The Allmusic review yesteryear Stacia Proefrock states "it actually does seat amongst the best of his output from this incredibly fertile period. From the offset moments when Shorter's sax soars out inwards the eponymous opening track, amongst its warmth as well as roundness as well as power, it is difficult non to similar this album. It mightiness non endure turning equally sudden of a corner stylistically equally about of his before works, like Speak No Evil, exactly its touching on is exclusively dulled yesteryear the fact that Shorter has already arrived at the peak of his powers. Taken inwards isolation, this is 1 of the nifty industrial plant of mid-'60s jazz, exactly when Shorter has already achieved a unique surgery style, compositional excellence, as well as a perfectly balanced human relationship amongst his sidemen, it is difficult to endure impressed yesteryear the fact that he manages to proceed to produce these things album afterwards album. But Shorter does smooth here, spell allowing potent players similar Herbie Hancock to equally good direct maintain their house inwards the sun"
One oft returns to classic recordings amongst mixed feelings. On 1 hand, there's the anticipation of hearing nifty music, as well as on the other, trepidation that the recording has failed to concur upward over time. By 1966 Wayne Shorter had entered 1 of his close creative periods, both equally a solo creative someone as well as equally a fellow member of Miles Davis' 2nd classic quintet. Besides his skills equally a saxophonist, he equally good proved to endure a prolific writer, penning v of Adam's Apple's 7 pieces. It didn't wound Shorter's musical vision to direct maintain pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman, as well as drummer Joe Chambers onboard here, sensitive players who were attentive to the sparse lines connecting these post-bop concoctions. Hancock's solo in Jimmy Rowles' "502 Blues (Drinkin' as well as Drivin')," for instance, skirts gently into about other realm, offering a tender counterpoint to Shorter's to a greater extent than aggressive horn. The band apace sets "El Gaucho"'s framework exclusively to permit each business office musician wonder freely inwards the fashioned space, creating a beautifully layered effect. There's equally good an early on version of "Footprints" that would present upward on Miles Smiles the real same twelvemonth (with both Shorter as well as Hancock onboard). [The 2003 reissue of Adam's Apple includes a nearly seven-minute accept on Hancock's "The Collector," offering even as well as hence 1 to a greater extent than argue to selection upward this lovely album.]
Track listing
- All compositions yesteryear Wayne Shorter except equally indicated.
- "Adam's Apple" – 6:49
- "502 Blues (Drinkin' as well as Drivin')" (Jimmy Rowles) – 6:34
- "El Gaucho" – 6:30
- "Footprints" – 7:29
- "Teru" – 6:12
- "Chief Crazy Horse" – 7:34
- "The Collector" (Herbie Hancock) – 6:54 Bonus rails on CD reissue
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