Wayne Shorter (1933-2023)

1. Awards and Honors

1.1. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)

1.2. Jazz Master from the National Endowment for the Arts (1998)

1.3. Guggenheim Fellowship (1967)

1.4. Doctorate from the Berklee College of Music (1999)

2. Discography

2.1. As a Leader

2.1.1. "Introducing Wayne Shorter" (1959)

2.1.2. "Speak No Evil" (1964)

2.1.3. "The All Seeing Eye" (1965)

2.1.4. "Juju" (1964)

2.1.5. "Adam's Apple" (1966)

2.1.6. "Native Dancer" with Milton Nascimento (1975)

2.1.7. "Footprints Live!" (2002)

2.1.8. "Without A Net" (2013)

2.2. With Miles Davis

2.2.1. "E.S.P." (1965)

2.2.2. "Miles Smiles" (1966)

2.2.3. "Sorcerer" (1967)

2.2.4. "Nefertiti" (1968)

2.2.5. "Miles in the Sky" (1968)

2.2.6. "Filles de Kilimanjaro" (1969)

2.2.7. "In a Silent Way" (1969)

2.2.8. "Bitches Brew" (1970)

3. Biography

3.1. Started playing saxophone in high school

3.2. Attended New York University and served in the Army

3.3. Joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1959

3.4. Member of Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet from 1964-1970

3.5. Formed his own groups in the 1970s

3.6. Performed with the Wayne Shorter Quartet

4. Jazz Musician

4.1. Known for his unique melodic style

4.2. Experimented with complex harmonies and rhythms

4.3. Incorporates elements of classical music and world music into his compositions

4.4. Often uses a soprano saxophone in addition to tenor saxophone

5. 2023 Philippe Boukobza