Moto Grosso Feio is the thirteenth album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1970 in the A&R Studios, New York City but not released on the Blue Note label until 1974. The album features four originals by Shorter and an arrangement of "Vera Cruz" by Milton Nascimento. Recorded on the same day as the superior Odyssey Of Iska, this loose session (Wayne Shorter's final one for the Blue Note Label) is quite unusual. Although shorter sticks to his customary Tenor & Soprano, pianist Chick Corea plays Marimba. Drums & Percussion, bassist Ron Carter mostly performs on C… read more
Moto Grosso Feio is the thirteenth album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1970 in the A&R Studios, New York City but not released on the Blue Note l… read more
Moto Grosso Feio is the thirteenth album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1970 in the A&R Studios, New York City but not released on the Blue Note label until 1974. The album features f… read more
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader. Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Arts High School. He was encouraged by his father to take up the saxophone as a teenager (his brother Alan became a trumpeter). Aft… read more
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer f… read more
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the … read more