Celebration, Volume 1 (Live) Wayne Shorter

• 1 Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension (Live) 11:44
• 2 Smilin’ Through (Live) 08:56
• 3 Zero Gravity to the 11th Dimension (Live) 02:06
• 4 Zero Gravity to the 12th Dimension (Live) 02:00
• 5 Zero Gravity - Unbound (Live) 03:35
• 6 Orbits (Live) 09:49
• 7 Edge Of The World (End Title) (Live) 06:59
• 8 Zero Gravity to the 90th Dimension (Live) 03:21
• 9 Lotus (Live) 19:34
• 10 She Moves Through The Fair (Live) 20:16
• Total Runtime 01:28:20

Info for Celebration, Volume 1 (Live)

This thrilling 2014 live recording captured Shorter’s acclaimed quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade at the Stockholm Jazz Festival in Sweden. The intrepid set includes some of the band’s favorite vehicles of exploration including “Zero Gravity,” “Smilin’ Through,” “Orbits,” “Lotus,” and “She Moves Through The Fair.” The album is introduced today with the single “Edge of the World (End Title),” a theme by composer Arthur B. Rubinstein from the 1983 film WarGames.

“In January 2023, when [Wayne] was hospitalized for the last time, he continued picking tracks and laying out the albums,” Caroline Shorter, Wayne’s wife, shares in Celebration, Volume 1’s liner notes. “His ‘Never Give Up’ spirit, which underlines his entire mission, was stronger than ever and he was excited to release more music. It was only in the last 10 days of his life that he realized he was not going to be around to see it to fruition. He started feeling the urgency of celebrating life and decided to change the name of the collection to Celebration. I said ‘Yes Wayne! Let’s celebrate!!! That’s what it should be called. A celebration!’”

"A celebration! I still get chills, even after listening to this album multiple times. Wayne Shorter, his sonic universe, his way of attacking notes with a disarming naturalness, a brilliant composer, with spacey, questioning, and sometimes unsettling music, taking risks at every second only to land on his feet again. That’s also what I admired about Joe Zawinul. Two figures who have forever marked the history of contemporary jazz with its most creative and expressive elements, in a style that, let’s admit, is quite elitist. And if you, too, adore Wayne Shorter, Blue Note has great news for you: The label will also celebrate Shorter’s legacy with several reissues of his classic albums, including a Tone Poet vinyl edition of *Odyssey of Iska* (1970) available on July 5th, a classic vinyl edition of *JuJu* (1964) available on August 16th, and an exclusive Blue Note authorized stores vinyl reissue of *Speak No Evil* (1964), available on August 9th at participating independent record stores.

To illustrate just how crucial and alive Wayne Shorter’s importance is, Shorter’s works have been performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Lyon Symphony Orchestra, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and he has received commissions from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Orchestra, among others. In total, Shorter composed more than 200 works, with dozens of them becoming modern standards. Shorter was named an NEA Jazz Master, and his numerous honors include 13 Grammy Awards and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018." (Thierry De Clemensat, PARIS-MOVE)

Wayne Shorter, saxophone
Danilo Perez, piano
John Patitucci, double bass
Brian Blade, drums

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