Wayne Shorter
Tenor Sax Solo on
Dance Cadaverous

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Wayne Shorter follows Herbie Hancock with a single chorus on tenor sax, completing the solo section. The waltz feel at 122 BPM over the 64-bar AA' in B lends the solo a distinctive lilting three-beat pulse. Shorter follows with a tenor saxophone chorus that is among his most evocative on the album, his dark tone and oblique phrasing perfectly suited to the composition's shadowy mood. Recorded for the album Speak No Evil in 1964, the performance captures Wayne Shorter at 30 to 31 years old. Dance Cadaverous reveals the cinematic quality of Shorter's compositional imagination, each performance creating a vivid sonic atmosphere that feels almost visual in its evocative power.

Wayne Shorter was 30 to 31 years old at the time.