Wayne Shorter - Wayning Moments (black LP)

Wayning Moments was Wayne Shorter’s third album as a leader (following Introducing Wayne Shorter and Second Genesis). However, since his recording debut in 1959 he never stopped working with different musicians and appeared as a sideman on many albums. Although his music would become much more experimental when he joined Miles Davis’ quintet a few years later, Shorter can still be heard here in more of a post-bop vein – more akin to the kind of work he made during that same period with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (whose bass player is also featured here). As the original liner notes clearly state: “this is not experimental jazz”.

Tracklist
01 Black Orpheus 
02 Devil's Island 
03 Moon Of Manakoora
04 Dead End
05 Wayning Moments
06 Powder Keg
07 All Or Nothing At All
08 Callaway Went That-A-Way
09 Sydney (bonus Track)