Super Nova

Wayne Shorter

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1969
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HDB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #157,743 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rewards Repeated Listening, April 23, 2008

By	Steven Jay (Denver CO) - See all my reviews

This CD brings back an important transitional album for tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Doubling on soprano (which he had recently begun playing), Shorter interprets five of his originals (including "Water Babies" which had been recorded previously by Miles Davis) and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi." He definitely used a forward-looking group of sidemen for his "backup band" includes guitarists John McLaughlin and Sonny Sharrock, Walter Booker (normally a bassist) on classical guitar for "Dindi," bassist Miroslav Vitous, both Jack DeJohnette and Chick Corea (!) on drums and percussionist Airto; Maria Booker takes a vocal on the touching version of "Dindi." The influence of Miles Davis' early fusion period is felt throughout the music but there is nothing derivative about the often-surprising results. As with Wayne Shorter's best albums, this set rewards repeated listenings.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotionally Gripping, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

This alblum isn't an easy listening type alblum. Rather, it's complex and at times stressful, but the highs are immense and lyrical. Parts of it are incredibly emotional and powerful. The compositions, in all cases, are tight and piercing. Wayne demonstates a fierceness in this alblum that definately was absent in his "easy lisening" Weather Report era.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An enduring free jazz landmark, November 26, 1999

By	The Sanity Inspector (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

There probably wasn't much more to be done in free jazz after this disc came out in the late '60s. The fact that Shorter and his band wrung so much expressiveness and even bits of tunefulness out of this chaotic, abrasive genre at that late date is a tribute to their talent. The band included guitarist Sonny Sharrock and future Weather Report bandmates bassist Miroslav Vitous and percussionist Airto Moreira. John McLaughlin also contributes his considerable presence on one track. This is a good disc for someone ready to make the leap from pop music to pure jazz--you'll be in capable hands.