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86

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The third live release from the Wayne Shorter Quartet was recorded during the group's 2011 tour.
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
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  1. Feb 12, 2013
    100
    It’s all intelligently arranged, but also in thrall to the energy and swing of jazz tradition--there is plenty of rhythm and blues during the improvising.
  2. Feb 12, 2013
    100
    Without a Net is free to bursting point, but it's a triumph.
  3. Mojo
    Feb 12, 2013
    80
    Comprising mostly new material, the performances are frequently breathtaking. [Mar 2013, p.91]
  4. Feb 21, 2013
    80
    This superb recording is as good a place as any to find a decent map.
  5. Feb 12, 2013
    80
    Shorter is firmly at the helm, yet benevolent enough to play the background when needed. The rhythm has taken him far.
  6. Feb 12, 2013
    50
    Perez, Pattitucci and Blade are about as blue chip as they come, and they easily outclass their somewhat calcified counterparts on the Rollins outings, but there are still sections in the collection that don’t feel on par with Shorter’s storied brilliance.

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