{"title":"Wayne Shorter","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"748\"\u003eWayne Shorter was one of jazz’s greatest composers and saxophonists, shaping the sound of modern jazz over six decades. From his early hard bop sessions with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to his pioneering work with Miles Davis’s Second Quintet, Shorter’s writing and playing defined an era. He later co-founded Weather Report, bringing fusion to new heights, while his solo albums on Blue Note remain essential. Explore our curated selection of Wayne Shorter vinyl — rare pressings, reissues and timeless recordings that showcase his genius as both player and composer.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-speak-no-evil","title":"Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil (2021 Blue Note Reissue LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"418\"\u003eRecorded in December 1964 and released in 1966 on Blue Note, \u003cem data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"260\"\u003eSpeak No Evil\u003c\/em\u003e is tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eWayne Shorter’s\u003c\/strong\u003e masterpiece — a haunting, harmonically rich session that bridges post-bop sophistication with spiritual intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eWith an all-star lineup featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"473\"\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e (trumpet), \u003cstrong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"503\"\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano), \u003cstrong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"527\"\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"555\"\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums), the album is filled with moody, elegant compositions that became instant modern jazz standards. The title track’s mysterious atmosphere, the lyrical beauty of \u003cem data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eInfant Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e, and the fiery \u003cem data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"765\"\u003eWitch Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e show Shorter at the height of his creative powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003eAtmospheric, adventurous, and endlessly rewarding, \u003cem data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1015\"\u003eSpeak No Evil\u003c\/em\u003e is a cornerstone of Blue Note’s catalogue and a must-have for any serious jazz collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42461979869243,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/69bc4fbd8c379ec14fc687dc1c833d11_571x571_65cb77d8-a50d-4c61-9d2d-c7389f263dd0.webp?v=1757936122"},{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-juju-1985-japanese-blue-note-bnj-71056-lp","title":"Wayne Shorter - Juju (1985 Japanese Blue Note BNJ 71056 LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter - \u003cem\u003eJuju\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1985 Japanese Blue Note (BNJ 71056, Blue Note 4000 Series Original Collection 100, Toshiba EMI Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter's second Blue Note album as leader\u003c\/strong\u003e, recorded at Van Gelder Studio on 3 August 1964 — one month before he joined the Miles Davis Quintet; produced by Alfred Lion; engineered by Rudy Van Gelder; all six tracks are Shorter originals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe rhythm section brings together three musicians with direct ties to John Coltrane's classic quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e: McCoy Tyner on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Elvin Jones on drums; the combination locates Shorter's voice at the intersection of Coltrane's harmonic world and his own compositional language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix original compositions including the title track\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"Deluge,\" \"House of Jade,\" \"Mahjong,\" \"Yes or No\" and \"Twelve More Bars to Go\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1985 Japanese Blue Note pressing (BNJ 71056)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Blue Note 4000 Series Original Collection 100; manufactured by Toshiba EMI Ltd.; comes with Japanese insert booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWayne Shorter recorded \u003cem\u003eJuju\u003c\/em\u003e on 3 August 1964 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, three months after \u003cem\u003eNight Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e and one month before he joined the Miles Davis Quintet. Alfred Lion produced. The session brought together McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones, each of whom had worked with John Coltrane's classic quartet, in a combination that positioned Shorter's compositional language directly adjacent to the modal and post-modal developments Coltrane was driving at the same moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six tracks are Shorter originals. The title track turns on a B augmented chord and whole-tone scalar movement that gives it a floating, non-resolving quality. \"Deluge\" pushes harder. \"House of Jade\" moves to extended held tones, Shorter sustaining a single pitch across the bar while the rhythm section plays around it. \"Mahjong\" and \"Yes or No\" bring contrasting rhythmic textures; \"Twelve More Bars to Go\" closes the record with a blues framework run through Shorter's harmonic sensibility rather than conventional blues language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1985 Japanese pressing is part of the Blue Note 4000 Series Original Collection 100, manufactured by Toshiba EMI Ltd., and includes the Japanese insert booklet. This reissue didn't feature an obi strip. The original shrink wrap is still intact on this copy although the hype sticker is missing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405679591483,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6533.jpg?v=1775773310"},{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-super-nova-1978-japanese-blue-note-gxk-8048-lp","title":"Wayne Shorter - Super Nova (1978 Japanese Blue Note GXK 8048 LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter - \u003cem\u003eSuper Nova\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1978 Japanese Blue Note (GXK 8048, Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150, King Record Co. Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1969 Wayne Shorter had just recorded \u003cem\u003eIn A Silent Way\u003c\/em\u003e with Miles Davis. The Blue Note contract was still running. Duke Pearson produced the session that became \u003cem\u003eSuper Nova\u003c\/em\u003e at A\u0026amp;R Studios in New York, and the ensemble he assembled looks nothing like any previous Shorter Blue Note date. Two guitarists — John McLaughlin and Sonny Sharrock — covered ground between modal rock and pure noise. Miroslav Vitous, already essential to what would become Weather Report, played bass. Two drummers split the kit: Jack DeJohnette also played kalimba; Chick Corea played drums and vibraphone instead of piano. Airto Moreira handled percussion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive of the six tracks are Shorter originals, though three — \"Swee-Pea,\" \"Water Babies\" and \"Capricorn\" — had already been recorded with the Miles Davis Quintet in 1967 during sessions that wouldn't be released until 1976 as the \u003cem\u003eWater Babies\u003c\/em\u003e album. The versions here are barely recognisable by comparison. \"Dindi,\" the Jobim standard, sits at the end of Side A and is completely different from everything around it: Walter Booker and McLaughlin play classical guitar, Maria Booker sings, Shorter is almost quiet. The B-side opens with \"Water Babies\" and closes with \"More Than Human,\" and neither pulls any punches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1978 Japanese pressing is part of the Blue Note Masterpiece Selection 150 series, manufactured by King Record Co. Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405704331323,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6543.jpg?v=1775775707"},{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-the-all-seeing-eye-1967-japanese-distributed-us-blue-note-bst-84219-lp","title":"Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye (1967 Japanese-distributed US Blue Note BST 84219 LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter - \u003cem\u003eThe All Seeing Eye\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1967 US Blue Note (BST 84219, Liberty Records label, Japanese distribution via Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the original US Liberty-era pressing of \u003cem\u003eThe All Seeing Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, distributed in Japan through Toshiba Musical Industries with a Japanese obi and insert. The blue\/white label carries the \"A Division of Liberty Records, Inc.\" identifier, dating it to the period after Liberty acquired Blue Note in 1966. Alfred Lion produced the original October 1965 session; Rudy Van Gelder engineered; Reid Miles designed the cover; Francis Wolff photographed it. Nat Hentoff wrote the liner notes from an extended interview with Shorter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is five pieces and was planned as a suite rather than a collection of separate tracks. Shorter told Hentoff what each piece meant: \"The All Seeing Eye\" is about creation and God's role in it; \"Genesis\" starts in free tempo and moves into 4\/4 as the world settles; \"Chaos\" is war and human misunderstanding; \"Face of the Deep\" is a minor-key ballad meant to be hopeful, God looking at what has been made; \"Mephistopheles\" — written by Alan Shorter, who plays flugelhorn on it — closes the suite with the demonic counterweight. The ensemble Shorter assembled was a septet: Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, James Spaulding on alto saxophone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Joe Chambers on drums. Shorter was a year into the Miles Davis Quintet when this was recorded, and the space that quintet opened up is audible in every bar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43410987286587,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6594.jpg?v=1775944738"},{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-schizophrenia-2023-blue-note-tone-poet-series-lp-gatefold","title":"Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia (2023 Blue Note Tone Poet Series LP Gatefold)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter - \u003cem\u003eSchizophrenia\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 2023 Blue Note Tone Poet Series (B0036692-01, 180g, Kevin Gray\/Cohearent Audio, RTI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWayne Shorter recorded \u003cem\u003eSchizophrenia\u003c\/em\u003e on March 10, 1967, two years into his tenure with the Miles Davis Second Great Quintet and twelve months after \u003cem\u003eAdam's Apple\u003c\/em\u003e. The session used the same rhythm section as \u003cem\u003eThe All Seeing Eye\u003c\/em\u003e — Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Joe Chambers on drums — and added Curtis Fuller on trombone and James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute to extend the front line into a sextet. Rudy Van Gelder recorded; Francis Wolff produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive of the six tracks are Shorter originals. \"Tom Thumb\" opens Side A brash and angular; \"Go\" and the title track push toward harder freedom; \"Miyako,\" named for Shorter's daughter, moves slower and more openly. \"Playground\" closes the album with controlled urgency. The sixth piece, \"Kryptonite,\" is Spaulding's. The recording was done but not released until May 1969, held back as Blue Note went through its Liberty Records transition. By then Shorter had already recorded \u003cem\u003eSuper Nova\u003c\/em\u003e with a completely different ensemble and a different conception of what jazz could do. \u003cem\u003eSchizophrenia\u003c\/em\u003e arrived after the fact, documenting a moment that had already moved on. This Tone Poet reissue was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Incorporated and packaged in a gatefold tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43414323200059,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/WLF13734.jpg?v=1776063476"},{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-speak-no-evil-2024-blue-note-85th-anniversary-limited-edition-blue-vinyl-lp","title":"Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil (2024 Blue Note 85th Anniversary Limited Edition Blue Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter - \u003cem\u003eSpeak No Evil\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 2024 Blue Note 85th Anniversary Limited Edition Blue Vinyl (5879067, 3000 copies worldwide)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWayne Shorter recorded \u003cem\u003eSpeak No Evil\u003c\/em\u003e on Christmas Eve, 1964. He had joined the Miles Davis Quintet four months earlier. Alfred Lion produced. For the session, Shorter brought Freddie Hubbard on trumpet — Hubbard had been in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Shorter, and the easy fluency between them is all over the record — alongside Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter, both from Miles's band, and Elvin Jones, who had been inside the Coltrane quartet since 1960. Rudy Van Gelder engineered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six tracks are Shorter originals. \"Witch Hunt\" opens Side A with a blues-inflected theme stated in trumpet and saxophone unison. \"Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum\" moves harder; \"Dance Cadaverous\" is the most oblique piece on the side. \"Speak No Evil,\" which opens Side B, carries the melody in the same unison horn voicing as the opener, Horn and piano split around Shorter's solo. \"Infant Eyes\" is a ballad for Shorter's daughter Miyako — essentially a long saxophone statement with a brief Hancock coda, nine bars in ABA form, the tonal centre shifting through several modes. \"Wild Flower\" closes the record open and fast, Hubbard and Hancock forward. The album was recorded in 1964 and released June 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 2024 Blue Note 85th Anniversary limited edition on blue vinyl, limited to 3000 copies worldwide. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressed in Germany. Comes with obi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43414655238203,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/61FA1lPP1kS._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1776075542"},{"product_id":"wayne-shorter-juju-2024-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-vinyl-lp","title":"Wayne Shorter - Juju (2024 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter - \u003cem\u003eJuju\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 2024 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series 180g (5880786, Kevin Gray\/Cohearent Audio, Optimal Media GmbH)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWayne Shorter recorded \u003cem\u003eJuju\u003c\/em\u003e on August 3, 1964 — three months after \u003cem\u003eNight Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e and one month before he joined the Miles Davis Quintet. Alfred Lion produced; Rudy Van Gelder engineered. The session assembled three musicians with deep ties to the John Coltrane quartet: McCoy Tyner on piano, Reginald Workman on bass and Elvin Jones on drums. The combination was deliberate. Shorter and Coltrane were operating in the same moment, and the rhythm section placed his music directly in that harmonic territory — not as imitation but as a parallel investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six tracks are Shorter originals. The title track opens on a B augmented chord and stays there, letting the whole-tone scale carry the harmonic weight. \"Deluge\" pushes harder. \"House of Jade\" moves to long held tones, Shorter sustaining a single pitch across the bar while the rhythm section plays underneath. \"Mahjong,\" \"Yes or No\" and \"Twelve More Bars to Go\" each find a different angle. The album was released in July 1965. Shorter died on March 2, 2023. 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