I’ve just been listening to this track while driving home, and if there is a fine distillation of all things jazz, no matter what strain, then this is a great example of it. Everything about it screams depth, beauty and emotion. The players all stand out, particularly Shorter and Herbie Hancock, and combine to evoke a mythical, metropolitan late night. Shorter was one of those jazz mavericks, like Miles Davis & Herbie Hancock, who made the switch to a more abstract fusion style without breaking stride. It’s tracks like these however, maybe because they create a pervasive mood of elegance, that I return to the most.
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