Mahjong (composition)
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"Mahjong" is a jazz standard
composed by Wayne Shorter
that first appears on his 1964 album JuJu
. It is listed in the first volume of Hal Leonard's The Real Book
and in the second volume of The New Real Book by Chuck Sher.
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
composed by Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
that first appears on his 1964 album JuJu
JuJu (Wayne Shorter album)
JuJu is an album by Wayne Shorter, recorded and released on Blue Note in 1964, issued as BLP 4182 and BST 84182.The album shows the strong influence of John Coltrane, with whom Shorter had studied as an undergraduate, and whose style is reflected here both in performance and composition...
. It is listed in the first volume of Hal Leonard's The Real Book
Real Book
The Real Book can refer to any of a number of popular compilations of lead sheets for jazz tunes, but is generally used to refer to Volume 1 of an underground series of books transcribed and collated by students at Berklee College of Music during the 1970s....
and in the second volume of The New Real Book by Chuck Sher.