Schizophrenia (Wayne Shorter album)

Schizophrenia
Studio album by Wayne Shorter
Released	May 1969[1]
Recorded	March 10, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Post-bop
Length	36:37
Label	Blue Note BST 84297
Producer	Francis Wolff
Wayne Shorter chronology
Adam's Apple (1966) Schizophrenia (1967) Super Nova (1969)

Schizophrenia is the eleventh album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on 10 March 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of James Spaulding's "Kryptonite". The album features pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Ron Carter, bandmates of Shorter from Miles Davis' quintet at the time.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This music exists at the border between post-bop and free jazz -- it's grounded in post-bop, but it knows what is happening across the border. Within a few years, he would cross that line, but Schizophrenia crackles with the excitement of Shorter and his colleagues trying to balance the two extremes".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated.

1. "Tom Thumb" – 6:16
2. "Go" – 5:42
3. "Schizophrenia" – 6:50
4. "Kryptonite" (James Spaulding) – 6:29
5. "Miyako" – 5:00
6. "Playground" – 6:20

Personnel

• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
• Curtis Fuller – trombone
• James Spaulding – flute, alto saxophone
• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Joe Chambers – drums

References

1. Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records, 1970, 1973
2. Wayne Shorter discography accessed August 3, 2011.
3. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2011.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 180. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.