Wayne Shorter Has passed

His Blue Notes and the Second Great Quintet recordings are some of my very favorite music, period. 

"Juju" was the first Jazz LP I bought. I had no idea how it sounded-- I bought it for the cover art. When the needle dropped, I was not disappointed. 

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Up to that point, I'd been strictly a Rock listener but I found "JuJu" and "Night Dreamer" quite accessible, due to Shorter’s highly melodic themes.

I very much doubt the transition would’ve been as easy, had I chosen a Don Cherry, Andrew Hill or Sam Rivers Blue Note!