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Footprints
Composer: Wayne Shorter
Footprints is quoted during a jam during at least one Grateful Dead show in 1972.

Footprints was played by Phil Lesh & Friends in 1999 and by Bob Weir & Wolf Bros in 2023.

Footprints was written by Wayne Shorter and first recorded by him, with Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman and Joe Chambers, in 1966 for the Adam's Apple album. Before that album was released in the Fall of 1967 Footprints was recorded by the Miles Davis Quintet (Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams) and released on the Miles Smiles album in early 1967.

The composition became a jazz standard and has subsequently been recorded many times.


Recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Miles Smiles, Miles Davis Quintet, 1967
no info Adam's Apple, Wayne Shorter, 1967
no info Turn Circle, Ray Russell Quartet, 1968
no info Windows Opened, Herbie Mann, 1968
no info The Visit, Pat Martino, 1972
no info Cosmic Funk, Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes, 1974
no info Footprints, Pat Martino, 1976
no info Page 1, Nathen Page, 1977
no info Two For The Road, Coryell / Khan, 1977
no info Pendulum, David Liebman, 1979
no info Yes, Yes, Nonet, Lee Konitz Nonet, 1979
no info Bug Alley, Bug Alley, 1980
no info Invitation, Jim Mulidore, 1981
no info Yet To Come, Linc Chamberland, 1982
no info Gary Lefebvre Quartet, Gary Lefebvre Quartet, 1982
no info Flute Juice, Dave Valentin, 1983
no info Jazz At The Opera House, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter and others), 1983
no info Blue Manhattan, Al Haig/Reggie Johnson/Frank Gant, 1984
no info Round Midnight, Fumio Karashima Trio With Larry Coryell, 1984
no info Digital Works, Ahmad Jamal, 1985
no info Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival 1985, Ahmad Jamal, 1986
no info Live At The Blue Note, Dave Valentin, 1988
no info The Best Of: The Blue Note Years, Wayne Shorter, 1988
no info The Columbia Years 1955-1985, Miles Davis, 1988
no info Luminous: Live At Ronnie Scott's, Chico Freeman & Arthur Blythe, 1989
no info The Mystical Dreamer, Brainstorm featuring Chico Freeman, 1989
no info Pictures, Ayden Esen, 1989
no info Away From You, Alan Broadbent Trio, 1990
no info The Windmills Of Your Mind, Toots Thielemans, 1990
no info A Lovesome Thing, Frank Morgan, 1991
no info D-Code, D-Code, 1991
no info Linear B, Joe McPhee Po Music, 1991
no info Coming Of Age, Kurt Elling, 1991
no info GRP All-Star Big Band, GRP All-Star Big Band, 1992
no info Inspiration, Ron McClure Trio, 1992
no info My Dear Family, Mal Waldron, 1993
no info Bearer Of The Holy Flame, Hamiet Bluiett, 1994
no info Too Grand, Richie Beirach & Andy LaVerne, 1994
no info Our Fathers, Bradford Hayes, 1994
no info Quartette Indigo, Quartette Indigo, 1994
no info Samba: Manhattan Style, Claudio Roditi, 1995
info The Best of "Big" John Patton: The Organization!, Big John Patton, 1995
info Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume 42, James Williams, 1996
no info Memphis To New York Spirit, John Patton, 1996
no info The Last Dance Of Mr. X, Andy Summers, 1997
no info Hands Of Rhythm, Giovanni Hidalgo, 1997
no info The Derek Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band, 1997
no info Shrine Dance, Brice Wassy, 1997
no info The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 1997
no info Relax Keep The Tension Please, Andrew Cheshire Trio, 1998
no info Remembrances, Jon Faddis, 1998
no info Dedication, Eddie Gomez, 1998
no info Miles Davis Quintet 1965-'68, Miles Davis, 1998
no info The Blue Note Years, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 1999
no info Luminous / The Unspoken Word, Chico Freeman / Arthur Blythe, 1999
info Carnival '99, String Cheese Incident, 1999
no info The Blue Note Years: 1963-1967: Hard Bop & Beyond, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 1999
no info Liveline, Michiel Borstlap, 2000
no info In The Groove: At The Gouvy Festival, Bobby Watson, 2000
info Live From The West Coast, Steve Kimock Band, 2000
no info Zero One, Geoff Keezer, 2000
no info Live At The Dakota, Von Freeman, 2001
no info Iron Monkey Trio, Kevin Norton/Bob Celusak/Andy Eulau, 2001
no info Windows Opened / The Inspiration I Feel, Herbie Mann, 2001
info Standards, Mimi Fox, 2001
no info So What, Eddie Henderson, 2002
no info Solo: But Not Alone, Butch Lacy, 2002
no info Introducing Lonnie Liston Smith, 2002
no info Footprints: Live, Peter King Quartet, 2003
no info Bounce, Terence Blanchard, 2003
info Soul Pools, Babatunde Lea, 2003
no info Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2003
no info Blue Jazz, Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass, 2004
no info Images, Kenny Barron, 2004
no info Blue Jazz, Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass, 2004
no info Live: San Francisco, Prophetz Of Time And Space, 2004
no info Giants Of Jazz, Pat Martino, 2004
no info Saxophone High-Lights, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2004
no info Raising the Standard, Frank Morgan, 2005
no info Live In Brooklyn, Arturo O'Farrill, 2005
no info Time Within Time, Marc Copland, 2005
no info Beyond Is And Is Not, Chris Kelsey, 2005
no info Blue Note: Perfect Takes, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2005
no info Mysterious Shorter, Nicholas Payton / Bob Belden / Sam Yahel / John Hart / Billy Drummond, 2006
no info Beautiful Lily, Tim Hagans, 2006
no info Manhattan Reverie, Richie Beirach Trio, 2006
no info Sharp Shades & Finger Snaps, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2006
no info Plays Miles, Russell Gunn, 2007
no info The Best Of Von Freeman On Premonition, Von Freeman, 2007
no info 75th Birthday Bash Live!, Kenny Burrell, 2007
no info Infant Eyes: The Music Of Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz Meets Claudio Fasoli, 2007
no info Steve Marcus Project, Steve Marcus Project, 2007
no info Agana, Ryo Kawasaki & Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki, 2007
no info The Essential Miles Davis, 2008
no info The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter, Conrad Herwig, 2008
no info Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour, SFJazz Collective, 2008
no info Interspirit, Anthony Jackson / Yiorgos Fakanas, 2010
no info Footprints + Exit, Pat Martino, 2010
no info 110 Original Hits: Jazz, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2010
no info Massive Vol. 1, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, 2011
no info Place To Place, Robi Botos Trio, 2011
no info Ron Carter's Great Big Band, Ron Carter's Great Big Band, 2011
no info Live At Five Corners, Otto Donner Free for All, 2011
no info Cruisin' On Burnside, The Steve Hall Quintet, 2011
no info 100 Best Of Blue Note, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2011
no info Afro Straight, Ernest Dawkins, 2012
no info We Are Together Again, Pat Martino With Gil Goldstein, 2012
no info H B C, Scott Henderson/Jeff Berlin/Dennis Chambers, 2012
no info Circular Dreaming, Quest, 2012
no info Beginner's Guide To Jazz, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2012
no info North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts, Wayne Shorter, 2013
no info Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2, Miles Davis Quintet, 2013
no info Follow The Sun, Kahil El'Zabar's Ritural Trio, 2014
no info Miles at the Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3, Miles Davis, 2014
no info A Moment In Time, Demian Richardson & Dominic Duval, 2014
no info Why?, Ginger Baker, 2014
no info At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, Miles Davis, 2015
no info Groove Travels, Gerard Presencer / Danish Radio Big Band, 2016
no info Jazz Latin, Bill O'Connell, 2018
no info Moravian Romance: Live At JazzFest Brno 2018, Miroslav Vitous And Emil Viklicky, 2018
no info Spiritual Jazz Vol.9 - Blue Notes, Parts I & II, Various Artists (Wayne Shorter), 2019
no info SIngle (Jorja Smith / Footprints), Rose Rouge / Ezra Collective, 2020
no info Blue Note Re:imagined 2020, Various Artists (Ezra Collective), 2020
no info Close Your Eyes, Lionel Loueke, 2021
no info The Uneven Shorter, Luca Mannutza, 2021
no info Stockholm Live 1967 & 1969 Revisited, Miles Davis Quintets, 2022
no info Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic XII: Sketches Of Miles, Theo Croker Quartet, 2022

  
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