Mark Stryker Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Heard the Wayne Shorter Quartet Friday in Detroit. Wasn't going to write on it but after hearing the concert, I felt I had to document what went down. http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/mark-stryker/2015/03/21/wayne-shorter-quartet/25143431/ Edited March 22, 2015 by Mark Stryker Quote
JSngry Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Sounds like truly free jazz. Outstanding if as portrayed, and absolutely no reason to think it wasn't. Any cell phone recordings about yet? Quote
erwbol Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Hoping that before too long it'll be on Dimeadozen. I collect every concert by this band I can get my hands on. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Oh man........... it sounds incredible from the review. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Sounds like truly free jazz. Outstanding if as portrayed, and absolutely no reason to think it wasn't. Any cell phone recordings about yet? For some reason Jim because of the free jazz and Wayne connection, I am thinking of you screaming "Hello?!" like you do on Ambien Variations. Edited March 22, 2015 by CJ Shearn Quote
xybert Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 On a technical level i don't know the in the ins and outs of what this group is doing but it just sounds so good to my ears. My ears just eat it up. This show sounds like it was amazing. Quote
Michael Weiss Posted March 22, 2015 Report Posted March 22, 2015 Heard the Wayne Shorter Quartet Friday in Detroit. Wasn't going to write on it but after hearing the concert, I felt I had to document what went down. http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/mark-stryker/2015/03/21/wayne-shorter-quartet/25143431/ So I guess what you're saying is you liked it. Quote
bertrand Posted March 23, 2015 Report Posted March 23, 2015 Going to see Wayne in Charlottesville VA on Tuesday. It was a last minute announcement for a benefit. Not the quartet, though. Bertrand. Quote
Justin V Posted March 23, 2015 Report Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) I caught the Wayne Shorter Quartet the following night in Carmel, Indiana. I almost decided to go to the Detroit gig, spend the night and then go to Indiana the next day, but I ended up just going to the Indiana concert (I drove the 5 hours there by myself :eye: ). I remember Wayne playing a quick snippet from a Charlie Parker tune after someone whistled a bird call before the encore at a concert in Buffalo, but it sounds like the bebop medley was really something. I'll continue to kick myself for not also attending the Detroit gig. I've seen the group three times in Detroit (the most recent with an orchestra and Esperanza Spalding), so here's hoping that Wayne continues to make Detroit a regular stop (and hopefully visits Cleveland and/or Pittsburgh). Great article, Mark! The Wayne Shorter Quartet is such an adventurous, intense and fun group that continues to grow. Not many groups could play a 37-minute piece, followed by a 22-minute piece and manage to sustain interest and maintain momentum throughout, and the way that the group has mastered the art of tension and release is an achievement. From the sight of sheet music on the Indiana stage, it looked like the group was working on new material. From the sound of it, we are in for another hell of an album from one of the great bands in the music. Like Lee Konitz, whom I also try to catch whenever possible, Wayne Shorter continues to amaze into his 80s. Edited March 23, 2015 by Justin V Quote
erwbol Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 The concert from the following night in Carmel, Indiana is up on Dimeadozen. No sign of Detroit yet. Quote
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