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Wayne Shorter: Timeless Sound

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Marc Myers
May 07, 2021
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Wayne Shorter remains one of America's most fascinating living jazz legends. His sound on the tenor saxophone in the 1960s and '70s was muscular, hypnotic and so evocative of the era. His original compositions remain relevant, with their yearning, political undertow and modal scales. [Photo above of Wayne Shorter by Francis Wolf (c)Mosaic Images]


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