Second Genesis
Studio album by Wayne Shorter
Released	May 1974[1]
Recorded	October 11, 1960
Studio	Universal Recorders, Chicago
Genre	Hard bop
Length	35:07 original LP
Label	Vee-Jay Records VJS 3057
Producer	Sid McCoy
Wayne Shorter chronology
Odyssey of Iska (1971) Second Genesis (1974) Moto Grosso Feio (1974)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Second Genesis is the second album by jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter recorded by the Vee-Jay label in 1960 but not released until 1974.^[4][5] It was his second session as leader, performing with his Jazz Messengers boss Art Blakey on drums, pianist Cedar Walton and bassist Bob Cranshaw. Walton joined Blakey's Messengers the following year, following the departure of Bobby Timmons.

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

1. "Ruby and the Pearl" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 5:53
2. "Pay as You Go" – 3:39
3. "Second Genesis" – 4:09
4. "Mr. Chairman" – 3:13
5. "Tenderfoot" – 3:24
6. "The Albatross" – 5:21
7. "Getting to Know You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:16
8. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:12

Bonus tracks on some CD reissues

9. "Ruby and the Pearl" [Take 2] (Evans, Livingston) – 7:40
10. "Mr. Chairman" [Take 3] – 3:17
11. "Tenderfoot" [Take 1] – 2:50
12. "The Albatross" [Take 1] – 5:16
13. "Getting to Know You" [Take 1] (Hammerstein, Rodgers) – 4:34

Personnel

• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – double-bass
• Art Blakey – drums