Schizophrenia (Wayne Shorter album)

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Schizophrenia
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1969; [1]
July 1995 (CD)
RecordedMarch 10, 1967
Studio Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Post-bop
Length36:37
Label Blue Note
BST 84297;
CDP 7243 8 32096 2 0
Producer Francis Wolff
Wayne Shorter chronology
Adam's Apple
(1967)
Schizophrenia
(1969)
Super Nova
(1969)

Schizophrenia is the eleventh album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on March 10, 1967, and released on the Blue Note label in May 1969. The album features five Shorter compositions and an arrangement of James Spaulding's "Kryptonite". The album features Shorter with alto saxophonist/flautist Spaulding, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Joe Chambers.

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: "This music exists at the border between post-bop and free jazz – it's grounded in post-bop, but it knows what is happening across the border. Within a few years, he would cross that line, but Schizophrenia crackles with the excitement of Shorter and his colleagues trying to balance the two extremes". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. "Tom Thumb" – 6:16
  2. "Go" – 5:42
  3. "Schizophrenia" – 6:50
  4. "Kryptonite" (James Spaulding) – 6:29
  5. "Miyako" – 5:00
  6. "Playground" – 6:20

Personnel

References

  1. Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records, 1970, 1973
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia (1967) album review, credits & releases. AllMusic. Accessed August 3, 2011.
  3. DownBeat: May 29, 1969 vol. 36, no. 11.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1296. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.