beautiful balladry and African rhythms with the saxophonist fronting a tremendous sextet with Blue Mitchell (trumpet)
This was the last studio album until 2007's Long Road Out of Eden (though four studio tracks were included on 1994's Hell Freezes Over) and the final studio album for Asylum Records
an undeniable swing of the drums comparable to J Dilla's
The show featured Bowie’s famous speech just before the final encore
with few melodic hooks to draw the listener in
Wayne Shorter - "The Soothsayer" style_Smooth Jazz beautiful balladry and African rhythmsTwo months after recording his masterpiece Speak No Evil, saxophonist Wayne Shorter was back in the studio recording The Soothsayer, featuring Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. The sextet delivers deeply engaged performances of five beguiling Shorter originals plus an arrangement of Sibelius' "Valse Triste." This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original