Footprints

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"Footprints" is a widely influential jazz composition by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, known for its modal harmony and iconic status in the modern jazz repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
musical work
associatedWithArtist Miles Davis
Wayne Shorter
associatedWithGroup Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis
surface form: Second Great Miles Davis Quintet
commonKey C minor
E-flat minor
commonPerformanceContext jam session standard
small jazz ensemble
composer Wayne Shorter
describedAs iconic modern jazz standard
widely influential jazz composition
era 1960s jazz
firstAlbumAppearance Adam's Apple
firstAlbumAppearanceArtist Wayne Shorter
firstAlbumAppearanceRoleOfWayneShorter tenor saxophonist
genre jazz
hasForm 12-bar minor blues variation
influenced modern jazz composition practices
post-bop repertoire
isPartOf jazz standard repertoire
modern jazz repertoire
keyCharacteristic bass ostinato
minor blues form
modal harmony
quartal harmony in some arrangements
use of 6/4 and 3/4 metric feel
notableRecording Miles Smiles
notableRecordingArtist Miles Davis Quintet
notableRecordingLeader Miles Davis
notableRecordingPersonnel Herbie Hancock
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
Wayne Shorter
performancePractice open, modal improvisation over static harmony
publisher music publisher associated with Wayne Shorter (varies by edition)
rhythmicFeature Afro-Cuban and Latin-influenced feel in some versions
status jazz standard
subgenre modal jazz
teachingUse commonly used in jazz education
study piece for metric modulation and feel changes
study piece for modal improvisation
tempo medium

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Wayne Shorter notableWork Footprints
Adam's Apple notableWork Footprints
Adam's Apple track Footprints
Woke on a Whaleheart hasTrack Footprints
Bounce (album) hasPart Footprints