Wild Flower (composition)

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"Wild Flower" is a jazz standard in waltz time composed by Wayne Shorter that first appeared on his 1965 album, Speak No Evil.

The composition is notable as one of the few standard jazz waltzes. Its jaunty, wistful melody evokes early Coltrane - especially in its deployment of a single melody line over a shifting harmonic base (vis, "Moment's Notice" on Blue Train). The long suspended rests at the ends of each melodic phrase typify Shorter's compositions and also those of Herbie Hancock (who played piano on the original version) and Lee Morgan (with whom Shorter had just worked on the latter's Search For the New Land.).