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 NERFINISHED
associatedArtist Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
composer Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
countryOfRecording United States NERFINISHED
engineerOfRecording Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
includedOn Wayne Shorter album Night Dreamer NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
partOfArtistRepertoire Wayne Shorter live performances
performerOnRecording Elvin Jones NERFINISHED
Lee Morgan NERFINISHED
McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED
Reggie Workman NERFINISHED
Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED
primaryInstrumentOnRecording tenor saxophone
producerOfRecording Alfred Lion NERFINISHED
recordedFor Blue Note Records NERFINISHED
recordingStudio Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) NERFINISHED
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