonnymax said: From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Mr. Gone Little Wayne with his brother Alan (left) If one believes in an afterlife, hopefully Wayne and the also-great Alan are reunited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 (edited) 32 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said: If one believes in an afterlife, hopefully Wayne and the also-great Alan are reunited. And also Ana Maria Shorter. Here's something I did not know, from wiki: Singer and actress Tina Turner credits Shorter with saving her life. In Turner's 2020 spiritual memoir Happiness Becomes You, she states that Shorter and his wife Ana Maria provided Turner with critical refuge at their home for six months after Turner left her abusive husband, Ike Turner, in 1976 Edited March 3 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Just listened to this one: In my ears, a masterpiece. Each track has a different mood and groove, Shorter's solos are exemplary. I love how he takes his time and audibly thinks while playing. One of my top recommendations whenever someone asks me for good jazz albums that show what the music can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 29 minutes ago, mikeweil said: Just listened to this one: In my ears, a masterpiece. Each track has a different mood and groove, Shorter's solos are exemplary. I love how he takes his time and audibly thinks while playing. One of my top recommendations whenever someone asks me for good jazz albums that show what the music can do. Nice recap - one of my go-to Shorter albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 51 minutes ago, Eric said: Nice recap - one of my go-to Shorter albums. Agree; that my by my favorite of his Blue Notes. ETCETERA is up there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 18 minutes ago, Joe said: Agree; that my by my favorite of his Blue Notes. ETCETERA is up there too. I decided maybe about a decade ago, that Etcetera is my favorite Shorter leader-date — among many, many great ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 19 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said: I decided maybe about a decade ago, that Etcetera is my favorite Shorter leader-date — among many, many great ones. Adam's Apple and Etcetera are right up there for me too. But, among the Blue Notes, I think The Odyssey of Iska is my most favorite favorite. That said, Wayne's discography is so consistent that it's difficult to argue with almost ANY album that a person chooses. It's remarkable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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