5 Facts About Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil

Recorded on Christmas Eve 1964 Wayne Shorter cut Speak No Evil on December 24, 1964, at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

A classic Blue Note session The album features a stellar lineup: Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.

Shorter’s second Blue Note album as a leader Speak No Evil followed his debut Night Dreamer, recorded earlier that year.

All original compositions Shorter wrote every track, blending hard bop with modal jazz and a dark, lyrical mood.

Released in 1966 Despite the 1964 session, Blue Note held the album until early 1966 for release.