description Without a Net – Wayne Shorter Overview
Released in 1972, *Without a Net* features Wayne Shorter’s tenor saxophone and keyboard explorations alongside a stellar ensemble including Joe Zawinul and Paul Carmichael, showcasing a complex and rhythmically driven approach to post-bop jazz with extended improvisations.
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Is Without a Net a live Wayne Shorter album?
Yes. Most of its nine tracks come from the Wayne Shorter Quartet's 2011 European tour, with Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade.
Why is Pegasus different from the rest of Without a Net?
Pegasus is a roughly 23-minute work recorded at Walt Disney Concert Hall rather than on the European tour. It expands the quartet with the Imani Winds chamber ensemble.
Which older Wayne Shorter pieces are reinvented on Without a Net?
The quartet returns to Orbits from Miles Davis's Miles Smiles and Plaza Real from Weather Report's Procession. It also transforms Flying Down to Rio, the title song from the 1933 film.
Why was Without a Net important for Wayne Shorter's Blue Note history?
Released in 2013, it was Shorter's first album as a leader for Blue Note in 43 years. His previous leader release for the label had been Odyssey of Iska.
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