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Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter was one of the key members of the 1979 Mingus album, a collaboration between Mitchell and jazz great Charlie Mingus (it was to be Mingus's last recording before his death).
She kept switching lineups, 'til she got what she wanted: Pastorius back at her right hand on bass, with his Weather Report bandmates and Miles sidemen Wayne Shorter (soprano sax) and Herbie Hancock (electric piano), and Peter Erskine on drums.
The Wayne Shorter Quartet at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, 2010. In 2000, Shorter formed the first permanent acoustic group under his name, a quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade, playing his own compositions, many of them reworkings of tunes going back to the 1960s.
May 19, 2017 · By this time, Mingus was unable to say if he approved, or if he'd even heard of Pastorius. Sue Mingus had taken her husband to a faith healer in Mexico, and when Mitchell headed south to visit for 10 days, he could hardly speak. His illness was closing in. Still, Mitchell soaked up his company.
Mar 2, 2023 · Wayne Shorter, the enigmatic, intrepid saxophonist who shaped the color and contour of modern jazz as one of its most intensely admired composers, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89.
The musicians on Mingus represent the new jazz generation and are mostly familiar on Joni Mitchell albums: Jaco Pastorius (bass), Wayne Shorter (soprano sax) and Peter Erskine (drums) of Weather Report, plus Herbie Hancock (electric piano), Don Alias (congas) and Emil Richards (percussion).
Initial recordings for this album were done with other musicians, but Joni settled upon an all-star cast of Jaco on bass, along with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Don Alias and others. Sadly, Mingus died before this album was completed.
