Artist page · 04/07/2026
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Nearly 20 essential LPs including Blue Note classics with rare original pressings tracked live.
Born in Newark in 1933, Wayne Shorter emerged as a key figure in jazz, leading numerous recordings and collaborating with prominent musicians. His style spans bebop, modal jazz, and avant-garde jazz, including a critical role in Miles Davis's quintet and co-founding the jazz-rock band Weather Report in the 1970s. He recorded extensively as a leader in the 1960s and continued reinventing his compositions with his own group from 2000.
His vinyl discography features seminal Blue Note albums, live festival recordings, and compilations, with many pressings available worldwide, including originals and limited editions. Prices vary with rarity and format, with live and stereo LP versions tracked for collectors and audiophiles.
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Blue Note · 2024
Blue Note · 2018
Verve Records · 2003
Verve Records · 2002
Verve Records · 1997
RGE · 1995
Qwest Records · 1994
Elektra · 1993
Epic · 1990
Columbia · 1988
Columbia · 1987
Blue Note · 1987
Columbia · 1987
Barclay · 1986
Columbia · 1985
Blue Note · 1980
Blue Note · 1979
Blue Note · 1979
Columbia · 1975
Blue Note · 1974
A World Of Jazz · 1974
Blue Note · 1971
Blue Note · 1970
Blue Note · 1969
Blue Note · 1967
Blue Note · 1966
Blue Note · 1966
Blue Note · 1965
Blue Note · 1964
Vee Jay Records · 1962
Vee Jay Records · 1960
Verve Records · Playlist
The tracks that sum up Wayne Shorter's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
A post-bop and modal jazz album featuring six tracks including "Lost" and the title track, recorded for Blue Note with several pressing variants and steady collector demand.
This 1974 US original pressing on A World Of Jazz label showcases Shorter's hard bop style over eight tracks and remains highly sought after by collectors today.
Latest release capturing Shorter's evolving post-bop sound with modern studio production, available in worldwide original and limited edition pressings.
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Artists who share part of Wayne Shorter's musical DNA.
Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
The “Why this rarity” column comes from our upstream sourcing work: for each album, we explain what makes this pressing sought after by collectors (limited run, specific matrix, withdrawn edition…).
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
"The clarity and innovation in Wayne Shorter's soprano saxophone work during the Miles Davis years transformed modern jazz composition."— Jazz Critic
In 1964, Shorter joined Miles Davis's quintet alongside Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, becoming a primary composer and shifting to soprano saxophone in jazz-rock explorations.
After leaving Davis in 1971, Shorter co-founded Weather Report with Joe Zawinul, pioneering jazz-rock fusion over a 15-year span, greatly influencing the genre.
The 1974 US original pressing of Second Genesis on A World Of Jazz label has a high collector demand with more than twice as many wanting it as owners, driving prices above €100 for mint copies.
Odyssey Of Iska, released in 1971, has a notable original pressing on Blue Note in Japan priced notably higher than most US editions, reflecting its rarity among collectors.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Albums like Second Genesis (1974 US original), Odyssey Of Iska (1971 Japanese pressing), and The Soothsayer (1979) often attract collectors due to rarity and pressing variants.
Shorter's work spans bebop, hard bop, post-bop, modal jazz, free jazz, and jazz fusion, notably pioneering jazz-rock fusion with Weather Report.
The 2024 Celebration Volume 1 is available as a worldwide stereo LP and a limited edition pressing, each tracked separately for price and availability.
He shifted to soprano saxophone during the mid-1960s, especially during his tenure with Miles Davis's jazz-rock groups like In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew.
Prices differ widely; original US pressings and rare country-specific editions command higher values, while reissues tend to be more affordable.
Yes, for example, Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival is a free jazz recording available on vinyl with tracked pressings and prices.
Shorter collaborated extensively with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, all notable figures with vinyl discographies.
His live performances in Europe, such as the 1961 Olympia concert, resonate with French jazz audiences and collectors, with some releases available on vinyl in France.
Transparency
This page is compiled by the vinyles.com editorial team from public sources and our marketplace.
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