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Wayne Shorter top songs and awards

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Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer who played jazz music. As a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and subsequently its lead composer, Shorter rose to fame in the late 1950s. He first played in Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet in the 1960s before co-founding Weather Report, a jazz fusion outfit. He led a band that made almost 20 records.

His music has received recognition from all around the world as well as appreciation from critics and has several pieces that have evolved into jazz standards. The 12-time Grammy winner Shorte

Wayne Shorter’s top songs

Some of Wayne Shorter’s top songs are:

Infant Eyes, Footprints, Witch Hunt, Virgo, Orbits, Devil’s Island, Speak No Evil, Juju, Yes or No

Wayne Shorter awards

Shorter won 12 grammy awards. Below are some of the major:

Kennedy Center Honors (2018).
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
2004, 1995 · Alegría, A Tribute to Miles
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada (2016)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
2004, 1998, 1988 · Sacajawea, Aung San Suu Kyi, Call Sheet Blues
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
2023, 2014, 2000 · Endangered Species, Orbits, In Walked Wayne
Porin Award for Best Foreign Jazz Music Album1995 · A Tribute to Miles
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album 1997 · High Life
Polar Music Prize for Classical Music (2017)