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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.
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).
Wayne Shorter - Wikipedia. Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. [1] . Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary composer.
Mar 2, 2023 · Wayne Shorter, one of America's greatest jazz saxophonists whose career spanned bop, fusion and more, has died in hospital in Los Angeles, aged 89. His publicist confirmed his death to the New York Times.
3 days ago · Wayne Shorter’s composition “Footprints,” written in 1966, has always spoken to my spirit. When compiling material for my “Red Earth” CD project in 2006, it immediately came to mind.
Mitchell is backed on the album by Jaco Pastorius (who had also contributed to Mitchell's two previous albums) on fretless bass, Wayne Shorter on saxophone, Herbie Hancock on electric piano, Peter Erskine on drums and Don Alias on percussion.
Mar 3, 2023 · Few of these tones were enough and it was clear that they could only come from Wayne Shorter, one of modern jazz’s greatest saxophonists. His crystalline sharpness bathed each composition in a more powerful, glistening light.
