Wayne Shorter - Introducing

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:00
Size: 151,6 MB
Art: Front

( 5:35)  1. Blues A La Carte
( 4:40)  2. Harry's Last Stand
( 9:41)  3. Down In The Depths
( 6:49)  4. Pug Nose
( 6:00)  5. Black Diamond
( 4:27)  6. Mack The Knife
( 5:43)  7. Blues A La Carte (alternate take)
( 4:59)  8. Harry's Last Stand (alternate take)
(10:18)  9. Down In The Depths (alternate take)
( 7:43) 10. Black Diamond (alternate take)

Also known as Blues A La Carte, this Vee Jay disc has tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter's first session as a leader and it shows that, even at this early stage, Shorter was far along toward developing his own sound. Teamed up with trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb, the six selections (five of which are Shorter originals) capture the young tenor shortly after he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The music is essentially hard bop and, although none of these Shorter tunes caught on, the music is quite enjoyable. A special treat is the one standard of the date, a swinging version of "Mack The Knife." ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/introducing-wayne-shorter-mw0000036851 

Personnel: Wayne Shorter: Tenor Saxophone; Lee Morgan: Trumpet; Wynton Kelly: Piano; Paul Chambers: Bass; Jimmy Cobb: Drums.

Introducing

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