''Adam's Apple'' is the tenth album by

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artist Wayne Shorter. Recorded in 1966 and released in 1967, it included the first recording of his composition " Footprints", later recorded by the Miles Davis Quintet for the album '' Miles Smiles'' (1967). Shorter is featured with pianist

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, bassist

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and drummer Joe Chambers. The CD release includes the Hancock composition "The Collector" (also known as " Teo's Bag") as a bonus track.

Reception

Writing in Jazz Journal, Mark Gardner urged readers, "For goodness sake don’t miss this one." Gardner called the record "a tour de force for Shorter the soloist as distinct from Shorter the composer."Jazz Journal 01/69: Wayne Shorter – Adam’s Apple
'' Jazz Journal''. January 1969. A retrospective

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review by Stacia Proefrock states, "it really does rank with the best of his output from this incredibly fertile period. Taken in isolation, this is one of the great works of mid-'60s jazz, but when Shorter has already achieved a unique performance style, compositional excellence, and a perfectly balanced relationship with his sidemen, it is hard to be impressed by the fact that he manages to continue to do these things album after album."Proefrock, Stacia. Wayne Shorter - ''Adam's Apple'' (1967) album review, credits & releases

. Accessed 2 August 2009.

Track listing

Original release (1967) :''All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.'' :A1. "Adam's Apple" – 6:49 :A2. " 502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')" ( Jimmy Rowles) – 6:34 :A3. "El Gaucho" – 6:30 :B1. " Footprints" – 7:29 :B2. "Teru" – 6:12 :B3. "Chief Crazy Horse" – 7:34 Bonus track on CD reissue (1987) :7. "The Collector" (

) – 6:54 * "Adam's Apple" recorded on February 3, 1966; all other tracks recorded February 24, 1966.

Personnel

* Wayne Shorter –

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–

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– bass * Joe Chambers –

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Charts

References

External links

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