The Mesmerizing Harmony of Wayne Shorter

Exploring Infant Eyes, and why Wayne Shorter’s music is great!

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0:00 Intro
0:44 First A (harmony)
5:25 First A continued (melody)
9:17 Bridge (blues)
11:13 Bridge continue (dramatic melody
13:50 Second A (All about A7b9)
16:33 Some context

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[MasterrFlamaster]

There is something uplifting about how the legacy of jazz musicians is so prone to being reinterpreted, recontextualized and just keeps on evolving long after they're gone. It seems fitting that music made by such forward-thinking musicians would never stagnate and instead go on to inspire next generations

[davidscanlan]

I'm always blown away by how many relevant historical clips you're able to pull into these videos. Makes me realize how tiny an iceberg tip I really know about jazz history.

[TheGabe]

I was privileged enough to get to befriend Wayne in the last months of his life, and he had a beautiful unconquerable spirit. Got to listen to his albums with him telling me the stories behind the songs... such a fond memory. Thank you for this beautiful video and homage Adam!

[captainshiner]

I mean, he DID compose "Elegant People" AND "Palladium". The man was an absolute boss and will be greatly and sorely missed. R.I.P., Wayne.

[MikeLindup]

What a beautiful tribute to Wayne via your love and passion for Infant Eyes, and your non-intrusive non-magic-destroying analysis. A pleasure.

[lcarthel]

I love Adam's slow, relaxed pace of speech on this video. No rushing makes it more enjoyable.

[wertyvk]

Wayne Shorter was my favorite jazz composer of all time. I was so heart broken when he passed. Thank you so much for making such a wonderful video to celebrate the magic of his music

[ludareinoso]

Rest in peace Chief genuinely each time I see something related to shorter now i just wanna cry.

He deserves the best place in heaven.

[vigilantcosmicpenguin]

The best kind of music, I think, is the kind that you can't quite explain but you can feel exactly what it intends to do.

[singmysong]

Bravo Adam.... I knew Wayne personally and he was always a beautiful mystery. I never heard him have a "normal" kind of conversation. All that he said always seemed as if you were talking to a visitor from a higher planet. And he wrote and played music.... and lived the same way. Herbie is like that as well. We are blessed to have been visited by them both. And as Herbie says of Wayne ... "he's not Dead... he's just away on tour". Once again he makes me smile.

[marktcarnold]

One of the most illuminating, well-judged and well-produced videos I've ever seen. Thank you. I love Wayne Shorter's work and you helped me understand why. I come away feeling a good deal more intelligent than when I arrived :-)

[KalebPeters]

The album Speak No Evil has long been my favourite jazz album. It's a huge part of why I decided to study jazz over contemporary piano. This was such a great analysis of one of its best tracks. Thank you Adam 🙏 Rest in Perpetuity, Wayne ❤️

[mv_]

I have three jazz musicians I always return to: Shorter, Mingus and Ornette. They are very different from each other, but totally unique and unimitable. Shorter is to me a genius post-bop and modal composer, his pieces are simple but enigmatic. Even after a hundred listenings they always keep me intrigued about what comes after the next bar. And I love his tone, warmer and more melodious than Coltrane, but never soft or sweet. His 60s streak of Blue Note albums are a treasure.

[DonRich]

Wonderful tribute to the Greatest Wayne Shorter. He has kept me awake at night for over 30 years listening to his beautiful playing and compositions while questioning his choices of harmony and melody. Nothing ever begins or ends, Wayne is Eternity. Thanks Adam.

[TheMaestroso]

Wayne Shorter's style is transporting me back to moments during the dozens of hours I spent playing LA Noire where this kind of sound was front and center. Beautiful harmony, to say the least.

[liververson]

I'd never heard of Wayne Shorter till this video. You're introducing me to great new music. His playing is sublime.

[finarollerz]

Wayne understood music is a continuum. RIP❤

[garneleh]

Just a couple of days before his passing, I went to see Terence Blanchard playing "Absence", a tribute album to Wayne Shorter ... the impact he had ... thx for explaining some of the magic

[MasterArpeggioSystem]

I love "Pinocchio." The melody and progressions is so interesting. The moment I heard the Miles Davis version from "Nefertiti, " I was in love. From there, I went on to explore more of his music and became a fan. Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter are two of my all-time favorite jazz artists.

[williamgregory]

Damn it, you got me crying and thinking about the great Wayne Shorter again 😢🙏🏾🎷