| The Soothsayer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979; 1990 (CD) | |||
| Recorded | March 4, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Post-bop | |||
| Length | 50:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 988; CDP 7 84443 2 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Wayne Shorter chronology | ||||
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The Soothsayer is the seventh album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1965, but not released on Blue Note until 1979.[1] The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of Jean Sibelius' "Valse Triste". The featured musicians are trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, alto saxophonist James Spaulding, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Stacia Proefrock stated that "it ranks with the best of his works from this incredibly fertile period".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [5] |
Track listing
Original release (1979)
- All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.
- A1. "Lost" – 7:12
- A2. "Angola" – 4:48
- A3. "The Big Push" – 8:18
- B1. "The Soothsayer" – 9:35
- B2. "Lady Day" – 5:31
- B3. "Valse Triste" (Jean Sibelius) – 7:37
Bonus track on CD reissue (1990)
- 7. "Angola" [alternate take] – 7:35
Personnel
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- James Spaulding – alto saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
References
- ↑ Wayne Shorter discography accessed August 3, 2011.
- 1 2 Proefrock, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1296. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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