Saxophonist Wayne Shorter -- Schizophrenia and Tom Thumb
Wayne Shorter was at the peak of his creative powers when he recorded Schizophrenia in the spring of 1967. Assembling a sextet that featured two of his Miles Davis bandmates (pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Ron Carter), trombonist Curtis Fuller, alto saxophonist/flautist James Spaulding and drummer Joe Chambers, Shorter
found a band that was capable of conveying his musical "schizophrenia,"
which means that this is a band that can play straight just as well as
they can stretch the limits of jazz. At their best, they do this
simultaneously, as they do on the opener "Tom Thumb." Read complete review from allmusic.com.




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