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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Wayne Shorter |
| Record Label: |
Blue Note Records (USA) |
| Contributing Artist: |
Miroslav Vitous |
| Genre: |
Jazz Instrument |
| Subgenre: |
Guitar |
| Release Date: |
January 19, 1988 |
| Album Duration: |
38m:02s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Super Nova
2. Swee-Pea
3. Dindi (Portuguese)
4. Water Babies
5. Capricorn
6. More Than Human |
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Personnel: Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Maria Booker (vocals); Chick Corea (vibraphone, drums); John McLaughlin (electric & classical guitars); Sonny Sharrock (guitar); Walter Booker (classical guitar); Miroslav Vitous (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums, African thumb piano); Airto Moreira (percussion). Recorded on August 29 & September 2, 1969. Includes liner notes by Herb Wong. SUPER NOVA is one of the most adventurous projects the saxophonist ever recorded. Here Shorter has made the broad leap into the "New Thing," as it was known, not unlike his friend John Coltrane had done a few years before. The emphasis of this style is on the unrestricted freedom of expression and the near-abandonment of traditional musical theory as it applies to jazz. In addition, Shorter fronts a large group here--John McLaughlin (guitar), Miroslav Vitous (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion), et al--and employs a wide variety of sound textures in support of his wailing soprano. Sonically, this album c... |
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