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The Soothsayer

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
Producer Alfred Lion
Wayne Shorter chronology
Speak No Evil
(1965)
The Soothsayer
(1965)
Et Cetera
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3/5 stars

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.


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