Black Nile

E868354

"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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ