Without a Net (Wayne Shorter album)
| Without a Net | ||||
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| Studio album by Wayne Shorter | ||||
| Released | 5 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 8 December 2010 | |||
| Studio | Walt Disney Concert Hall ("Pegasus" only) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:17:22 | |||
| Label | Blue Note 509999 79516 2 9 | |||
| Producer | Wayne Shorter | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz |  [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
Without a Net is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter together with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade.[6][7] The album was released on 5 February 2013 via Blue Note[8] to a critical success, receiving an average score of 86/100 from 11 reviewers on Metacritic, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Background
Without a Net is Shorter’s first album for Blue Note Records in 43 years after Odyssey of Iska released in 1971.[9] The album contains eight quartet tracks from its European tour in late 2011, including six original compositions, plus a 23-minute centrepiece "Pegasus" supported by the woodwind and brass ensemble Imani Winds. The composition "Orbits" is a new version of the Miles Davis Quintet’s 1967 song of the same name. For "Orbits" the album won 2014 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.[10] The quartet also included the title song from the 1933 musical film Flying Down To Rio.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Orbits" | Shorter | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Starry Night" | Shorter | 8:49 |
| 3. | "S.S. Golden Mean" | Shorter | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Plaza Real" | Shorter | 6:59 |
| 5. | "Myrrh" | Shorter | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Pegasus" | Shorter | 23:08 |
| 7. | "Flying Down to Rio" | Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans | 12:47 |
| 8. | "Zero Gravity to the 10th Power" | Blade, Patitucci, Pérez, Shorter | 8:13 |
| 9. | "(The Notes) Unidentified Flying Objects" | Blade, Patitucci, Pérez, Shorter | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 01:17:22 | ||
Personnel
Wayne Shorter Quartet
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, producer
- John Patitucci – bass
- Brian Blade – drums
- Danilo Perez – piano
Production
- Tom Korkidis – production coordinator
- Scott Southard – executive producer
- Rob Griffin – mixing, engineering
- Robert Ascroft – photography
References
- ↑ "Without a Net by Wayne Shorter". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Wayne Shorter: Without a Net". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ TURNER, MARK F. (February 7, 2013). "Wayne Shorter: Without a Net". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ Fordham, John (31 January 2013). "Wayne Shorter: Without a Net – review". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ LAYMAN, WILL (20 February 2013). "Wayne Shorter Quartet: Without a Net". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ CHINEN, NATE (January 31, 2013). "Major Jazz Eminence, Little Grise: Wayne Shorter’s New Album Is ‘Without a Net’". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "Wayne Shorter Quartet Featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci And Brian Blade – Without A Net". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "WITHOUT A NET (2013)". Blue Note. bluenote.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ Barton, Chris (7 February 2013). "Jazz album review: Wayne Shorter's 'Without a Net'". The Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ J. Moore, Marcus (2013). "Wayne Shorter Quartet Without a Net Review". BBC. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.