JuJu (album)
| JuJu | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1965 | |||
| Recorded | August 3, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Post-bop, modal jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 42:07 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4182; CP32-5250 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Wayne Shorter chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Tom Hull | B+[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
JuJu is the fifth album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. It was released in July 1965 by Blue Note Records.[5] It features a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, all of whom had worked extensively with Shorter's fellow tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.
Writing a retrospective review in AllMusic, Stacia Proefrock avers that the use of Coltrane's rhythm section "bolstered" criticism that Shorter was "a mere acolyte of John Coltrane". Proefrock goes on to say that "The truth is, though, that Elvin Jones, Reggie Workman, and McCoy Tyner were the perfect musicians to back Shorter." Proefrock concludes that the album "blooms with ideas, pulling in a world of influences and releasing them again as a series of stunning, complete visions."[1]
Track listing
[edit]Original release (1965)
- All compositions by Wayne Shorter.
- A1. "JuJu" – 8:30
- A2. "Deluge" – 6:49
- A3. "House of Jade" – 6:49
- B1. "Mahjong" – 7:39
- B2. "Yes or No" – 6:34
- B3. "Twelve More Bars to Go" – 5:26
Bonus tracks on remastered CD release (1996)
- 7. "Juju" [alternate take] – 7:47
- 8. "House Of Jade" [alternate take] – 6:35
Personnel
[edit]- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Proefrock, Stacia (2011). "Juju – Wayne Shorter | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1295. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "none". Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records. Vol. 19, no. 10–12. p. 277.
External links
[edit]- JuJu (RVG edition) – Blue Note site
