Happy Birthday, Wayne Shorter

August 25 is the birthday of jazz saxophonist and composer, Wayne Shorter (1933- ). Shorter is regarded by many as the greatest living composer in jazz and has won 9 Grammy Awards. He worked with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the late 1950s, Miles Davis's second quintet in the 1960s, and Weather Report in the 1970s.

He plays "Children of the Night" with Blakey's Jazz Messengers here:

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the following recordings that include Shorter:

• Miles Davis: Miles Smiles (Buy at Barnes & Noble)
• Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (Buy at Barnes & Noble)
• V.S.O.P.: The Quintet (Buy at Barnes & Noble)
• Weather Report: 8:30 (Buy at Barnes & Noble)

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