Relentless invention and forward movement marked saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s work over his 70-year career. Towards the end of his life, before he passed in 2023, he was curating some of his unreleased work, and came upon a recording of a concert from 2014, when his new Quartet reached a musical peak for his return to the Blue Note label. This will be released as an album later in the year, and as a prelude, we have the band’s interpretation of the end title theme from the movie WarGames, titled “Edge of the World.” The original was performed by Arthur B. Rubinstein, along with colleagues from The Beepers. When the movie came out in 1983, it represented a cutting-edge representation of the existential danger of Artificial Intelligence. In 2024, we need a timely reminder of that potential. Continue reading »