JuJu (album)

JuJu is the fifth album by American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. It was released in July 1965 by Blue Note Records.[5] It features a rhythm section of pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, all of whom had worked extensively with Shorter’s fellow tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.

JuJu
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1965
RecordedAugust 3, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenrePost-bop, modal jazz, hard bop
Length56:12
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4182
ProducerAlfred Lion
Wayne Shorter chronology
Night Dreamer
(1964)
JuJu
(1965)
Speak No Evil
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[3]
Tom HullB+[4]

Track listing

All pieces written by Shorter.

  1. "JuJu" 8:30
  2. "Deluge" 6:49
  3. "House of Jade" 6:49
  4. "Mahjong" 7:39
  5. "Yes or No" 6.34
  6. "Twelve More Bars to Go" 5:26

Alternative takes on reissue

  1. "JuJu" 7:48
  2. "House of Jade" 6:37

Personnel

References

  1. Proefrock, Stacia (2011). "Juju – Wayne Shorter | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Wayne Shorter: JuJu". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Wayne Shorter". Tom Hull. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. "none". Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records. Vol. 19 no. 10–12. p. 277.
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