''Footprints live!'' is a
live album by saxophonist
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is 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 Dav ...
released on
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simon ...
in 2002. It was Shorter's first official live album released under his own name and the first album to feature his 'Footprints Quartet' with pianist
Danilo Perez, bassist
John Patitucci
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...
and drummer
Brian Blade.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Robert L. Doerschuk awarded the album 3 stars, stating "They're even playful; try to catch that "Rock-A-Bye Baby" quote from Shorter in the title track.".
[Doerschuk, R]
Allmusic Review
accessed September 17, 2011
Track listing
:''All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated''
# "Sanctuary" - 5:31
# "Masqualero" - 8:28
# "
Valse Triste" - 7:59 (
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...
, arr. by Shorter)
# "Go" - 5:01
# "Aung San Suu Kyi" - 9:28
# "
Footprints
Footprints are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking or running. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by animals with hooves or paws rather than feet, while "shoeprints" is the specific term for prints made by shoes. They ...
" - 7:55
# "Atlantis" - 8:28
# "JuJu" - 10:39
Tracks 1, 2 and 6: Live at the
Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain, July 20, 2001
3, 4, 5 and 7: Live at the
Jardins Palais Longchamps in Marseille, France, July 24, 2001
8: Live at the
Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, July 14, 2001
Personnel
Footprints Quartet
*
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is 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 Dav ...
– tenor saxophone (1-4, 6-8), soprano saxophone (5, 6, 8)
*
Danilo Perez – grand piano
*
John Patitucci
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...
– bass
*
Brian Blade – drums
Production
* Wayne Shorter – producer
* Richard Seidel – executive producer
* Rob Griffin – recording, mixing
* Julie Strickler – recording assistant
* Jeff Ciampa – assistant engineer
* Mark Wilder – mastering at
Sony Music Studios (New York, NY)
* Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator
* Kelly Pratt – release coordinator
* Hollis King – art direction
* Sachico Asano – design
*
Kate Garner – photography
* Ronnie White – photography
References
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2002 live albums
Wayne Shorter live albums
Verve Records live albums