Native Dancer is the fifteenth album 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...

. It is a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...

, featuring some of his most acclaimed compositions, including "Ponta de Areia" and "Miracle of The Fishes". It is notable for including jazz rock and funk elements in addition to regional rhythms and Brazilian influence, in an attempt to create a "world" music accessible from many perspectives. Many American musicians were influenced by this album, including Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

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 and Maurice White

Maurice White

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 of Earth, Wind, and Fire, who covered "Ponta de Areia" on their hit 1977 album All 'N All

All 'N All

All 'N All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. The album features songs such as "I'll Write A Song For You", "Serpentine Fire", "Love's Holiday", and the pop hit "Fantasy". A remastered version of the LP was issued in 2002...

.

Track listing

1. "Ponta de Areia" (Nascimento) - 5:18
2. "Beauty and the Beast"- 5:04
3. "Tarde" (Brant, Nascimento) - 5:49
4. "Miracle of the Fishes" (Brant, Nascimento) - 4:48
5. "Diana" - 3:04
6. "From the Lonely Afternoons" (Brant, Nascimento) - 3:15
7. "Ana Maria" - 5:10
8. "Lilia" (Nascimento) - 7:03
9. "Joanna's Theme" (Hancock) - 4:17

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, 1974

Personnel

• David Amaro - Guitar
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• Jay Graydon
  Jay Graydon
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   - Guitar
• Herbie Hancock
  Herbie Hancock
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   - Piano
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  , Keyboards
• Dave McDaniel - Bass
• Airto Moreira
  Airto Moreira
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   - percussion
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• Milton Nascimento
  Milton Nascimento
  -Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
  
   - Guitar, Vocals
• Wayne Shorter
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   - Saxophone
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  , Sax (Soprano), Sax (tenor)
• Roberto Silva - drums
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• Wagner Tiso
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  Wagner Tiso Veiga is a musician, arranger, conductor, pianist and composer from Brazil.-Biography:Tiso learned music theory with Paulo Moura and specialised in keyboards. In 1970, he joined Som Imaginário, working with Milton Nascimento. Tiso and Nascimento were then together in Clube da Esquina,...
  
   - Organ
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  , Piano