Shorter left Blakey in the summer of 1964 to join Miles Davis in his second great quintet, with Herbie hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. as in Blakey's band, Shorter's originals (“ESP,
” “Footprints,
” “Dolores,
” “Nefertiti,
” and others) provided much of the material for this groundbreaking ensemble. Shorter stayed with Davis until 1970, and during this time also took up the soprano saxophone to extend the ensemble. A tender, melancholy mood pervaded...