***** WAYNE SHORTER – THE ALL SEEING EYE *****
1. The All Seeing Eye (Wayne Shorter)
2. Genisis (Wayne Shorter)
3. Chaos (Wayne Shorter)
4. Face Of The Deep (Wayne Shorter)
5. Mephistopheles (Alan Shorter)
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
Alan Shorter – flugelhorn (5)
Grachan Moncur III – trombone
James Spaulding – alto sax
Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Joe Chambers – drums
Recorded on October 15, 1965 at the Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder (24-bit)
2000 Blue Note
codec: FLAC
review by Scott Yanow
With such titles as “The All Seeing Eye,” “Genesis,” “Chaos,” “Face of the Deep,” and “Mephistopheles,” it is clear from the start that the music on this CD reissue is not basic bop and blues. Wayne Shorter (who composed four of the five originals) picked an all-star cast (trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Joe Chambers, along with brother Alan Shorter on flügelhorn for the final song) to perform and interpret the dramatic selections, and their brand of controlled freedom has plenty of subtle surprises. This is stimulating music that still sounds fresh over three decades later.