Wayne Shorter

 

Artist:  Wayne Shorter
Born:  August 25, 1933.   Newark, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Wayne Shorter is an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer, and many of his compositions have become Jazz Standards.  He worked with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1950s and in 1960s, he went to join Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and co-founded the Jazz Fusion Band Weather Report.  He has recorded over 20 albums as a Bandleader, he got 10 Grammy Awards.

Title:  Juju (2024) 

Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1. Juju (8:30)

 2.  Deluge (6:49)

 3.  House Of Jade (6:49)

Side Two:

 1.  Mahjong (7:39)

 2.  Yes Or No (6:34)

 3.  Twelve More Bars To Go (5:26)

Personnel:

Wayne Shorter:  Tenor Saxophone

McCoy Yyner:  Piano

Reggie Workman:  Bass

Elvin Jones:  Drums

Juju  is the fifth album by Wayne Shorter, originally released on July 1965 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on August 16, 2024 by Blue Note. 18 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.