Emanon (Wayne Shorter album)

Emanon
Recording by
Wayne Shorter
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018
Recorded2016
VenueThe Barbican, London
StudioAvatar, New York City
Danilo's Jazz Club, American Trade Hotel, Casco Viejo, Panama
GenreJazz
Length2:07:15
LabelBlue Note 509999 79516 2 9
ProducerWayne Shorter, Don Was
Wayne Shorter chronology
Without a Net
(2013) 		Emanon
(2018) 		Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
AllMusic[3]
Evening Standard[4]
Glide Magazine9/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
Financial Times[7]
Pitchfork7.5/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Times[11]

Emanon is a three-disc album by American jazz musician Wayne Shorter. The album was released on September 14, 2018 via Blue Note label, containing both studio and live recordings.[12][13] It features his quartet with pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade. Emanon was initially a physical-only release available in two versions—a Standard Edition that includes three CDs with the graphic novel, and a Deluxe Edition that packages three vinyl LPs and three CDs with the graphic novel enclosed in a hardcover slipcase.[14] As of January 26, 2019, the album has been added to the streaming service Spotify.[15]

  1. ^ "EMANON by Wayne Shorter". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Mark (14 September 2018). "Wayne Shorter: Emanon". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Emanon". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ Cornwell, Jane (24 August 2018). "Wayne shorter - Emanon". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ^ "WAYNE SHORTER RELEASES VISUAL AND MUSICAL PROJECT SPANNING THREE ALBUMS OF ORIGINAL MUSIC ON "EMANON" (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide Magazine. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. ^ Fordham, John (31 August 2018). "Jazz album of the month: Wayne Shorter: Emanon review – vivid and sublimely thrilling". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. ^ Hobart, Mike (24 August 2018). "Wayne Shorter: Emanon — intriguing harmonies and jagged rhythms". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. ^ Kassel, Matthew (20 September 2018). "Wayne Shorter Emanon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. ^ Garratt, John (29 August 2018). "Legendary Jazz Saxophonist Wayne Shorter Proves He Can Still Bring the Goods on 'Emanon'". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. ^ Shteamer, Hank. "Review: Wayne Shorter Unveils a Sprawling Multimedia Opus on 'Emanon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. ^ Pearson, Chris (August 24, 2018). "Jazz review: Wayne Shorter: Emanon". The Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. ^ Chinen, Nate (September 14, 2018). "With 'Emanon,' Jazz Elder Wayne Shorter Grandly Sweeps The Stars". NPR. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Emanon". Discogs. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  14. ^ "EMANON (2018)". Blue Note. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  15. ^ EMANON, retrieved 2019-01-29