There was a period in the first half of the 90s where straightahead/post-bop #jazz structures were married (successfully) to very vascular, propulsive rhythm sections, and this is no exception, from 1991:
Herbie Hancock: piano/keys
Wayne Shorter: saxophones
Stanley Clarke: bass
Omar Hakim: drums
@zeruch this was the period I was just getting into live jazz and lineups of this type were catnip for my ears - Crazy People Music era Branford Marsalis Quartet being my specific entry point. It felt very fresh but was clearly directly in the classic jazz lineage I was just learning to appreciate. This lineup holds up wonderfully well, but how could it not with that group of killers?
Saturday is another episode of my #radio show, #Jazz Roulette, on #KUZU 92.9 FM in #Denton TX at 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC). You can stream live at https://kuzu.fm
The track list from tonight's #Jazz Roulette #Radio Show on #KUZU 92.9 FM, every Saturday at 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC) in #Denton TX and streaming at kuzu.fm #CommunityRadio
Charlie Parker and Lester Young - The Opener
Stan Kenton - Pegasus
Charles Mingus - A Foggy Day
Jimmy Smith - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Main Stem
Johnny Hodges/Harry Carney Sextet - C Jam Blues
Johnny Hodges/Harry Carney Sextet - Mood Indigo
Charlie Parker and Lester Young - The Closer
God Bless The Child by BS&T is a monster. The arrangement is pure genius. Killer horns, hip trumpet and sax solos. You may not have heard it in the last 40 or so years, so give it a spin. #Nowplaying#jazz#vinyl
Rough math — holy cow, Wayne Shorter’s studio output, 1964-65. Again, not exhaustive (see JazzDisco):
Lee Morgan’s Search for the New Land (recorded 1964, issued 1966)
Night Dreamer (rec’d 1964)
Juju (rec’d 1964)
Speak No Evil (rec’d 1964)
The Soothsayer (pictured; tracked ‘65, issues 1979, thanks to Michael Cuscuna)
ESP w/ Miles (rec’d 1965)
Etcetera (rec’d ‘65, issued 1980, thanks Michael)
All Seeing Eye (rec’d 1965) https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/etcetera-wayne-shorter-album/#jazz@vinylrecords#music#wayneshorter
I miss Bob Berg. What an amazing saxophonist. He was only 51 when he passed away in 2002.
If you dig Berg, than carry the torch. If you are new to Berg, have a taste.
"Snakes" - Bob Berg - This recording is from the album: Remembering Bob Berg 2005
The original album "Short Stories" has Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Mike Stern, Don Grolnick, and the late David Sanborn (track 4), joining Berg. https://youtu.be/8DOh352DetI?feature=shared #jazz#fusion