http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4342&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rssIt's hard to overstate Wayne Shorter's influence as a saxophonist and composer -- he has rightfully earned a place as a jazz legend. His tenor playing draws on the enhanced Bebop virtuosity of John Coltrane, minus the brittle edge; Shorter's playing has such a flowing feel that he almost seems to be composing heads to a tune in real-time when he improvises. He was groomed to be perfect in any setting. As a featured soloist and music director in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he mastered the raw, bluesy feel of Hard Bop, moving on to Post Bop in 1964 after joining Miles Davis's influential late '60s quintet. He then helped to pioneer jazz-rock Fusion when he formed Weather Report in 1970. Many of his songs are required learning for aspiring jazz musicians, such as the bluesy "Footprints." But it doesn't take a musician to understand the expansive beauty of a ballad like "Fall." Both songs exhibit his innovations: with one foot in the blues, Shorter expanded the scope of a jazz composition and added complexity to its chords -- but he did it with such melodic perfection that he didn't leave listeners behind, as many of his contemporaries in the '60s did. - Jessy TerryPost Bopen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:27:09 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4342&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss It's hard to overstate Wayne Shorter's influence as a saxophonist and composer -- he has rightfully earned a place as a jazz legend. His tenor playing draws on the enhanced Bebop virtuosity of John Coltrane, minus the brittle edge; Shorter's playing has such a flowing feel that he almost seems to be composing heads to a tune in real-time when he improvises. He was groomed to be perfect in any setting. As a featured soloist and music director in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he mastered the raw, bluesy feel of Hard Bop, moving on to Post Bop in 1964 after joining Miles Davis's influential late '60s quintet. He then helped to pioneer jazz-rock Fusion when he formed Weather Report in 1970. Many of his songs are required learning for aspiring jazz musicians, such as the bluesy "Footprints." But it doesn't take a musician to understand the expansive beauty of a ballad like "Fall." Both songs exhibit his innovations: with one foot in the blues, Shorter expanded the scope of a jazz composition and added complexity to its chords -- but he did it with such melodic perfection that he didn't leave listeners behind, as many of his contemporaries in the '60s did. - Jessy Terry http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923221&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Sat, 1 Jan 1966 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1923221 tra.1923221 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 Adam's Apple alb.175927 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/1/5/385181_170x170.jpg 1987-03-06 00:00:00.0 1966-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Footprints tra.1923221 451000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923221&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923221&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937162&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Thu, 24 Dec 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1937162 tra.1937162 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 Speak No Evil alb.162719 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/8/1/441890_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1964-12-24 00:00:00.0 true Speak No Evil tra.1937162 503000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937162&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937162&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1283210&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1965 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1283210 tra.1283210 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Et Cetera alb.194535 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/0/8/388065_170x170.jpg 1995-10-24 00:00:00.0 1965-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Penelope tra.1283210 403000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1283210&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1283210&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990668&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1990668 tra.1990668 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 JuJu alb.93777 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/7/8/388729_170x170.jpg 1999-05-18 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mahjong tra.1990668 463000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990668&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990668&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937159&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Thu, 24 Dec 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1937159 tra.1937159 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 Speak No Evil alb.162719 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/8/1/441890_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1964-12-24 00:00:00.0 true Witch Hunt tra.1937159 491000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937159&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937159&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937161&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Thu, 24 Dec 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1937161 tra.1937161 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Speak No Evil alb.162719 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/8/1/441890_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1964-12-24 00:00:00.0 true Dance Cadaverous tra.1937161 405000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937161&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1937161&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923220&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Sat, 1 Jan 1966 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1923220 tra.1923220 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Adam's Apple alb.175927 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/1/5/385181_170x170.jpg 1987-03-06 00:00:00.0 1966-01-01 00:00:00.0 true El Gaucho tra.1923220 392000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923220&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923220&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990667&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1990667 tra.1990667 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 JuJu alb.93777 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/7/8/388729_170x170.jpg 1999-05-18 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true House Of Jade tra.1990667 412000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990667&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990667&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19783179&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:09:10 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 19783179 tra.19783179 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 The Soothsayer (RVG Edition) alb.19781211 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/7/1/1211772_170x170.jpg 2008-03-25 00:00:00.0 null true Lost (2007 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) tra.19783179 436000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19783179&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19783179&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23526845&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:47:59 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 23526845 tra.23526845 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Phantom Navigator alb.23506865 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/9/2/1432972_170x170.jpg 2008-10-21 00:00:00.0 null true Condition Red tra.23526845 311000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23526845&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23526845&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24118182&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:32:46 -0700 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 24118182 tra.24118182 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Atlantis alb.24115118 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/0/1460641_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 null true Shere Khan, The Tiger tra.24118182 135000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24118182&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24118182&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923219&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Sat, 1 Jan 1966 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1923219 tra.1923219 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Adam's Apple alb.175927 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/1/5/385181_170x170.jpg 1987-03-06 00:00:00.0 1966-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 502 Blues (Drinkin' And Drivin') tra.1923219 396000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923219&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923219&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923223&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Sat, 1 Jan 1966 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1923223 tra.1923223 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 Adam's Apple alb.175927 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/1/5/385181_170x170.jpg 1987-03-06 00:00:00.0 1966-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Chief Crazy Horse tra.1923223 459000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923223&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1923223&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2731759&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Wed, 24 Dec 1969 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 2731759 tra.2731759 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 Best Of Wayne Shorter alb.165457 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/9/3/513948_170x170.jpg 1988-11-14 00:00:00.0 1969-12-24 00:00:00.0 true Lost tra.2731759 437000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2731759&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2731759&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383517&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 7383517 tra.7383517 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 Beyond The Sound Barrier alb.7382407 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/7/5/1105729_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Joy Ryder tra.7383517 679000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383517&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7383517&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24118181&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:32:47 -0700 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 24118181 tra.24118181 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Atlantis alb.24115118 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/6/0/1460641_170x170.jpg 2008-11-04 00:00:00.0 null true On The Eve Of Departure tra.24118181 355000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24118181&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24118181&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3198157&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 3198157 tra.3198157 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Alegria alb.271494 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/5/4/1104583_170x170.jpg 2003-03-25 00:00:00.0 2003-03-25 00:00:00.0 true She Moves Through The Fair tra.3198157 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3198157&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3198157&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2948813&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 2948813 tra.2948813 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.0 The Classic Blue Note Recordings alb.280219 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/0/8/518085_170x170.jpg 2002-10-21 00:00:00.0 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 true Footprints tra.2948813 449000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2948813&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2948813&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19783183&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:17:17 -0700 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 19783183 tra.19783183 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 The Soothsayer (RVG Edition) alb.19781211 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/7/1/1211772_170x170.jpg 2008-03-25 00:00:00.0 null true Lady Day (2007 Digital Remaster) (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) tra.19783183 333000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19783183&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19783183&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990666&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1990666 tra.1990666 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 JuJu alb.93777 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/7/8/388729_170x170.jpg 1999-05-18 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Deluge tra.1990666 411000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990666&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1990666&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1282981&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 1282981 tra.1282981 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 This Is Jazz #19 alb.115478 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/4/4/1304477_170x170.jpg 1996-09-24 00:00:00.0 1996-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Beauty And The Beast tra.1282981 305000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1282981&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1282981&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672424&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 11672424 tra.11672424 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 All Or Nothing At All alb.11660514 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/6/5/905628_170x170.jpg 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true Black Diamond - Original tra.11672424 461000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672424&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672424&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672734&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 11672734 tra.11672734 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Second Genesis alb.11660539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/5/5/905519_170x170.jpg 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true The Ruby And The Pearl tra.11672734 355000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672734&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672734&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672737&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 11672737 tra.11672737 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Second Genesis alb.11660539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/5/5/905519_170x170.jpg 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true Mister Chairman tra.11672737 195000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672737&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672737&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672740&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post Bop Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Wayne Shorter on Rhapsody Online 11672740 tra.11672740 Wayne Shorter art.4342 0.99 Second Genesis alb.11660539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/5/5/905519_170x170.jpg 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true Getting To Know You tra.11672740 257000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672740&variant=play&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11672740&variant=data&rws=%2Fwayne-shorter%2Ftop-tracks.rss