[TChad]

Wayne is an incredible player but unfortunately had little to play against on that solo.

I agree. After Shorter's death I tracked down and played Aja just to remind myself of his solo. It slightly improved a mediocre song.

On the other hand, listen to this solo from Miles's "In a Silent Way":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHesqaMhh34&t=1650s.

Miles starts playing directly afterward.

[plain talk]

Yeah - I have that Miles album - in a silent way. Seriously heavy music. Thanks for the specific link and re-listen.

Wayne has this thing where he holds notes and changes the timbre. infectious and rich. He doesn’t always have to play a lot of notes to get across this vibe.

He did it in the Aja song as well. What a loss seeing him go.