Second Genesis (album)

Second Genesis
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
Odyssey of Iska
(1971) 		Second Genesis
(1974) 		Moto Grosso Feio
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[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 his Jazz Messengers boss Art Blakey on drums, pianist Cedar Walton and bassist Bob Cranshaw. Walton joined Blakey's Messengers the following year, following the departure of Bobby Timmons.

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, Richard 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.