Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, participating with the Jazz Messengers in the production of 13 albums in four years time. Honing his prodigious skills with side projects with Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and his own material, in 1964 Wayne joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, replacing saxophonist George Coleman in Miles new power hard bop lineup. Despite having started a promising solo career with Blue Note with the albums Night Dreamer (1964) Juju (1965) and Speak No Evil (recorded in December of 1964 but not released until 1966). Despite his "membership" in Miles Second Great Quintet and their touring and production of material seven classic albums in seven years (of which Wayne was the chief composer of the bulk of their original songs), Wayne continued a prolific solo ...