“You know, Wayne Shorter’s really into sci-fi,” local trumpet player Mike Wade told me.
But if anyone took even a cursory glance at Shorter’s late ’70s/early ’80s catalog, the only answer is “duh.”
I asked Mike to give me his top Shorter tunes: “Fall,” “Visitor from Somewhere,” “Infant Eyes,” “Visitor from Nowhere” and “Memory of Enchantment.”
“The titles are futuristic, and Wayne and his cast of musicians that perform this incredible music are playing within that manner,” Wade said. “Always reaching, never settling!”
“Visitor From Nowhere” (1+1 with Herbie Hancock)
“Memory Of Enchantment” (from the release 1+1, with Herbie Hancock)
“Infant Eyes” (Speak No Evil)
“Visitor from Somewhere” (1+1 with Herbie Hancock)
“Fall” (from Miles Davis’ Nefertiti)
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