Footprints (composition)

"Footprints" is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Wayne Shorter and first recorded for his album Adam's Apple in 1966.[1] The first commercial release of the song was a different recording on the Miles Davis album Miles Smiles recorded later in 1966, but released earlier.[2] It has become a jazz standard.[3][4]

  1. ^ Waters, Keith (11 March 2011). The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68. Oxford University Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-19-983016-9. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Stories of Standards: "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter". KUVO. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ Gioia, Ted (2021). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-008717-3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ Cheyne, Peter; Hamilton, Andy; Paddison, Max (2019). The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics, Music, Poetics. Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-19-934777-3. Retrieved 17 September 2024.