I know you are a jazz journalist and my knowledge on jazz is limited vs yours.
Great to have you here, in the forum 
From the french magazine “ Télérama “, about the death of Wayne Shorter: “ In any case, Zawinul does not seem to have held it against him since, years later, he declared to Laurent de Wilde: “Wayne is incredible. He is such a poet… For me he is the greatest of all. He really is from another planet.”
I havre read that sometimes in the past. I know it’s stupid, but some really think that apparently. It’s absolutely not my point of view, you can be assured.
Which war? The civil war? 
Maybe they need to spend some time listening to the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens. 
Kevin Gray’s work is pure gold. Anytime he breaks out a tape to remaster is cause for celebration.
I have the MMJ 45 of Adam’s Apple. It’s one of the best, and one of Shorter’s finest efforts.
The Tone Poet series is releasing a Kevin Gray remastered Schizophrenia, one of my favorite Shorter albums, and next year will see the release of Odyssey of Iska, another great Shorter album and one that is a sort of premonition of things to come (i.e. Weather Report).
I do like his work. The Van Morrison discs anyone?
I do appreciate that the MMJ 45 may be a thing of wonder and beauty but I really cant cope with getting up and turning the record over so often. I do have other 45 Lps but…
I have the WS Tone Poet issues so far and if Schizophrenia and particularly Odyssey of Iska are to come out on TP then they will be on my list immediately. I do have an old US A(2)/B pressing of Iska from 1971 and a copy of US Moto Grosso Feio from 1974 but I would love to have newer pressing of any of them.
I don’t know if Joe has Moto Grosso Feio planned, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
Schizophrenia is out this year for the September release. I am trying to convince Joe to make Odyssey of Iska as part of the #100/101 releases (April 2024, if everything stays on schedule). He kinda liked the idea when I proposed it.
I have an apartment in Antibes, and I’ve been to “Jazz à Juan” a few times: the acoustics are great and the atmosphere delightful!
This for me is the greatest moment in jazz.
Not because it was electric but because it was such brilliant music, a river of invention that burst forth for 7 years, the first 2 years of which Wayne was in the band.
Nah. THIS is the greatest moment in jazz:
I completely forgotten that scene from Spinal Tap.
I like that track they were playing.
Great concert Isle of Lucy show.
Always liked (the other) Peter King’s tribute Scrambled Eggs named after the John Coltrane quote.
We saw that great quartet in 2006 at the Barbican - the playing was telepathic - edge of the seat stuff.
The most innovative period , for me. But I know many will disagree.
Not me -Dark Magus - three lead guitarists in the band including your country’s best lead guitar player Dominique Gaumont.
I don’t mean to be negative but am I the only forum member Jazz fan who doesn’t get Weather Report?
I am a Jazz novice admittedly, blindly feeling my way through this huge genre and it was Wayne Shorter who first shone a light away from Miles and Illuminated, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard and Blue Note Records but like Miles, Coltrane and many others he just looses me along the way.
I go from being totally blown away by Jazz to scratching my head.
Nope, I don’t like them either. Absurdly overrated, pompous, blingy, cold, vulgar, empty, technique for technique’s sake. A couple of numbers aside, why anyone rates them is beyond me. Wayne’s detached, cerebral playing gets kind of lost in a band full of show-offs and fretwankers.
My problem has always been Chick Corea’s over the top keyboards even though I love the band but I get your feeling towards the band.
Different band? Corea was never in Weather Report. Or do you mean Zawinul?
Yep, got my keys mixed up. Long day! Cheers MJ. Still can’t stand Chick Corea,
