Jazz Album Report: Speak No Evil, Wayne Shorter (1966)

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Speak No Evil, Wayne Shorter (1966)
I had the chance to listen to some jazz albums and was very impressed by the quality of some of them. It was indeed testament of how jazz has held its ground as one of the most indigenous, if not the most indigenous, music genres of all time. Speak No Evil came out in June of the year 1966. It was the sixth album of Wyne Shorter. The great album was recorded by the Blue Note Records. The album “Speak No Evil,” has a mixture of both hard pop and modal jazz elements (Meehan, 47). The album cover has the picture of Teruka Nakagami (Irene). Irene is Wayne’s wife whom they met way back in the year 1961.
The album Speak No Evil is among the many albums he recorded for the Blue Note in the year 1964. During the time he was recording this album he was an active member of the David Miles’ band. This is the reason why the album hardly received special attention during its time of releasing. It was so expected to receive minimal attention. Also, the fact that Wayne Shorter was involved in the other band meant that his time was divided and so was the dedication (Meehan, 52). From my point of view however, all these experiences added up to his music career, and contributed positively as well.
With time the album came to limelight. I still share the same sentiments as most other people, who contend that this was Wayne’s best piece of work. It is seen as his finest. Besides, the Blue Notes’ highlighted catalog. The album, Speak No Evil was picked by The Penguin Guide to Jazz as a component of its proposed Core Collection (Meehan, 45). They referred to it as the exceedingly Wayne’s most contenting record. The Allmusic rates the album at the topmost possible ranking of all the five stars. I can only imagine how fast one could rise up the musical ladder. This was indeed a moment of revelation for him.
I still enjoyed the entire buildup to the musical success of the album, particularly the blend of Wayne’s skills and the sobriety of producers. The album later received a lot of notifications. This was right after its peak realization. Most individuals could not hold their comments about Wayne’s artistic skills. I believe that that the album, Speak No Evil is a kind of compilation of Shorter Wayne’s compositional pre-eminence. The set-piece was so absolute, accordant and broad-ranging (Meehan, 57). Critically, examining, the album was a public show or rather an expression of his principles and values as an individual. I...