Second Genesis (album)

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Second Genesis
Second Genesis VeeJay.jpg
Studio album by
Wayne Shorter
ReleasedMay 1974[1]
RecordedOctober 11, 1960
StudioUniversal Recorders, Chicago
GenreHard bop
Length35:07 original LP
LabelVee-Jay Records
VJS 3057
ProducerSid McCoy
Wayne Shorter chronology
Introducing Wayne Shorter
(1959) 		Second Genesis
(1974) 		Wayning Moments
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

Second Genesis is the second album by jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter recorded by the Vee-Jay label in 1960 but not released until 1974.[4][5] It was his second session as leader, performing with drummer and Jazz Messengers bandmate Art Blakey. The pianist on the album, Cedar Walton, joined Blakey's group the following year, after the departure from the group of pianist Bobby Timmons in June of 1961.

Track listing[]

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. "Ruby and the Pearl" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 5:53
  2. "Pay as You Go" – 3:39
  3. "Second Genesis" – 4:09
  4. "Mr. Chairman" – 3:13
  5. "Tenderfoot" – 3:24
  6. "The Albatross" – 5:21
  7. "Getting to Know You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:16
  8. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) – 5:12

Bonus tracks on some CD reissues

  2. "Ruby and the Pearl" [Take 2] (Evans, Livingston) – 7:40
  3. "Mr. Chairman" [Take 3] – 3:17
  4. "Tenderfoot" [Take 1] – 2:50
  5. "The Albatross" [Take 1] – 5:16
  6. "Getting to Know You" [Take 1] (Hammerstein, Rodgers) – 4:34

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard May 4, 1974
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Wayne Shorter - Second Genesis (rec. 1960, rel. 1974) album review, credits & releasesr | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1295. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Wayne Shorter discography, accessed July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978), accessed July 23, 2019.

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