JuJu (album)

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JuJu
JuJu-Wayne Shorter.jpg
Studio album by
Wayne Shorter
ReleasedJuly 1965
RecordedAugust 3, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenrePost-bop, modal jazz, hard bop
Length56:12
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4182
ProducerAlfred Lion
Wayne Shorter chronology
Night Dreamer
(1964) 		JuJu
(1965) 		Speak No Evil
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[2]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[3]
Tom HullB+[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[5]

JuJu is the fifth album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. It was released in July 1965 by Blue Note Records.[6] It features a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, all of whom had worked extensively with Shorter’s fellow tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.

Track listing[]

All pieces written by Shorter.

Side One

  1. "JuJu" – 8:30
  2. "Deluge" – 6:49
  3. "House of Jade" – 6:49

Side Two

  1. "Mahjong" – 7:39
  2. "Yes or No" – 6:34
  3. "Twelve More Bars to Go" – 5:26

Alternative takes on reissue

  1. "JuJu" – 7:48
  2. "House of Jade" – 6:37

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia (2011). "Juju – Wayne Shorter | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Wayne Shorter: JuJu". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1295. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ "none". Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records. Vol. 19 no. 10–12. p. 277.

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