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 as part of the double compilation album Shorter Moments with his third album Wayning Moments (1962).

Introducing Wayne Shorter
Studio album by
Wayne Shorter
ReleasedAugust 1960[1]
RecordedNovember 9–10, 1959
StudioBell Sound Studios, New York City
GenreHard bop
Length37:12 original LP
LabelVee-Jay Records
VJLP 3006
ProducerSid McCoy
Wayne Shorter chronology
Introducing Wayne Shorter
(1960)		 Second Genesis
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favourable)[2]
AllMusic[3]
JazzMusicArchives.com[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]

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] (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt 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

References
  1. Billboard Aug 22, 1960
  2. Bailey, C. Michael (December 1, 2001). "Wayne Shorter - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) album review, credits & releases". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Wayne Shorter - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) album review, credits & releases". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. J-Man (December 23, 2011). "Wayne Shorter - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) album review, credits & releases". JazzMusicArchives.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. "Wayne Shorter - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) album ratings by users". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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