Wayne Shorter
Tenor Sax Solo on
Footprints

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Wayne Shorter's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Herbie Hancock on piano. Spanning four choruses of the 24-Bar form at a moderate 136 BPM with a waltz feel in C, the solo runs approximately 2:09. Shorter's four-chorus tenor saxophone solo demonstrates the narrative approach to improvisation that set him apart from his contemporaries, each phrase seeming to advance a story whose meaning remains tantalizingly elusive. "Footprints" from Wayne Shorter's 1966 album Adam's Apple is the first recording of what would become one of the most enduring compositions in the jazz repertoire. Wayne Shorter was 32 to 33 years old at the time of this 1966 recording.

Wayne Shorter was 32 to 33 years old at the time.