Artist:Herbie Hancock Wayne Shorter
Song:Aung San Suu Kyi
Album:1+ 1
Though tenor sax legend Wayne Shorter has recorded as a leader since the 60s, I think he prefers being part of a band. I don't know enough about him to know the reason for this. He must be a naturally shy person. I doubt he would agree to it but we need a Wayne Shorter documentary. Paging Kasper Collin who convinced Shorter to appear in his Lee Morgan doc I Called Him Morgan. Did you know that Shorter did not tour as a leader until 2000. He always toured as part of a band. And this 1997 album is Shorter's only duet album. The song Aung San Suu Kyi won a Grammy. Of course Shorter and Hancock have worked together since Shorter joined the Miles Davis band in 1964. Hancock was already there. Davis tried to recruit Shorter for two years. He remained in that band until 1970. Shorter recorded many albums for Blue Note as a leader but he never toured as a leader. Of course after he left the Davis band, Shorter formed Weather Report with Joe Zawinul. Shorter was in Weather Report from 1971-86. Shorter also toured and recorded with V.S.O.P. in the late 70s. Hancock was in that band too. It was a tribute to the 60s Davis band. Shorter and Hancock also did a 1991 Miles Davis tribute album and tour with Wallace Roney playing Davis. Both guys signed with Verve in 1995. So it may have been their idea for them to record a duet album. Shorter had never recorded a duet album with anyone. They also toured to support it and Shorter won a Grammy. Shorter toured as a leader in 2000. I saw him on his 80th birthday tour. Shorter retired from performing in 2018 but he's been working on an opera with Esperanza Spalding. Here's Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock performing Aung San Suu Kyi at the Tokyo City Opera Concert Hall 1998.
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