| Native Dancer | ||||
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| Studio album by Wayne Shorter featuring Milton Nascimento | ||||
| Released | January 18, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | September 12, 1974 | |||
| Studio | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, contemporary jazz, smooth jazz, World Music | |||
| Length | 41:41 | |||
| Language | English, Portuguese | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jim Price, Rob Fraboni | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Tom Hull | B−[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[4] |
Native Dancer an album by Wayne Shorter featuring Milton Nascimento,[6] and features some of his most acclaimed compositions. It is notable for blending jazz, rock and funk elements with Brazilian rhythms in an attempt to create "world" music broadly accessible to people from many different cultures. Many American musicians have mentioned being influenced by the album, including bassist Esperanza Spalding, drummer Chester Thompson and vocalist Maurice White of Earth, Wind, and Fire.
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Wayne Shorter:Native Dancer". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Neil Tesser (1998). The Playboy Guide to Jazz. Bloomsbury. pp. 222, 223.