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The Soothsayer
The Soothsayer.jpg

Studio album by
Wayne Shorter

Released1979
RecordedMarch 4, 1965
Studio
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genrepost-bop
Length50:21
Label
Blue Note
LT 988
ProducerAlfred Lion

Wayne Shorter chronology





Speak No Evil
(1965)

The Soothsayer
(1979)

Et Cetera
(1965)

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". An additional take of "Angola" was added to later CD releases.




Contents





  • 1 Reception


  • 2 Track listing


  • 3 Personnel


  • 4 References




Reception[edit]


The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it ranks with the best of his works from this incredibly fertile period".[2]










Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
4.5/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
3/5 stars[3]
Sputnikmusic4/5[4]


Track listing[edit]


All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.


  1. "Lost" – 7:20

  2. "Angola" – 4:56

  3. "The Big Push" – 8:23

  4. "The Soothsayer" – 9:40

  5. "Lady Day" – 5:36

  6. "Valse Triste" (Jean Sibelius) – 7:45

  7. "Angola" [Alternate Take] – 6:41


Personnel[edit]



  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone


  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet


  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone


  • McCoy Tyner – piano


  • Ron Carter – bass


  • Tony Williams – drums


References[edit]




  1. ^ Wayne Shorter discography accessed August 3, 2011.


  2. ^ ab Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2011.


  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  4. ^ "Wayne Shorter: The Soothsayer". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.












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