The Soothsayer
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| Studio album by Wayne Shorter | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March 4, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | post-bop | |||
| Length | 50:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 988 |
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| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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The Soothsayer is the seventh album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1965, but not released on Blue Note until 1979.[1] The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of Jean Sibelius' "Valse Triste". An additional take of "Angola" was added to later CD releases.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it ranks with the best of his works from this incredibly fertile period".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated.
- "Lost" - 7:20
- "Angola" - 4:56
- "The Big Push" - 8:23
- "The Soothsayer" - 9:40
- "Lady Day" - 5:36
- "Valse Triste" (Jean Sibelius) - 7:45
- "Angola" [Alternate Take] - 6:41
Personnel
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- James Spaulding – alto saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
References
- ↑ Wayne Shorter discography accessed August 3, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2011.
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