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Wayne Shorter Quartet -- a show worth seeing

They were at the Tampa Theatre tonight -- a wonderful venue built in the 1920s that looks like a Spanish courtyard inside. The performance was outstanding. John Patitucci on bass and Brian Blade on drums are exhilarating to watch -- very dynamic performers. Patitucci's speed and technique are phenomenal, while Blade is incredibly energetic for such an unprepossessing guy. Material was from the Footprints Live! disc, which is a reworking of some of Shorter's best-known pieces from the 60s -- all acoustic.

These guys are worth seeing if you get the chance.
swingman
davej857
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Haven't seen Shorter since Weather Report. Sounds like a pretty high quality band, they're scheduled to play here (Davis CA) at the new Mondavi center. Thanks for the tip Swingman.
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audiotomb
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caught them at Jazzfest in New Orleans in May

very tight quartet
Brian Blades is incredible

don't miss
jla
231 posts
 
Great band....awesome show. Saw them a few weeks ago at the Carpenter Center on the campus of California State University Long Beach. Patitucci actually attended CSULB's music program.
swingman OP
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Jla, I have to confess that I was not very familiar with Pattitucci before going to the show -- do you have any recommendations for albums on which he's played?
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marakanetz
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I know all these jazzmen well from the band. Wayne Shorter was once working in Material project of Bill Laswel along with speach performer William Burroghs. He was so different there from Weather Report! As to John Patitucci, he not once played for Chick Corea and created some of the solo albums as well on brilliant Concord Jazz label that i consider as reference for all red-book CDs. I have his album "One More Angel" which has a great music and superb recording.
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