Second Genesis (album)

Second Genesis
Studio album by Wayne Shorter
Released	May 1974[1]
Recorded	October 11, 1960 Universal Recorders, Chicago
Genre	Hard bop
Length	35:07 original LP
Label	Vee-Jay Records VJS 3057
Producer	Sid McCoy
Wayne Shorter chronology
Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) Second Genesis (1960) Wayning Moments (1962)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Second Genesis is the second album by jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter for Vee-Jay Records and also as leader, performing with drummer and Jazz Messengers bandmate Art Blakey.

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated.

1. "Ruby and the Pearl" (Evans, Livingston) - 5:53
2. "Pay as You Go" - 3:39
3. "Second Genesis" - 4:09
4. "Mr. Chairman" - 3:13
5. "Tenderfoot" - 3:24
6. "The Albatross" - 5:21
7. "Getting to Know You" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) - 4:16
8. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:12

Bonus tracks on some CD reissues:

9. "Ruby and the Pearl" [Take 2] (Evans, Livingston) - 7:40
10. "Mr. Chairman" [Take 3] - 3:17
11. "Tenderfoot" [Take 1] - 2:50
12. "The Albatross" [Take 1] - 5:16
13. "Getting to Know You" [Take 1] (Hammerstein, Rodgers) - 4:34

Personnel

• Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Bob Cranshaw - double-bass
• Art Blakey - drums

References

1. Billboard May 4, 1974
2. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Second Genesis - Wayne Shorter | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.