American jazz saxophonist and composer
Born: 25th August 1933 Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: 2nd March 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA
Member of three seminal jazz groups of the 20th century: the Jazz Messengers led by Art Blakey, The Miles Davis Quintet & Weather Report. He was a long-standing collaborator with Joni Mitchell and won 11 Grammy awards as well a lifetime achievement Grammy.
Brother of trumpeter Alan Shorter
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