Woody shaw, the trumpeter who lost his left arm in a freak subway accident in february and who had been plagued for years by blindness, died of kidney failure wednesday in a new york city hospital. Stream woody shaw it all comes back to you gumbs by woody shaw legacy llc from desktop or your mobile device. Basel 1980 live, tokyo 1981, the essential woody shaw the columbia years, the tour, vol. Recorded live and guest starting bobby hutcherson, it shows just how potent a force this group was. Included is joe bonners composition love dance, willis.
These are extraordinary post bop, uptempo pieces with plenty of improvising solo space shared between shaw and tenorsoprano saxophonist carter jefferson, admirably backed up by larry willis on piano, stafford james on bass, and victor lewis drums. Things seemed about to change in the late 70s when miles davis suggested to columbia that they record shaw s group. Woody shaw the complete cbs studio recordings 1992. In his time he was viewed as a leading innovator on his instrument. Last year sony legacy brought out the complete woody shaw columbia albums collection, a sixcd box set of his 19771981 run with that iconic label. Previously unreleased dexter gordon and woody shaw recordings. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Welcome to the official woody shaw website woodyshaw. Bennie maupin, right channel tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute. The complete muse sessions by mosaic records in 20.
The past couple of years have seen the late, great trumpeter woody shaw belatedly receive more welldeserved recognition. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from woody shaw at the discogs marketplace. Night music is the companion piece to shaws master of the art and features the same band. Complete song listing of woody shaw on woody shaw songs list covid19. Jan 22, 2020 woody herman shaw ii december 24, 1944 may 10, 1989 united states was a stunningly brilliant jazz trumpeter and composer, one of the last contributors to the language of modern jazz who fiercely and yet successfully broadened the technical and harmonic capacity of his instrument. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. At onkel po s carnegie hall soulful phrasing the trumpeter spins acerbic lines with imagination and bite in this previously unissued live recording. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Performing live at san franciscos keystone korner, shaw stretches out on five lengthy group originals three are his with either mulgrew miller or larry willis on piano. Woody shaw 10 torrent download locations woody shaw 9 years woody shaw jazz trumpet discography mp3 audio music 9 days woody shaw collection music days seedpeer. Woody will definitely be remembered in the hearts and souls of all aspiring young and old trumpet players.
One of jazzs greatest trumpeters, shaw was at his prime in the 1970s when woody shaw live, vol. Woody shaw trumpet, liner notes, gary bartz alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, bennie maupin tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, george cables piano, electric piano, lenny white drums, don hahn recording engineer. In life, trumpeter woody shaw and saxophonist dexter gordon two. Muse mr 5117 woody shaw in the beginning not released muse mr 5298 woody shaw in the beginning muse mcd 6007 woody shaw cassandranite 32 jazz 32024 woody shaw last of the line cassandranitelove dance. Woody shaw is one of the most influential jazz trumpet players of the past fifty years. His incredible flow of musical ideas and technical athleticism were truly amazing. Woody shaw biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Hot on the heels of his criticallyacclaimed the moontrane muse, 1975, shaw found himself on a major label with the kind of promotional power. The essential woody shaw the columbia years by woody. The disjointed trumpet style of woody shaw 1944 was due to a deliberate strategy of employing between pentatonic scalesmodes to mold solos and melodies. Theme for maxine, from moment to moment, there will never be another you, stormy weather, in a capricornian way. Woody shaw trumpet, flugelhorn steve turre trombone mulgrew miller piano stafford james bass tony reedus drums gary bartz alto. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Night music is the companion piece to shaw s master of the art and features the same band. Dark journey is a 2cd compilation of some of the best recordings by the great trumpeter woody shaw. Find woody shaw discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Woody shaw was born on december 24, 1944 in laurinburg, north carolina, usa.
Johnson, joe henderson, horace silver, larry young, elvin jones, herbie hancock, paul chambers, and ron. Now comes mosaics sevendisc set of comparably topnotch shaw albums on the smaller and now defunct muse records in the. Tracks are gathered from recordings dating from 1965 to 1987, and most impressive is the breadth of the guest list. Now this pair of jazz giants, in peak form and backed by crack. The albums a beautiful summation of all that shaw had done in the years before his soaring, searing lines that first came to play as a sidemen for others, then took new. Anthony braxton, muhal richard abrams, cedar walton, kenny garrett, j.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Woody shaws live volume one contains four previously unissued live tracks cut in 1977. The woody shaw concert ensemble at the berliner jazztage muse a slightly larger ensemble couple extra horns augmenting his working quintet, with absolutely stunning arrangements, and some of the best playing you could ask for from everyone but especially woody. With each year that passes, trumpeter woody shaw is missed more. Born with a photographic memory and perfect pitch, shaw is credited with advancing the technical and harmonic conventions of modern jazz trumpet playing. The complete muse sessions by woody shaw, released in 20 on mosaic records. Jazz archive, jazz research, jazz discography, jazz. The time is right is a live album led by trumpter woody shaw which was recorded in italy in 1983 and released on the red label. Death by subway page in fuller up, the dead musician directory.
Woody shaw set the bar for every jazz trumpet player since dizzy gillespie, clarke terry, freddie hubbard, and wynton marsalis. As usual, shaw was forging ahead with inventive ideas at a time when very few others in the commercial jazz world were following his lead. Shaw spent the best years of his life gracing the recordings of horace silver 1965 and max roach 1968. Imho, these are absolutely essential listening, for woody shaw. Woody shaw it all comes back to you gumbs by woody shaw. Sep 09, 20 few, if any, could bring perspective to this music better than shaws own son, woody shaw iii, also a strong advocate for the legacy of saxophonist dexter gordon his stepfather and a mainstream legend with whom his birthfather also played in the midto late 70s, when gordon was picked up for a series of columbia albums, also collected on. Music profile for woody shaw, born 24 december 1944.
Woody shaw unt digital library university of north texas. Woody shaws debut for columbia records and easily one of the most soulful major label jazz sessions of the 70s. Apr 24, 2017 woody shaw s last album for columbia is a wonderful straightahead jazz session, with his quintet of talented players being joined by gary bartz on two tracks. Rosewood was nominated for two grammys and was voted best jazz album of 1978 in the down beat readers poll, which also. A blog supreme the jazz trumpeter who made his first recordings 50 years ago this summer might be his instruments least appreciated giant. The essential woody shaw the columbia years, an album by woody shaw on spotify. In the beginning also released as cassandranite is an album featuring the demo tapes recorded in 1965 by trumpeter woody shaw in his original quest for a recording contract which was eventually released on the muse label in 1983. Find woody shaw discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Woody was a tremendous artist with an amazing range both technically and emotionally. The next recorded version of the moontrane appears on the live album louis. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. According to rust, comments from hope and bob lang. In the beginning also released as cassandranite is an album featuring the demo tapes recorded in 1965 by trumpeter woody shaw in his original quest for a. Woody shaw was one of the top trumpeters of the 1970s and 80s, a major.
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