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Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter

Acting · 0.4 popularity

Age

92

Movies

42

TV

6

Born
August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023
From
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

Biography

Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary composer. In 1964 he joined Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report in 1970. He recorded more than 20 albums as a bandleader. Many Shorter compositions have become jazz standards. His music earned worldwide recognition, critical praise, universal commendation, and 12 Grammy Awards. He was acclaimed for his mastery of the soprano saxophone since switching his focus from the tenor in the late 1960s, and began an extended reign in 1970 as DownBeat's annual poll-winner on that instrument, winning the critics' poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers' for 18. The New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff described Shorter in 2008 as "probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser". In 2017, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wayne Shorter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

42 films

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead

20166.4

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

20197.1

Santana: In Concert

Santana: In Concert

2005

Weather Report: Live in Offenbach 1978

Weather Report: Live in Offenbach 1978

19784.5

Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

20177.3

Love Crimes

Love Crimes

19924.3

Jaco

Jaco

20157.5

Universe

Universe

2020

Weather Report Live In Tokyo

Weather Report Live In Tokyo

1984

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

20188.1

Santana: Supernatural Live

Santana: Supernatural Live

20007.0

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

20196.7

I Called Him Morgan

I Called Him Morgan

20167.1

Before Midnight

Before Midnight

19864.0

Marcus

Marcus

20156.0

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

1964

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

20238.0

Weather Report - Live 1971 TV

Weather Report - Live 1971 TV

2026

Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions

Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions

1987

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

20035.9

Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996

Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996

199610.0

Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja

Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja

19996.6

Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne

Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne

20116.0

Weather Report Live In Hamburg 1971

Weather Report Live In Hamburg 1971

1971

The World According to John Coltrane

The World According to John Coltrane

19904.0

Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

20047.0

The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

19944.8

Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969

Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969

2013

Miles Davis: Around Midnight

Miles Davis: Around Midnight

2011

Weather Report: Live in Berlin

Weather Report: Live in Berlin

1975

The Blue Note Collection - The Manhattan Project

The Blue Note Collection - The Manhattan Project

1990

Weather Report: Live at Montreux

Weather Report: Live at Montreux

19768.0

The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet

The Language of the Unknown: A Film About the Wayne Shorter Quartet

20128.0

Wayne Shorter 4tet - Jazz à Vienne

Wayne Shorter 4tet - Jazz à Vienne

20108.5

Tribute To John Coltrane (Select Live Under The Sky '87 10th Special)

Tribute To John Coltrane (Select Live Under The Sky '87 10th Special)

1987

Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969

Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969

2010

Michel Petrucciani Power of Three

Michel Petrucciani Power of Three

20264.2

Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

2026

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Jazz in Marciac

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Jazz in Marciac

20267.5

Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969

Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969

2026

Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival

1988

Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th

Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate: 75th

2010