Wayne Shorter - Etcetera LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series)

This quartet session from 1965 has long been considered one of Wayne Shorter’s finest studio albums, even though it remained unreleased until 1980. Etcetera is a set of sublime Shorter compositions with the exception of Gil Evans’ passionate “Barracudas (General Assembly).” From the emphatic title track to the stunning ballad “Penelope” to the mesmerizing “Indian Song,” Etcetera takes its place as one of the true highlights of the saxophonist’s discography featuring Herbie Hancock on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

Tracklist:

A1: Etcetera
A2: Penelope
A3: Toy Tune

B1: Barracudas (General Assembly)
B2: Indian Song