This live album — released on vinyl for the first time — is made up of three European dates in 2001, and introduced Shorter’s ‘Footprint Quartet’: pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade. All are in top form, especially on challenging reimaginations of the title track and ‘Masquelero’, both from his time with the 1960’s Miles Davis Quintet.
This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Sanctuary
2. Masqualero
Side B
3. Valse Triste
4. Go
Side C
5. Aung San Suu Kyi
6. Footprints
Side D
7. Atlantis
8. Ju Ju
Wayne Shorter (tenor sax, soprano sax); Danilo Perez (piano); John Patitucci (bass); Brian Blade (drums)
Duke Pearson (piano); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Garnett Brown (trombone); James Spaulding (alto sax); Jerry Dodgion (alto sax/flute); Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax); Gene Taylor (bass); Grady Tate (drums)
