Native Dancer is an album by Wayne Shorter featuring Milton Nascimento, and features some of his most acclaimed compositions. It is notable for blending jazz, rock and funk elements with Brazilian rhythms in an attempt to create "world" music broadly accessible to people from many different cultures. Many American musicians have mentioned being influenced by the album, including bassist Esperanza Spalding, drummer Chester Thompson and vocalist Maurice White of Earth, Wind, and Fire.
Track listing
- "Ponta de Areia" (Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant) â 5:18
- "Beauty and the Beast" (Wayne Shorter) â 5:04
- "Tarde" (Nascimento, Márcio Borges) â 5:49
- "Miracle of the Fishes" (Nascimento, Brant) â 4:48
- "Diana" (Wayne Shorter) â 3:04
- "From the Lonely Afternoons" (Nascimento, Brant) â 3:15
- "Ana Maria" (Shorter) â 5:10
- "Lilia" (Nascimento) â 7:03
- "Joanna's Theme" (Herbie Hancock) â 4:17
Personnel
Musicians
- Wayne Shorter â soprano saxophone <small>(tracks 1âÂÂ2, 4, 7âÂÂ9)</small>, tenor saxophone <small>(tracks 4âÂÂ6)</small>, piano <small>(tracks 5âÂÂ7)</small>, electric piano <small>(track 8)</small>
- Milton Nascimento â vocals <small>(tracks 1, 3âÂÂ4, 6, 8)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(tracks 3âÂÂ4, 6, 8)</small>
- David Amaro â acoustic guitar <small>(tracks 4, 6âÂÂ7, 9)</small>
- Jay Graydon â electric guitar <small>(track 1)</small>, bass <small>(track 2)</small>
- Herbie Hancock â piano <small>(tracks 1âÂÂ2, 7, 9)</small>, electric piano <small>(track 3)</small>
- Wagner Tiso â organ <small>(tracks 1, 3âÂÂ4, 7)</small>, electric piano <small>(tracks 1âÂÂ2, 4, 6, 9)</small>, bass <small>(track 8)</small>
- Dave McDaniel â bass <small>(tracks 1, 3âÂÂ7, 9)</small>
- Robertinho Silva â drums <small>(tracks 1âÂÂ4, 6âÂÂ8)</small>, percussion <small>(tracks 5, 9)</small>
- Airto Moreira â percussion <small>(tracks 2, 4âÂÂ5, 7âÂÂ8)</small>
Production
- Jim Price â producer
- Wly â engineer (lacquer cutting)
- Wally Traugott â engineer (mastering)
- Robert Fraboni â engineer
- Joe Tuzen â assistant engineer
- Nancy Donald â artwork
- Kenneth McGowan â photography
See also
References