Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Wayne Shorter
- Series Classic Vinyl Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2024
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter.
Recorded on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1964, Wayne Shorter's "Speak No Evil" arrived on Blue Note Records in June 1966, and it has stood ever since as one of the most quietly enduring statements in the label's catalog. This is music of restraint and mystery, a set that rewards close listening as much as it invites you to let it drift through a room. Now, as part of the Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection, it returns to vinyl for a new generation of listeners.
The album opens with the loping, incantatory pulse of "Witch Hunt," setting a mood that runs like a thread through the whole record. From there, "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum" turns a nursery rhyme into something sly and sophisticated, before "Dance Cadaverous" closes the first side with its haunting, waltzing gravity. Shorter's writing here treats melody as a kind of storytelling, each theme carrying a shadow of the unspoken.
Side B carries the same spell forward. The title track, "Speak No Evil," is the centerpiece, a brooding and elegant vehicle that gives the album its name and its atmosphere. "Infant Eyes" follows as one of the tenderest ballads Shorter ever committed to tape, its phrasing unhurried and deeply felt. The record ends with "Wild Flower," a lilting, gently swinging piece that leaves you wanting to lift the needle and begin again.
This pressing is a Limited Edition, restricted to just 3000 copies worldwide, and it comes complete with an obi strip, a fitting nod to the reverence collectors continue to hold for Blue Note's finest hours. It is a release designed for those who want to hold a physical piece of jazz history rather than simply stream it.
A few notes for collectors and the detail minded: the label and rear sleeve carry the "Made in The EU" designation, while the sticker on the shrinkwrap reads "Made In Germany." These small markers are part of the character of this anniversary series and help place the pressing within the wider 85th Anniversary Collection.
For anyone building a serious jazz shelf, "Speak No Evil" is essential listening and an obvious cornerstone. It captures Shorter at a pivotal moment, poised between the hard bop tradition and the more searching, modal explorations that would define his later work. This limited anniversary edition offers a chance to bring that landmark home, obi intact, in a run that will not last long. When these 3000 copies are gone, they are gone, so this is a record to claim while you can.
Pressing Details:
Recorded on December 24, 1964 & originally released in June, 1966 on Blue Note Records
Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection. With obi.
'Made in The EU’ on label and rear sleeve, sticker on shrinkwrap says "Made In Germany"
Limited Edition
Limited to 3000 copies worldwide
Track Listing:
A1. Witch Hunt
A2. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
A3. Dance Cadaverous
B1. Speak No Evil
B2. Infant Eyes
B3. Wild Flower
Artist: Wayne Shorter
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 5879067
Series: Classic Vinyl Series
Release Year: 2024
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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