Black Nile

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"Black Nile" is a jazz composition best known from Wayne Shorter’s 1964 album "Night Dreamer," noted for its driving hard-bop energy and intricate harmonic structure.

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instanceOf jazz composition
musical work
associatedAlbum Night Dreamer
associatedArtist Wayne Shorter
composer Wayne Shorter
countryOfRecording United States
engineerOfRecording Rudy Van Gelder
genre jazz
hasForm theme and improvisation
hasNotableFeature memorable melodic theme
sophisticated harmonic movement
strong rhythmic drive
hasSection head
improvised solos
out-head
trading with drums
hasTitleWord Black
Nile
includedOn Wayne Shorter album Night Dreamer
influenced later hard-bop and post-bop compositions
isStandardIn modern jazz repertoire
keyCharacteristic minor tonality (overall feel)
languageOfTitle English
notableFor driving hard-bop energy
intricate harmonic structure
partOfAlbum Night Dreamer
partOfArtistRepertoire Wayne Shorter live performances
performerOnRecording Elvin Jones
Lee Morgan
McCoy Tyner
Reggie Workman
Wayne Shorter
primaryInstrumentOnRecording tenor saxophone
producerOfRecording Alfred Lion
recordedFor Blue Note Records
recordingStudio Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)
linked to: Van Gelder Studio
recordingYear 1964
recordLabel Blue Note Records
releaseYear 1964
styleCharacteristic complex chord changes
modal influences
post-bop elements
subgenre hard bop
tempoCharacteristic up-tempo
trackType small-group jazz piece

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Night Dreamer hasTrack Black Nile