All the Imagination Can Hold: Compositions by Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, 1974- 2018 Saxophonist Wayne Shorter was (and is) rightly celebrated for both his instrumental prowess and the countless classics he wrote and performed with jazz institutions like Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the classic Miles Davis Quintet.   His compositional gifts were also a key ingredient of ensembles such as Weather Report and post-Weather, Shorter-led aggregations.  Titles like "Blackthorn Rose" remain, to quote poet Frank O'Hara, "all the imagination can hold." Reuben Jackson is Archivist with the … [Read more...]