Speak No Evil Speak Shorter!

Those who have learned to love albums like "ESP" by Miles Davis or "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock, who will find great pleasure in "Speak No Evil" by Wayne Shorter. With an almost become the standard hard bop Blue Note-occupation of the 60's (Freddie Hubbard -tr, Herbie Hancock - p, Ron Carter - b and Elvin Jones - drums), Wayne Shorter drives, with his tenor saxophone and his own compositions as Leader, this Quintet enormously forward. Lyrical and hardbopartig sharply constructed phrasing leave an even remember the sound of "ESP" - "Speak No Evil" was, however, recorded one month previously (and on Christmas Eve 1964) and a Christmas serenity and relaxation you mean here also get to listen and The Quintet is in a great shape. Apart from the first track "Witch Hunt" is each song for itself as a quality, polished jazz milestone without flaws, without edges - the issues arrest pleasant in the ear. In "Infant Eyes" - a beautiful saxophone ballad - heard Wayne Shorter very nice (as Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock once said) "get through with his sax" - an intensive Imrovisator which its sounds long, almost to the stop "through blows", but warm and harmonious - it sounds just now at this time as Wayne Shorter and not like a John Coltrane, which was then often said to him at this time. "Speak No Evil" is a Blue Note classics understated character as long not been as popular as the aforementioned albums, but certainly just as properly as important. A good sound - "digitally remastered" - highly recommended.