Adam's Apple (Bonus Tracks) (1966) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Blue Note UPC: 00724358091229 Release Date: 9/2/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60611151 Item#: M5FHMX Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Adam's Apple ~ Wayne Shorter 2. 502 Blues (Drinkin' And Drivin') ~ Wayne Shorter 3. El Gaucho ~ Wayne Shorter 4. Footprints ~ Wayne Shorter 5. Teru ~ Wayne Shorter 6. Chief Crazy Horse ~ Wayne Shorter 7. Collector, The - (CD only, bonus track) ~ Wayne Shorter   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Herbie Hancock (piano); Reggie Workman (bass); Joe Chambers (drums). Producer: Alfred Lion. Recorded on February 3 & 24, 1966. Includes liner notes by Don Heckman and Michael Cuscuna. Personnel: Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Herbie Hancock (piano); Joe Chambers (drums). Audio Remasterer: Rudy Van Gelder. Liner Note Authors: Don Heckman; Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (02/24/1966). Photographer: Francis Wolff. For ADAM'S APPLE Wayne Shorter returned to the simple quartet format for the last time in his solo career. This date from 1966 shows the saxophonist firmly between his modal style of the early '60s and his more experimental avant-garde period that was to come with albums like SCHIZOPHRENIA and SUPER NOVA. The effect of Shorter's membership in Miles Davis' legendary group is evident, as his improvisations here are more adventurous and his rhythmic drive more pointed and angular than previous efforts. Above all, this session gives us one last look at Shorter at his most unveiled. The soulful opening title track is a direct precursor to the jazz-rock style that would dominate the jazz world in the late '60s and '70s. A more traditional feel is incorporated for the dark "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')," a beautiful showcase for Shorter's sensitive side. The bossa nova "El Gaucho" is a highlight and one the saxophonist's most overlooked compositions. Of special note, the classic "Footprints" is presented here for the first time, several months before it was recorded by the Davis group. The delicate ballad "Teru," the bouncing "Chief Crazy Horse" and the bonus swinger "The Collector" complete this must-have session. One often returns to classic recordings with mixed feelings. On one hand, there's the anticipation of hearing great music, and on the other, trepidation that the recording has failed to hold up over time. By 1966 Wayne Shorter had entered one of his most creative periods, both as a solo artist and as a member of Miles Davis' second classic quintet. Besides his skills as a saxophonist, he also proved to be a prolific writer, penning five of Adam's Apple's seven pieces. It didn't hurt Shorter's musical vision to have pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Joe Chambers onboard here, sensitive players who were attentive to the thin lines connecting these post-bop concoctions. Hancock's solo in Jimmy Rowles' "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')," for instance, skirts gently into another realm, offering a tender counterpoint to Shorter's more aggressive horn. The band quickly sets "El Gaucho"'s framework only to let each player wonder freely in the fashioned space, creating a beautifully layered effect. There's also an early version of "Footprints" that would show up on Miles Smiles the very same year (with both Shorter and Hancock onboard). [The 2003 reissue of Adam's Apple includes a nearly seven-minute take on Hancock's "The Collector," offering yet one more reason to pick up this lovely album.] ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder   Compilation Appearances Color & Light-Jazz Sketches On Untinted Madlib'ssources Nea Jazz Masters Vee Jay:50th Anniversary Mastercuts Jazz Cafe Steps   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Dolphy, Eric Fielder, Dale Hancock, Herbie Hancock, Herbie Haru Haru (Jazz) Morgan, Lee Morgan, Lee (Jazz) Infant Eyes...* [SACD Hybrid] ~ Pieranunzi, Enrico On the Milky Way Express: A Tribute to the Music o ~ Rachel Z Live At The 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival ~ Santana, Carlos Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 09/02/2003 Original Release Date : 1966 Catalog ID : 80912 Label : Blue Note Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 48m : 24s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00724358091229    Product Image