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Released
  
August 1960

Length
  
37:12 original LP

Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)
  
Second Genesis (1960)

Release date
  
1959

Genre
  
Hard bop

Recorded
  
November 9–10, 1959

Producer
  
Sid McCoy

Artist
  
Wayne Shorter

Label
  
Vee Jay Records

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Studio
  
Fine Sound Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Wayne Shorter albums, Hard bop albums, Other albums

Introducing wayne shorter


Introducing Wayne Shorter is the debut album by Wayne Shorter in the hard bop medium, performing with other jazz greats like Lee Morgan and Paul Chambers. The album has also been released under the titles Blues A La Carte and Shorter Moments.

Contents

Wayne shorter blues a la carte


Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. "Blues a la Carte" [Take 4] – 5:35
  2. "Harry's Last Stand" [Take 5] – 4:40
  3. "Down in the Depths" [Take 5] – 9:41
  4. "Pug Nose" [Take 3] – 6:49
  5. "Black Diamond" [Take 7] – 6:00
  6. "Mack the Knife" [Take 5] (Blitzstein, Brecht, Weill) – 4:27

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

  1. "Blues a la Carte" [Take 3] – 5:43
  2. "Harry's Last Stand" [Take 4] – 4:58
  3. "Down in the Depths" [Take 3] – 10:18
  4. "Black Diamond" [Take 1] – 7:42

Recorded on November 9 (#1-2) and November 10 (#3-6), 1959.

Personnel

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double-bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Songs

    1Blues a la Carte5:41
    2Harry's Last Stand4:46
    3Down in the Depths9:41

    References

    Introducing Wayne Shorter Wikipedia