[SACD-R][OF] Wayne Shorter - Native Dancer - 1974/2000 (Fusion, Latin Jazz)

Wayne Shorter – Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (tenor)
Milton Nascimento – Guitar, Vocals
David Amaro – Guitar
Jay Graydon – Guitar
Herbie Hancock – Piano, Keyboards
Wagner Tiso – Organ, Piano
Dave McDaniel – Bass
Roberto Silva – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion

Originally released as Columbia PC 33418.
Native Dancer is the 15th album by Wayne Shorter. It is a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, featuring some of his most acclaimed compositions, including “Ponta de Areia” & “Miracle of The Fishes”. It is notable for including jazz rock & funk elements in addition to regional rhythms & Brazilian influence, in an attempt to create a “world” music accessible from many perspectives. Many American musicians were influenced by this album, including Esperanza Spalding & Maurice White of Earth, Wind, & Fire, who covered “Ponta de Areia” on their hit 1977 album All ‘N All.

Amazon review By L. Bleicher on May 22, 2009:
Although the cover says “Wayne Shorter featuring Milton Nascimento”, this is really a “Milton Nascimento featuring Wayne Shorter” album. Not only because the main themes are authored by Milton, but also because of the presence of 2 of the musicians responsible for his sui generis sound in his 70’s albums: Wagner Tiso & his remarkable harmonies, Robertinho Silva & his flamboyant drumming. The tracks “Ponta de Areia”, “Tarde”, & “Miracle of the fishes” are pure 70’s Milton Nascimento. But, of course, choosing to market the album as Wayne Shorter’s was the right thing to do to hit the charts in USA.

Having said that, the track “Lilia” goes in the opposite direction. Although it was also composed by Milton, this is quite different from the original version (which is also fantastic), heard on Milton & Lo Borges seminal album “Clube da Esquina”. Think of it as “Weather Report does Milton Nascimento” – although the beautiful vocal melody is kept intact, the harmony is totally redone, giving the track a darker atmosphere, much like the Weather Report tracks we all love.

This was the album which caught my attention to Milton Nascimento. I’ve bought Clube da Esquina just afterwards, & I was so blown away that I immediately ordered all the albums he recorded in the 70s (definitely his best stuff). “Milton”, “Clube da Esquina”, “Milagre dos Peixes” (the album, both the studio & the live edition, which includes unreleased tracks), “Minas”, “Geraes”, & “Clube da Esquina II” are all must-buy records.

AllMusic:
Some jazz purists would say that Wayne Shorter went downhill in the 1970s, when he passionately embraced electric jazz-fusion & co-led the innovative Weather Report with Joe Zawinul. But remember: Those are the same people who also claim that Miles Davis’ stunning Bitches Brew has no value & that Chick Corea’s visionary Return to Forever was a complete waste — so it’s hard to take their opinions seriously. The fact is that the 1970s were a highly productive time for Shorter, & it wasn’t until the 1980s that the tenor & soprano saxophonist really declined creatively. One of Shorter’s best-selling albums from the 1970s was Native Dancer, a Brazilian-oriented jazz-fusion masterpiece that boasts Herbie Hancock on acoustic piano & electric keyboards, & employs such Brazilian talent as singer Milton Nascimento (a superstar in Brazil) & percussionist Airto Moreira. Everything on this melodic, consistently lyrical effort is a jewel, & that includes Hancock’s Joanna’s Theme as well as pieces by Nascimento (From the Lonely Afternoons, Ponta de Areia, Tarde, Lilia, & Miracle of the Fishes) & by Shorter himself (Ana Maria, Beauty & the Beast, & Diana). Reissued on CD by Columbia in 1990, Native Dancer is clearly among Shorter’s most essential albums.
~ Alex Henderson

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