Wayne Shorter – Celebration, Volume 1

Description

Blue Note, 2024

Celebration, Volume 1 is the first in a series of archival releases that the legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter curated before he passed away in 2023. This thrilling 2014 live recording captured Shorters acclaimed quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade at the Stockholm Jazz Festival in Sweden. The intrepid set includes some of the bands favorite vehicles of exploration including Zero Gravity, Smilin Through, Orbits, Lotus, and She Moves Through The Fair.

In the fall of 2022, Rob Griffin started sending a lot of unreleased music for Wayne to sort thru, writes Carolina Shorter in the albums liner notes. He started listening around the clock. Id be doing something around the house, talking on the phone, doing work and hed yell Carolina! Youve got to come and hear this shit! Check out what these guys are doing! Wayne made detailed notes – some of them are reprinted on this album jacket.

When he heard the Stockholm concert, he said this is the album!, she continues. Then he started listening to more things and, over time, realized that it was going to have to be more than one record. He originally wanted to call the collection Unidentified Flying Objects – thinking of the notes everyone played as being UFOs! In January 2023, when he was hospitalized for the last time, he continued picking tracks and laying out the albums. His Never Give Up spirit, which underlines his entire mission, was stronger than ever and he was excited to release more music. It was only in the last 10 days of his life that he realized he was not going to be around to see it to fruition. He started feeling the urgency of celebrating life and decided to change the name of the collection to Celebration. I said Yes Wayne! Lets celebrate!!! Thats what it should be called. A celebration!

Tracklist & Credits – Colour 2LP

Tracklist

LP1

Side A

1. Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension
2. Smilin’ Through

Side B

1. Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension
2. Zero Gravity to the 12th Dimension
3. Zero Gravity – Unbound
4. Orbits
5. Edge Of The World (End Title)

LP2

Side A

1. Zero Gravity to the 90th Dimension
2. Lotus

Side B

1. She Moves Through The Fair

Please note that each vinyl is unique and the colors may appear slightly different from the image displayed.

Tracklist & Credits – 2LP

Tracklist

LP1

Side A

1. Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension
2. Smilin’ Through

Side B

1. Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension
2. Zero Gravity to the 12th Dimension
3. Zero Gravity – Unbound
4. Orbits
5. Edge Of The World (End Title)

LP2

Side A

1. Zero Gravity to the 90th Dimension
2. Lotus

Side B

1. She Moves Through The Fair

Tracklist & Credits – 1CD

Tracklist

1. Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension
2. Smilin’ Through
3. Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension
4. Zero Gravity to the 12th Dimension
5. Zero Gravity – Unbound
6. Orbits
7. Edge Of The World (End Title)
8. Zero Gravity to the 90th Dimension
9. Lotus
10. She Moves Through The Fair

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