Wayne Shorter Quartet - most intense piece ever

[agumonkey]

next : youtube.com/watch?v=u6Zri3ltk1­Q

another piece building ear tears gradually

[bigwm]

Wow, Gary without a cap AND hair! :) killin bassist and composer!

[mstrshredder]

I love this live version, Gary Willis and Tom Brechtlein kill it!!!! And of course Mr. Shorter, as always, excellent. 

[aliased]

I guess one man's Intensity is another's I-Can-Do-That.

[jevonj77]

Far from being intense...got us to look though! Does build in intensity of course... Nice song....kind of mellow actually.

[turnaroundphraseNY]

"Plaza Real" - "foot prints"

[yourockets3]

most intense piece ever? are you serious? :)

[blueroan4]

ooo throwin in some footprints i see

[blueroan4]

Man, The Brecht monster is LAYIN IT DOWN

[DigitalOjo]

Love that super low note he throws down!

[dstol62]

This song is called Plaza Real from the Weather Report album, "Procession". Having seen an earlier incarnation of Wayne's band play it, along with most of the material Wayne was writing in the mid to late eighties, I can say that this music has nothing to apologize for. Today's audiences (even jazz audiences) are a lot less curious-ergo not as intelligent than even 20 years ago...

[scotmus]

@CumOnYourUglyFace + JudyKhan500lbSlut - What's wrong with you people? @cantwellp1 can say what he wants - yo're probably just jealous!

[usmc2020627]

Magic / You should listen to Coltrane's " Meditations " As well as " Interstellar Space " with Rasheid Ali.......................

[spiderlockhart]

very nice . thanks for putting it up !

[romainlabaye]

This tune is called "Plaza Real". From Weather Report's album Procession. They are played the second part of the original tune.

[legiterally]

lol dam chill out ppl

[arkofsax]

Please tell me you caught Footprints starting at 8:23

[spiderlockhart]

@arkofsax indeed . great stuff .

[cantwellp1]

I was Tom Brechtleins drum roadie for this tour, the whole tour was amazing and turned me on to jazz, big time. In '87 I was Teri lyn Carringtons roadie as well as looking after the percussion set up for Marylin Mazur, also a great tour, Phantom Navigator remains my favourite Wayne Shorter album.

[chungiemunchin]

Brechtlein is such a joy to watch. So relaxed when he plays..............

[jackgunt]

I love it when wayne starts sreaming

[jamesedwardtheobald]

it's a bunch of hyper modulated II V7 I progressions!

[theoccupier]

I'm gonna agree with kundalani76 and say that the first section of this piece is Plaza Real, although it never quite releases the tension as Weather Report played it. Which of course is one of the reasons that makes it so brilliant. Thanks for this!

[teemingup]

Thanks for posting this. My ex-wife has this video!!

[themrmucca]

The correct title is "Beauty and the Beast".

[Vasycek]

I would like to ask you, if somebody knows the name of this amazing piece. Thanks a lot !!!

[kundalini76]

@Vasycek 'Plaza Real' by Weather Report, on their 1983 album 'Procession', then @8:23 goes into Shorter's classic 'Footprints', and how I wish I could hear the rest after being blown away by Wayne's genius here!

[blueyedboymrdeath]

@kundalini76 Are you sure about the name - I checked out a sample of Plaza Real on Amazon; it sounds not at all like this piece, although it's only a 30 sec. bit.

[RHCdG]

This is the 1985 North Sea Jazz Festival, I know it because I was there and I never forgot this show, it was the best. It was shortly after Weather Report had ended, and this was the opening song. Can you imagine the impression it made? I remember Herbie Hancock being at the PA watching his friend's performance with two gorgeous women. I'd love to see the rest of the gig on here if anyone has it...

[ThePalmatron]

thanks.......great band!

[ThePalmatron]

Thanx for posting.....brings back great memories of seeing this band in 85 and 86.

[ThePalmatron]

Thanx for posting.....brings back great memories of seeing this band in 86!

[italiarovinata]

Incredible.

Gods.

[BOTTOM432]

I agree, but these cats are still Killer

[BOTTOM432]

wayne is the man!!(Plaza Real)

[dwyllie]

Wonderful sax. I like this track a lot.

[neilpeartrocks2112]

jazz is not dead

[RomZomCom]

@neilpeartrocks2112

Jazz never died.

[323alexlewis]

ya man the most intense sax solo i have ever seen on youtube has got to be john coltrane my favorite things they r leaving there bodies and going to a different place and they r pushing themselves to an extent you nor i could ever imagine look at the drummer bass player and piano they r steaming they are playing so intensely.

[Laight4work]

he is hipper than weckl .. but he sounds a heck of a lot like steve.

[lordlisle]

alors ca incroyable,,,

[rubinhojacob]

beautful!! The very best!!!!

[MagicRain505]

I wouldn't exactly identify this as the "most intense piece ever" but it is an incredibly great example of band interaction.

I think my favorite "most intense piece ever" on youtube is the John Coltrane version of My Favorite Things that is 7 minutes long. No Dolphy in that one.

[seerskater]

@MagicRain505 which one are you talking about? i cant find any that are 7 minutes long

[DajaWaja]

@MagicRain505 no dolphee? Can't lack no dohl-phee!!!

[jevonj77]

@MagicRain505 right...not ever. Coltrane still holds a lot of those titles in my opinion as well...

[laracubi]

At the end of this clip Wayne & the band

segue into "Footprints"...too bad this [Footprints] was not posted in its entirety...

[tombekistan]

It's definitely North Sea Jazz, I think around 1986, and definitely Plaza Real.

[rhodriphilipps]

It's definitely Plaza Real. I would love to know where & when this concert was filmed. Does any one know?

[Arnhem1968]

No way... it is North Sea Jazz

[bryman86]

ya, that's plaza real dude. lol.

[frikij]

Can anybody identify this piece? It isn't "Plaza Real.

[ajdicks]

i'm not sure anything wayne shorter played after about 1973 could be considered that "intense" i would say romantic or sentimental is more accurate. but enough splitting hairs, good music is good music.

[obgyno]

no offense but the new quartet is everything intensity can be

[futboler454]

agreed

[pjustusxi]

Have you heard anything he's made since 2000? It's only equaled, IMO, by the 1969-70 Miles band or Eric Gravatt/Miroslav Vitous-era Weather Report.

[mojopin11]

You obviously have not listened to any of his Quartet stuff in the past 10 years(some great versions of Go, footprints, etc)or his album he did with Herbie"1+1"....listen.....

[bryman86]

A live performance of Plaza Real! Sweet! Thanks for the post.

[Arnhem1968]

Great !!