Super Nova (Wayne Shorter album)

1969 studio album by Wayne Shorter
Super Nova
Studio album by
Wayne Shorter
Released1969
RecordedAugust 29 & September 2, 1969
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenrePost-bop
Length37:55
LabelBlue Note
BST 84332
ProducerDuke Pearson
Wayne Shorter chronology
Schizophrenia
(1969)
Super Nova
(1969)
Odyssey of Iska
(1971)

Super Nova is the twelfth album by Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label. The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of "Dindi" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. "Water Babies", "Capricorn" and "Sweet Pea" were originally recorded in 1967 during sessions with Miles Davis that would eventually be released in 1976 as the album Water Babies.

Keyboardist Chick Corea appears on drums rather than his typical role, and bassist Walter Booker plays acoustic guitar on “Dindi”.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The influence of Miles Davis' early fusion period is felt throughout the music but there is nothing derivative about the often-surprising results. As with Wayne Shorter's best albums, this set rewards repeated listenings.".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. "Supernova" – 4:52
  2. "Swee-Pea" – 4:36
  3. "Dindi" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 9:35
  4. "Water Babies" – 4:53
  5. "Capricorn" – 7:47
  6. "More Than Human" – 6:12
  • Recorded August 29 (1–2, 4–5) and September 2 (3 & 6), 1969.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Davis, Francis (10 March 1988). "Releases from Plant, Shorter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1296. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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