JuJu (album)

JuJu is the fifth album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. It was released in July 1965 by Blue Note Records.[5] It features a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, all of whom had worked extensively with Shorter's fellow tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.

For other uses, see Juju (disambiguation).
JuJu
Studio album by
Wayne Shorter
ReleasedJuly 1965
RecordedAugust 3, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenrePost-bop, modal jazz, hard bop
Length42:07
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4182
ProducerAlfred Lion
Wayne Shorter chronology
Night Dreamer
(1964)		 JuJu
(1965)		 Speak No Evil
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom HullB+[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Writing a retrospective review in AllMusic, Stacia Proefrock avers that the use of Coltrane's rhythm section "bolstered" criticism that Shorter was "a mere acolyte of John Coltrane". Proefrock goes on to say that "The truth is, though, that Elvin Jones, Reggie Workman, and McCoy Tyner were the perfect musicians to back Shorter." Proefrock concludes that the album "blooms with ideas, pulling in a world of influences and releasing them again as a series of stunning, complete visions."[1]

Track listing

All pieces written by Shorter.

Side One

  1. "JuJu" – 8:30
  2. "Deluge" – 6:49
  3. "House of Jade" – 6:49

Side Two

  1. "Mahjong" – 7:39
  2. "Yes or No" – 6:34
  3. "Twelve More Bars to Go" – 5:26

Alternative takes on reissue

  1. "JuJu" – 7:48
  2. "House of Jade" – 6:37

Personnel

References
  1. Proefrock, Stacia (2011). "Juju – Wayne Shorter | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1295. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. "none". Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records. Vol. 19, no. 10–12. p. 277.
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