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Phantom Navigator is the seventeenth album by jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter, that was released on Columbia in 1986.

Phantom Navigator
Cover art by Jean-Francois Podevin
Studio album by Wayne Shorter
Released	1987
Recorded	1986 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter chronology
Atlantis (1985) Phantom Navigator (1987) Joy Ryder (1988)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 1.5 stars stating "On a sheer technical level, Wayne's soprano and tenor work is alright, yet on "Yamanja" he does a depressingly mechanical sounding turn on a lyricon. Pass this right by."[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	2.5/5[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Shorter.

1. "Condition Red" – 5:08
2. "Mahogany Bird" – 6:10
3. "Remote Control" – 7:55
4. "Yamanja" – 6:28
5. "Forbidden, Plan-It!" – 6:09
6. "Flagships" – 6:35

Personnel

Musicians

• Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5, 6), lyricon (4)
• Erik Hansen – synthesizer programming
• Paul Heckert – additional synthesizer programming
• Mitchel Forman – synthesizers (1), acoustic piano (4, 6), additional keyboards (4, 6)
• Chick Corea – acoustic piano (2)
• Stu Goldberg – synthesizers (2, 4, 5, 6), additional keyboards (3)
• Jim Beard – synthesizers (3, 5)
• Jeff Bova – synthesizers (3)
• Gary Willis – bass guitar (1), electric bass (2)
• John Patitucci – acoustic bass (2), bass guitar (4, 5)
• Alphonso Johnson – bass guitar (3)
• Tom Brechtlein – drums (1)
• Jimmy Bralower – drums (3), percussion programming (3)
• Scott Roberts – percussion (2, 4, 5, 6), drum programming (4, 5)
• Bill Summers – percussion (2, 4, 5), drum programming (4, 5)
• Ana Maria Shorter – intro vocals (4)
• Gregor Goldberg – vocals (6)

Production

• Wayne Shorter – producer, illustration
• George Butler – executive producer
• K2 – co-producer, engineer, mixing
• Duncan Aldrich – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Gary Duncan – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Steve Krause – mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
• Michael Christopher – assistant engineer (3)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Tony Lane – art direction
• Jean-Francois Podevin – illustration

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York City, New York) and Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).

References

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