Wayne Shorter - Footprints

[SIRONEDRAGON]

sweet : )

[HardBopper92]

;-( TEARS OF JOY

[iwannaberock]

beautiful piano solo...

[grrricky]

@iwannaberock Herbie's by far one of the best and most versatile pianists around! I totally agree =)

[ronaldmcdonald333]

<33333333333333333333

[Nicolassimouss]

He realy his my favourite sax player. And this song his so good.

[OshTheSaxophnist]

I love jazz music. I'm 17. I'm hoping to bring back jazz, REAL HIP HOP, R&b ect back to the way it use to be.

[aniss1001]

Hmm.. A lot of talk about who is the best / greatest. What does that even mean? The best tecnique? That you like it the best? Seriously I don't get it :D

[319am1]

Before Lil Wayne there was Wayne Shorter

[MrAnglosaxman]

Kenny G should listen to this, this is playing.

[casbont]

This is pretty good but not as good as kenny G would play it.

[Cypherassassin]

Atiba brought me here.

[pearlrumdrum]

and to think that kids now grow up listening to Lil Wayne and 2 chainz.....

[mlhayes91]

@pearlrumdrum lol who the fuck listens to 2 Chainz? I don't think I've ever met a fan of that guy. But yea, it's a shame that there is a lot of wack music out now. Hip-hop and rock are shells of what they were just over a decade ago, r&b is not even remotely close to what it was in the past, and jazz is practically nonexistent in the mainstream. Those who know good music know where to look, though, so there's hope. Keep listening to the good stuff though, my man, and we'll be fine.

[LoHiT0709]

3 people fucking suck. No seriously you guys have no souls

[zarcyne1]

I love this song. We are playing this in band class and I am the only sax so if I mess up it'll be bad but if I do good then I am happy.

[16SarahE]

I played this at JAZZ CAMP!!! As a flute :)

[TheRurouni2]

@16SarahE

Same here, but on my alto. :P

[madmanhahaha]

man this is so beautiful. that piano solo always makes me move.

[melheislerdrums]

Splooie!

[vivaelrock34]

Happy Birthday Wayne Shorter!!!

[22Burnette]

Great!

[lambbella]

ATIBA

[TheFabianFanfair]

simply calming man. makes you want to create you're jive.

[TheFabianFanfair]

calming

[BriansThing]

Wow. Wish I heard music like this on the radio.

[spuddypablo]

These are the Footprints left behind after Giant Steps

[cheshirebluemoon]

I'm in love with this song.

It's like an eargasm. (:

[MsFrancois1]

the best wayne shorter song

[MrFoptop]

I love how all the different jazz artists back in the day had an amazingly Distinct playing style. Every one of them different in so many ways, like Coltrane, Parker, Shorter, they all sound superbly different, to the degree that you could recognize the musician by just listening to the music. Or at least, thats what I think.

[cellis197]

amazing!! check out the quatuor ebene version of this too. great compisition!!

[taylorryh]

what a twist halfway through!

[madmanhahaha]

@taylorryh that's the power of a rhythm section. speaking as a pianist, of course I'm going to say that the rhythm section is the most crucial, but I don't know man decide for yourself. either way I love this song.

[1cy1nferno]

CAVALIERS!!!

[cyrusjerome]

I always feel like a detective when i listen to shorters stuff

[Gfromdastreet]

@cyrusjerome Hahahahahaha so true! La Noire <3

[katheryn118]

very nice!!

[SexyBeast1332]

for jazz fest my combo did this song but wanted to do something original so we made it a ballad

[bushweednever]

play this and the miles davis' version at the same time ...

[rakmanenuff2]

this is NICE :)

[linklegends22]

I'm a cavies fan, just came to say hi.

[BattleMaster1013]

Warning: Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corps fans will be flooding this video.

[BoeskyandHutch]

@BattleMaster1013 go cavies

[mikespeed20082]

@BattleMaster1013 woo woo... the invasion is on! lol

[ricardo2323]

@BattleMaster1013 .... jazz junglist gleeful hand rubbing

[blackandtanful]

60年代ブルーノートのウェインショーターを､悪く評価するもの­は皆無くらいすべてが､素直に素晴らしい｡ハンコックの力も大!­ jazzm

[godwearingblack]

Kenny G isn't bad... he just is completely ridiculous when it comes to improve. Look up Jeff Lorber Fusion, and listen to him on tenor.

[tossnturn23]

thanks for the post! the world is sleeping on great jazz music.

[blueroan4]

pure talent



[XephSlayer]

Herbie Hancock played piano like this? I thought he always did songs like Chameleon. :P

[PeaceLemony]

I'm 16 and a complete jazz fanatic...Jonny Hodges, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Kenny G, David Sanborn, Joshua Redman, Miles Davies and of course Wayne Shorter himself...just a shame there aren't many Jazz organisations over here in England

-Peace

[iseesymbiotics]

@PeaceLemony Kenny G =/= jazz.

[ChristianHandoyo]

@iseesymbiotics I think PeaceLemony meant Kenny Garrett

[valvetrom]

@PeaceLemony Don't forget Stan Getz, Zoot Sims. Dig deep and you will find English Jazz organisations,(Ronnie Scott, Roy Williams etc. And what about Grover Washington Jr., or Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins,Klaus Doldinger(Germany),Scott Hamilton

[hartery5]

@PeaceLemony Kenny G? KENNY G?! You just single-handedly voided any comment you've ever made or ever will make of any validity. Kenny G is a piece of hogwash garbage that you hear in elevators. Kenny G is what the mainstream thinks Jazz is, and for that reason will never hear the genius of such songs like this! Kenny G can go die in a hole for all I care.

[PeaceLemony]

@hartery5 yep mate I like Kenny G...it's each to their own in this world so live n' let live

-peace

[tjc197]

@PeaceLemony I'm glad they're are people like you. Sure, I don't care for Kenny G personally, but hey that's me. I'm happy that you like Kenny G and glad you are so nonchalant about it. You're a good man Charlie Brown and I hope people just realize music is self expression and hits everyone else different. As for those who care about what "mainstream" think about the jazz world then I'm afraid they are lost about the intention of jazz music.

[PeaceLemony]

@tjc197 thanks mate ;D

[alfonsomascarenas]

Hey boo boo!

[houstonphotografx]

@Praguedive- Agreed.

[houstonphotografx]

THE most under-rated sax player from back in the day (pre or post Coltrane). Not saying he is better /worse than Trane, just severely underrated/under-appreciated.

[Praguedive]

@houstonphotografx Nah, I say it's Pharoah Sanders. Then again, all those great tenor players (Trane, Henderson, Shorter, Sanders) are underrated, since they're the best jazz ever produced. Period.

[elps84]

@Praguedive - agreed on pharoah

[GatoradeIsNotJuice]

@Praguedive almost all the great jazz musicians were and still are underrated. such is life. i know music is subjective but wayne shorter speaks to my soul on a different level altogether than any of my other favorite musicians. i dont think it can get better than one whos instrument speaks the tale of a soul ever walking the line between genius and madman. Cheers Wayne.

[Hyperbole43]

@Praguedive i like pharoah sanders as much as the next guy, but i think hank mobley doesn't get all the credit he deserves

[Hyperbole43]

@Praguedive i like pharoah sanders as much as the next guy, but i think hank mobley doesn't get all the credit he deserves

[freddiefreejazzify]

@Praguedive I would add Booker Ervin...

[Miloshevits]

@Praguedive Yeah, they were all overshadowed by Coltrane. People make the mistake of thinking that Sanders is overrated because of association with Coltrane 1965-67 but he had so much more to say musically after that period.

[flaviolima91]

@Praguedive I really think Joe Henderson should be better apreciated. One of my favorites. At least everybody knows Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane.

[1GlenAlan]

@Praguedive

Have you ever heard "HIGH MODES" by Art Blakey? I think everybody who likes jazz should hear it, and check out the piano's part. If I'm right, I think it's Bobby Timmons tickling the ivory. I'm not sure though.

[Glen G. from Compton, CA.]

[Praguedive]

@1GlenAlan I checked it out just now: a lot of great musicians and a nice result. Still, I prefer the intense and seeking playing of Sanders and Trane in his later years. Have you ever heard "Afro Blue" on Live in Seattle? That solo by Sanders on the first 10 minutes always blows me against the wall, especially if I turn it loud. Now, that's something "High Modes", no matter how nice a set piece it is, would never do.

[dallaskenn]

@Praguedive Yeah, I tend to agree.

[clix089]

@Praguedive i agree. wayne's considered by many to be the greatest jazz composer of all time. pharaoh is allegedly better than coltrane.

[oldwarcraftgamer]

@houstonphotografx te media said coltrane was unable to play good melodical phrases and that his play was simply chaotic bull**t and i dunno what esle ^^ things like that.. it was maybe too much new kind of art for those music-journalists back then..

[theo928]

@houstonphotografx Yes ! I love him and learnd a lot.

[starfly7]

@houstonphotografx Not from people who REALLY know jazz, but I appreciate your thoughts..........

[brianallancobb]

@houstonphotografx

By whom? :-)

[1GlenAlan]

@houstonphotografx

You are absolutely correct! I can remember listening to him blowing Footprints, Speak No Evil, Infant Eyes, and a lot of really mellow stuff with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, etc., and all this was when I was goin' to Compton Hi back in '65 thru '67 (I'm 62 now). [Glen G. from Compton, CA.]

[klwjazz]

I must have been asleep somewhere for most of my life, because Wayne Shorter is truly one of the greatest saxophonists ever heard.

[amendez92]

4:10 made me cry

[amendez92]

4:10 made me jizz my pants

[elps84]

thank you thank you thank you for this one

[eddiemambo]

Dam It ! so Beautiful ...

Truth  In Jazz

[samuelgiannini]

grande dave, lo andrò a sentire dal vivo a roma alla casa del jazz mi son già procurato i biglietti su listicket, questo è jazz! che bello

[awilliams9223]

I'm always curious as to how some artist become inspired to write certain music. Wayne Shorters "Footprints" is a master piece. There is something about this piece that really captivates the soul. Such a true work of art.

[Kaitano94]

How does this only have 68,000 views??

[Cbdr17]

@Kaitano94 because it doesn't haha

[Drblooter99]

@Kaitano94

Why only 77,000 views? Because there's Beyonce and Gaga and Justin and Michael and Cheryl and Nadine and Gary and Robbie -- and so much more -- to listen to, and frankly we just don't have the time...

[jkinz1234]

one person thought dislike meant dis-i-like

[beautifulopusoflove]

@jkinz1234 yeah man it was real clever when the other million youtube users said it before you

[jkinz1234]

@beautifulopusoflove ok, it wasn't clever. that doesnt giv u the right to be a dick about it

[dreadtodred]

waynes compostions always open up the head,Peace.

[Jysti]

Classic

[TheGumbo13]

so beautiful 

[goodnrg1]

@patsy Yesterday my friend who met Joni at a dinner in Malibu last week told me HER greatest influence is and was this fellow, Wayne Shorter! Makes sense when I listen, I can hear why!

[ErPisti]

fantastico...

[windofmarch]

Divine

[fr3lonbrun]

Aw! One thing I'm not digging about this version as opposed to the Miles Quintet version - the time isn't as swinging and buoyant as on that release, and I don't know who was responsible for that great feel on the album "Circle" - whether it was Miles, or if it was Tony Williams driving the beat like he could do, or if it was that great synergistic dialogue they had - but that one propels the music much more - and Tony Williams absolutely FLAYS them cymbals, baby -SICKNESS!

[fr3lonbrun]

Love this - I mean, there are few if ANY of Shorter's compositions from either the Blue Note OR Columbia songbooks I DON'T love, damn! I don't know, he may have superseded Mingus in the role of all-time greatest composers of modern jazz - many SAY Mingus, but my god, the sheer volume of truly original melodic output W.S. put out with Blakey, Miles, and himself is RIDICULOUS - and so MEMORABLE - modern without being inaccessible, elegant and swinging yet never cliche. Gotta love his songbook.

[TheNightParade]

Somebody missed the Like button!! o.O

[jabf123]

@TheNightParade i think so! thats the only reason! " a missed click"

[ollieboogaloo]

Magic........

[sfunkbanks]

with summer wises

thanks amazing

[LetterJuice]

pure feel

[anandanaga999]

This reminds me of a time. In college I had a girlfriend and perhaps unknowingly she was very pushy. She almost never shut up, she kicked me in bed...One snowy day she was driving me crazy and just couldn't stop talking. I stopped the car and explained to her my feelings as we trudged up a hill on foot in the snow. She kept nudging me and nudging me. I told her she was doing this and she denied it. At the top of the hill I told her to look back.. And in the Footprints was the Truth. !!

[Paradox484]

@anandanaga999 lmao, I thought you were gonna say you pushed her down the hill. :D

[psyne000]

@anandanaga999 ...word..!!

[Pwnedualready]

Heart throb 

[vvladica92]

Message for the Man who disliked this masterpiece : Go shit yourself !!!

[foaly939]

Great tune. I've actually heard a group doing this song in a fast 5/4 groove. lol that was insane

[94incurabil]

to this day the best :) i stood and thought a long time before touching [sampling] this gem...eventually i got the nerves

[0101dennis1]

one his great jazz standards........one of

[Scratch47]

Amazing. So much depth.

[johnnyBird512]

You know it's good when you re-listen to it right after it's done.

[WebbConnection06]

Awesome tune! Chek out the Bay Area Youth All Stars playing this on my page and let us know what you think!!

[darousej]

@WebbConnection06 Do check them out.

[blackhamster1009]

Great Song!

Andy Summers's version of it on "Last Dance of Mr. X" is great.

[claybornwilliams]

I see you.

[ARTHURMACE]

very nice

[claybornwilliams]

this has to be the best one,with some of the same side men,but it's wayne and his own horn.the solo's.

[he3fast]

i dont care wat u say the rhythm of this song anyone can solo to it great practice tune for improv.

[2368344]

one of the best song ever

[MRAm33t]

a favorite tune of Jim Gosa's on FM 105.1 KBCA circa late '60's.

[jmench1953]

Hauntingly beautiful. Wayne Shorter is a master composer.

[drumsterZ]

Hauntingly beautiful...I kinda agree on the choice of words here..

[dbldee22]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever composed. I like this version better than the on from Miles Smiles

[drumsterZ]

Praguedive THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this WONderful jazz classic!! My favorite above all !!

Footprints is just superb and the whole "Adam's apple'' of 1966 is just fantastic and a Blue note classic...thank you again this brings back memories

[09cinder]

@drumsterZ Yeah, good memories!