In honor of the 80th birthday of the great saxophonist Wayne Shorter, here is one of my favorite solos of his— or of anyone else’s, ever— from Miles Davis’s Complete In A Silent Way Sessions box set. Tony Williams is on drums, of course:
(h/t to Rob Scheps for the birthday reminder.)
BBC Radio 3 did an hour and a half feature on Shorter and his current quartet last night. It may be available to listen to online.