Native Dancer (album)

Native Dancer
Studio album by Wayne Shorter
Released	September 12, 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Jazz, Latin jazz, Jazz fusion, World fusion
Length	41:41
Language	English, Portuguese
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Price, Nedra Neal
Wayne Shorter chronology
Odyssey of Iska (1970) Native Dancer (1974) Atlantis (1985)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Native Dancer is the fifteenth album by Wayne Shorter. It is a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento,^[3] featuring some of his most acclaimed compositions, including "Ponta de Areia" and "Miracle of The Fishes". It is notable for including jazz rock and funk elements in addition to regional rhythms and 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 and Maurice White of Earth, Wind, and Fire, who covered "Ponta de Areia" on their hit 1977 album All 'N All.

Track listing

1. "Ponta de Areia" (Milton Nascimento) - 5:18
2. "Beauty and the Beast" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:04
3. "Tarde" (Fernando Brant, Nascimento) - 5:49
4. "Miracle of the Fishes" (Brant, Nascimento) - 4:48
5. "Diana" (Shorter) - 3:04
6. "From the Lonely Afternoons" (Brant, Nascimento) - 3:15
7. "Ana Maria" (Shorter) - 5:10
8. "Lilia" (Nascimento) - 7:03
9. "Joanna's Theme" (Herbie Hancock) - 4:17

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, 1974

Personnel

• 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

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Neil Tesser (1998). The Playboy Guide to Jazz. Bloomsbury. pp. 222, 223.