This 2018 album compiles music from Shorter's live performances with his quartet over the previous decade, showcasing his later-career compositional and improvisational voice. It was his final studio album released during his lifetime.
- Emanon is a portmanteau of the names of the band members: Esperanza Spalding (E), Leo Genovese (E), Danilo Perez (N), and Wayne Shorter (O) and Brian Blade (N).
- The album was recorded live across multiple venues in 2017, with the quartet performing new compositions and arrangements of older Shorter tunes.
- The quartet's performance at the 2017 Monterey Jazz Festival was documented for this release, highlighting their improvisational interplay.
Wayne Shorter is a seminal American jazz composer and saxophonist, a key figure in the post-bop, cool jazz, and jazz fusion movements. Emanon was released late in his career, following his 2013 album Without a Net.
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