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Tribute to Wayne Shorter

Alyn Shipton with your requests for the music of the late Wayne Shorter.

Alyn Shipton presents your selection of recordings by saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, who died a year ago. Shorter was a hugely influential artist in jazz, known for his role in Miles Davis's second quintet of the 1960s alongside pianist Herbie Hancock, as co-founder of the pioneering fusion group Weather Report and for many celebrated albums under his own name. First broadcast in March 2023.

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Mar 2024 16:00

Music Played

  • Wayne Shorter

    Footprints

    • Wayne Shorter - Adam's Apple.
    • Blue Note.
    • 4.
  • Wayne Shorter

    Mack The Knife

    • Introducing Wayne Shorter.
    • Vee Jay Records.
    • 3.
  • Art Blakey

    Free For All

    • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Free For All.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • Wayne Shorter

    Infant Eyes

    • Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil.
    • Blue Note.
    • 2.
  • Miles Davis

    Directions

    • Miles Davis Quintet - Live In Europe 1969 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 2).
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter

    Stella By Starlight

    • The V.S.O.P. Quintet - Live Under The Sky.
    • Columbia.
    • 9.
  • Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock

    On Green Dolphin Street (shortened)

    • The V.S.O.P. Quintet - Live Under The Sky.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.
  • Weather Report

    Birdland

    • Weather Report - The Legendary Live Tapes, 1978-1981.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • Wayne Shorter Quartet

    Orbits

    • Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without A Net.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Mar 2023 16:00
  • Sun 3 Mar 2024 16:00

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