The All Seeing Eye

The All Seeing Eye
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1966
RecordedOctober 15, 1965
StudioVan Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
GenrePost-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length44:19
LabelBlue Note
BST 84219
ProducerAlfred Lion
Wayne Shorter chronology
Speak No Evil
(1966)
The All Seeing Eye
(1966)
Adam's Apple
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Sputnikmusic4.1/5

The All Seeing Eye is the ninth jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, recorded on October 15, 1965, and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4219 and BST 84219 in 1966. The album features performances by Shorter with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, alto saxophonist James Spaulding, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Joe Chambers. Shorter's brother, Alan composed and plays fluegelhorn on the final track, “Mephistopheles”. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "it is clear from the start that the music on this CD reissue is not basic bop and blues... the dramatic selections, and their brand of controlled freedom has plenty of subtle surprises. This is stimulating music that still sounds fresh over three decades later".