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 126 BPM over the 64-bar AA' in B lends the solo a distinctive lilting three-beat pulse. Recorded during the same December 1964 Blue Note session, the alternate take features the same structure and solo order as the master: Herbie Hancock's piano chorus followed by Shorter's tenor saxophone chorus over the 64-bar AA' waltz form in B. Recorded for the album Speak No Evil in 1964, the performance captures Wayne Shorter at 30 to 31 years old. This alternate take of "Dance Cadaverous" from Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil provides a fascinating comparison with the issued version.

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