Mark Zeger Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I am crushed. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX888 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I keep thinking how many of these are going to happen. Making it to 89 was pretty good though and he gave us a lot. To me the Jazz Messenger period that he did was very significant....perhaps a bit more accessible than the Miles days but there is no doubt about his contribution as one of the major jazz composers. I also thought the Native Dancer record with Milton Naciamento was eventful. It was one of those recordings that just about broke through to the mainstream. I always sort of thought he was buried in the Weather Report technology. And also.... his interviews reveal a very unique mind.... he liked to quote from comic books for example..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGene Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 R.I.P. 😢 I love the “1 + 1” album with Herbie Hancock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Legend. 1 Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 Of the legacy Wayne leaves, maybe the greatest is young musicians discovering jazz will be playing “Footprints”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 The celestial orchestra just inherited another star. Thanks for leaving us with a great body of music. RIP Mr. Wayne Shorter.😎 3 1 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 This one really hurts a lot for me Wayne opened my ears with his compositions and my mind with his outlook on life. Thank you Wayne for all you shared with us. Peace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo 1 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 😭 😭 😭 😭 Well, at 89, you could say that you have lived your full life. A friend of mine has played with Wayne. He told me that on their first meeting, he told Wayne, "You know, you have changed my life". Wayne replied, "You have changed my life, too". 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Thanks and rest in peace, Maestro. Another one of the greats gone 😢 Quote local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 This one hits hard. Devastating. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Davis Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I just went back and listened again to Native Dancer. One of many sublimely beautiful creations from Wayne Shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Like so many, I would not be the musician I am without Wayne. My deep love of Brazilian pop music is because I got to Milton Nascimento via Native Dancer. My conception of synth lead playing comes as much from Wayne’s Lyricon work as Zawinul’s 2600. The blend between those two is inspirational in terms of how to orchestrate synths around acoustic instruments. As an unrepentant jazz nerd in high school, Wayne’s involvement led me to Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan with open ears. The brilliance of his arranging, from Blakey to Imani Winds. I am so happy his opera, Efigenia, was performed in his lifetime. My heart breaks for Carolina, Herbie, Milton, esperanza, Danilo, John Pattitucci & Brian Blade, his assistant Jesse Markowitz & his biographer Michelle Mercer. Thank you, Wayne. We’re forever in your shadow. 3 Quote My Site Nord Electro 5D, Novation Launchkey 61, Logic Pro X, Mainstage 3, lots of plugins, fingers, pencil, paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGene Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 BTW, I may be wrong but I think Wayne Shorter used to play almost predominantly the soprano saxophone which is not typical for a hardcore jazz player. The soprano is more often associated with smooth jazz. He was really a master of extracting some unique essence from what is apparently not the first instrument choice of other sax players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadroj Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Sad news. Wayne lived to a good old age and left his mark upon millions. We should all be so lucky. 1 Quote Hammond SKX Mainstage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I was lucky enough to see Wayne Shorter back in the '70s, on the Heavy Weather tour. We lost a giant of jazz. Best, Geoff 2 Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I am just heartbroken about the death of Wayne Shorter, as Weather Report was a big part of my record collection. RIP Wayne Shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 RIP Wayne. I had no idea what I was hearing on this in high school: 1 Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Mark Zeger said: Of the legacy Wayne leaves, maybe the greatest is young musicians discovering jazz will be playing “Footprints”. And playing the wrong changes on the turnaround! A huge loss. So many great compositions though, and those will be around forever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 RIP Mr. Shorter. Thanks for all the great tunes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 "The word 'jazz,' to me, "only means 'I dare you.'" ~ Wayne Shorter 4 Quote As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life- so I became a scientist. This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls. ~ Matt Cartmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 A friend on FB just posted this. 4 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 RIP Mr Shorter 1 3 Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 The "right" changes to Footprints is still an intriguing topic that he has left us to ponder. Rest in peace, Mr. Shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 14 hours ago, marino said: Well, at 89, you could say that you have lived your full life. This. A loss for sure, but he lived long and left a monumental legacy. None of us can ask for more. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Quinn Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 One of the greatest ever. RIP Wayne Shorter. I saw him play several times. The first time was with Weather Report in the late 70’s at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan. Amazing! The last time was at a rehearsal for a classical piece he was writing. I think it was his opera but since it was several years ago and there were no singers I’m not sure about this. He was rehearsing with an orchestra and his jazz quartet. I spoke with him briefly during the break. He was a gentle, humble musical genius. The quartet was fantastic: John Pattatucci, Brian Blade, and Danilo Perez. After a short conversation with Wayne I spoke with John (and his sister and nephew) a bit longer. The music was incredible and watching how they rehearsed was very interesting. I’m the second guy from the left. 4 Quote https://alquinn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 RIP 😔 1 Quote CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogholic Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Yes...this one really hurts...although I saw it coming after reports regarding his health What a genius...both as a player and composer...although I didn't get him in my younger years...Brecker and those types of players were easier to digest then for me No wonder Zawinul never wanted to play with another sax player again... He was on a different planet alltogether I will never forget a special he did in Sweden many years ago...it was "supposed to be" Wayne talking about music, and there was a panel of some music journalists and prominent Swedish jazz musicians. One of them asked him " tell us about your compositional process" (expecting a "normal" answer) and Wayne went typical "Wayne" with some deep esoteric talk and that whole panel looked like big questions marks The whole evening went on like this and I enjoyed the hell out of it. The concert the day after was the musical equivalent of the previous night and made total sense...it was like watching a movie. I was there with some more traditional jazz players who's response was..."what boring bs..like one long "tune"...what is this?....why didn't he play any standards?" After the talk the night before I went up to talk to him and told him I wanted to show him a book. His eyes lit up but said he was very tired and asked me if I'm coming to the gig the day after..."You bet" So he called his stage manager and told him to let me in back stage after the gig. And so it happened. He was excited as kid on Christmas Eve..."show me the book, show me the book" So we were discussing some Buddhist stuff and other deep things Just yesterday I listened to an interview with bass monster Gary Willis who played with Wayne for a year and a half. When the band first got together the "rehearsal" was Wayne playing a seminar with Nikola Tesla RIP Maestro and thanks for all the fantastic music 3 Quote All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werno Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 A blogger who goes by 'The Music Afficianado' on Facebook posted this tribute to WS yesterday, hope the FB link works for everyone: https://www.facebook.com/musicaficionadoblog/posts/pfbid02caCRUL4hNtX9hrrLbZVsJyKxFDGcWS3GseHZNYy8dUj22zo3PBqXpvLBUq3cUeWfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Now that he's among the Elders, we can celebrate him as the original Mysterious Traveler. One of the best Wayne Shorter tunes - no, one of the best pieces of *music* ever written by anyone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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