Night Dreamer

Night Dreamer
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1964;
1987
RecordedApril 29, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreModal jazz, post-bop
Length40:58 original LP
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4173
CDP 7 84173 2
ProducerAlfred Lion
Wayne Shorter chronology
Wayning Moments
(1962)
Night Dreamer
(1964)
JuJu
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
Tom HullA−[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Night Dreamer is the fourth album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. It was released in November 1964 by Blue Note Records.[6] With a quintet of trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones performing six Shorter originals.[7]

In 2005, it was reissued as part of the RVG Edition series with liner notes by Nat Hentoff.[8]

  1. ^ Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer (1964) album review by John Kelman at All About Jazz. March 22, 2005
  2. ^ Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer (1964) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1295. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ "(none)". Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records. Vol. 19, no. 10–12. p. 277.
  7. ^ AMG.com review
  8. ^ Night Dreamer Product Notes