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Super Nova (Wayne Shorter album)

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Released
  
1969

Artist
  
Wayne Shorter

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

Length
  
37:55

Release date
  
1969

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
August 29 & September 2, 1969

Studio
  
A&R Studios, New York City

Super Nova (1969)
  
Moto Grosso Feio (1970)

Similar
  
Wayne Shorter albums, Jazz fusion albums

Super Nova is the twelfth album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label. The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of "Dindi" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. "Water Babies", "Capricorn" and "Sweet Pea" were originally recorded in a more traditional jazz setting in 1967 during the sessions with the Second Miles Davis Quintet that would be released in 1976 on the album Water Babies.

Contents

Chick Corea appears on drums rather than his typical role as a keyboardist.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The influence of Miles Davis' early fusion period is felt throughout the music but there is nothing derivative about the often-surprising results. As with Wayne Shorter's best albums, this set rewards repeated listenings.".

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. "Supernova" – 4:52
  2. "Swee-Pea" – 4:36
  3. "Dindi" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 9:35
  4. "Water Babies" – 4:53
  5. "Capricorn" – 7:47
  6. "More Than Human" – 6:12

Note

  • Recorded August 29 (1, 2, 4 & 5) and September 2 (3 & 6), 1969.
  • Personnel

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • John McLaughlin – acoustic and electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 5)
  • Sonny Sharrock – electric guitar
  • Chick Corea – drums, vibes
  • Miroslav Vitouš – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums, kalimba
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Walter Booker – acoustic guitar (3)
  • Maria Booker – vocals (3)
  • Niels Jakobsen – claves
  • Songs

    1Super Nova4:52
    2Swee-Pea4:37
    3Dindi9:36

    References

    Super Nova (Wayne Shorter album) Wikipedia