Ponta de Areia

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Wayne Shorter's rendition of Ponta de Areia is featured on his 1974 Native Dancer, which showcases a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento. This album, released in early 1975, is notable for blending jazz with Brazilian rhythms, creating a sound that resonates with audiences across different cultures. Ponta de Areia, originally composed by Milton Nascimento, reflects on the closure of a railway station in Brazil, symbolizing loss and nostalgia for a bygone era. The lyrics evoke imagery of an abandoned railway that once connected Minas Gerais to Bahia, highligh… read more
Wayne Shorter's rendition of Ponta de Areia is featured on his 1974 Native Dancer, which showcases a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milto… read more
Wayne Shorter's rendition of Ponta de Areia is featured on his 1974 Native Dancer, which showcases a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento. This album, released in… read more

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Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader. Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Arts High School. He was encouraged by his father to take up the saxophone as a teenager (his brother Alan became a trumpeter). Aft… read more
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer f… read more
Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the … read more

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