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Introducing Wayne Shorter

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Introducing Wayne Shorter is the debut album by Wayne Shorter in the hard bop medium, performing with other jazz greats like Lee Morgan and Paul Chambers. The album has also been released under the titles Blues A La Carte and Shorter Moments.

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. "Blues a la Carte" [Take 4] – 5:35
  2. "Harry's Last Stand" [Take 5] – 4:40
  3. "Down in the Depths" [Take 5] – 9:41
  4. "Pug Nose" [Take 3] – 6:49
  5. "Black Diamond" [Take 7] – 6:00
  6. "Mack the Knife" [Take 5] (Blitzstein, Brecht, Weill) – 4:27

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

  1. "Blues a la Carte" [Take 3] – 5:43
  2. "Harry's Last Stand" [Take 4] – 4:58
  3. "Down in the Depths" [Take 3] – 10:18
  4. "Black Diamond" [Take 1] – 7:42

Recorded on November 9 (#1-2) and November 10 (#3-6), 1959.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Aug 22, 1960
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Introducing Wayne Shorter – Wayne Shorter | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ "Wayne Shorter: Introducing Wayne Shorter". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.