The Wayne Shorter Quartet – The Language of the Unknown

“The Language of the Unknown” enters the universe of one of the last living saxophone legends of Jazz. Wayne Shorter’s maxim is to reinvent his music in each concert, always again in the radical originality. The film accompanies the great saxophonist and his band as they ready themselves for a concert on November 3, 2012, in the Salle Pleyel in Paris and observes the effect of the music on their creators, who are normally much too busy with creating the new rather than to deal with music already played. Surprising insights into the essence of their music open up, as well as the realization that true Creator-Spirit goes far beyond pure virtuosity. “Without doubt, one of the best jazz documentaries of all time.” Jazz Podium (Also available: The Wayne Shorter Quartet - Live in Paris. Concert 93' min. / Prog. No. 9346)