The Soothsayer | ||||
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Studio album by Wayne Shorter | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | March 4, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | post-bop | |||
Length | 50:21 | |||
Label |
Blue Note LT 988 |
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Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
The Soothsayer is the seventh album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1965, but not released on Blue Note until 1979. The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of Jean Sibelius' "Valse Triste". An additional take of "Angola" was added to later CD releases.
The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it ranks with the best of his works from this incredibly fertile period".
All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.