Wayne Shorter Quintet : The Blue Note, Tokyo 9.3.1996

Wayne Shorter : Tenor and soprano saxophones

Jim Beard : Keyboards

David Gilmour : Electric guitar

Alphonso Johnson : Electric bass

Rodney Holmes : Drums

This is a beautifully recorded set from Japanese radio of Wayne’s mid 90’s group which I remember being blown away by at a San Francisco jazz festival the year or two before this date. Jim Beard’s a personal favourite of mine ; check out the superb live set of Jim’s band over at http://bogardjazz.blogspot.com/  or get hold of excellent  ‘Song of the Sun’ if don’t know this wonderful keyboard player. I hadn’t heard David Gilmour before he turned up in Wayne’s band but I’ve been a fan ever since and he quite definately rips it up here.

Wayne’s wife Ana Maria and their niece Dalila were both killed on TWA flight 800 on July 17, 1996

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