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Woody Shaw
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Trumpeters · 1944–1989

Woody Shaw

American musician (1944-1989)

Born
24 December 1944
Laurinburg
Died
10 May 1989
New York City
Country
United States
Record labels
Columbia Records, Enja Records, Elektra
Discography
34 albums

Biography

Woody Shaw was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Woody Shaw was born on 24 December 1944 in Laurinburg and died on 10 May 1989 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records, Enja Records and Elektra. The discography here lists 34 albums, from “Blackstone Legacy” (1971) to “Tokyo 1981” (2018).

Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. He is widely known as one of the 20th century's most important and influential jazz trumpeters and composers. He is often credited with revolutionizing the technical and harmonic language of modern jazz trumpet playing and is regarded by many as one of the major innovators of the instrument. He was an acclaimed virtuoso, mentor, and spokesperson for jazz and worked and recorded alongside many of the leading musicians of his time.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Blackstone Legacy 1971 · Contemporary The Moontrane 1975 · Muse Records Love Dance 1976 · Muse Records Little Red’s Fantasy 1978 · Muse Records Rosewood 1978 · Columbia Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard 1978 · Live · CBS Woody III 1979 · Columbia For Sure! 1980 · Columbia The Iron Men 1981 · Muse Records United 1981 · Columbia Lotus Flower 1982 Night Music 1982 · Elektra Musician In the Beginning 1983 · Muse Records Setting Standards 1985 · Muse Records Solid 1987 · Muse Records Imagination 1988 · Muse Records In My Own Sweet Way 1989 · In+Out Records Time Is Right 1994 Bemsha Swing 1997 · Live · Blue Note Louis Hayes - Woody Shaw Quintet - Lausanne 1977 1997 · Live · TCB Records Song of Songs 1997 · Original Jazz Classics
Dr. Chi 2000
Live Volume One 2000 · Live · HighNote Records Woody Shaw With Tone Jansa Quartet 2000 · Timeless Records Live Volume Two 2001 · Live · HighNote Records Live, Volume Three 2002 · Live · HighNote Records Live Volume Four 2005 · Live · HighNote Records
Live Volume Four 2005 · Live
Field Records of a Jazz Master 2012 · International Trumpet Guild Stepping Stones (Live at The Village Vanguard, NY August 1978) - Bonus Tracks 2012 · Live Master of the Art 2013 · Elektra Musician The Tour Volume One 2016 · Live · HighNote Records, Inc. The Tour Volume Two 2017 · Live · HighNote Records Tokyo 1981 2018 · Elemental Music

Also plays on

Albums where Woody Shaw is credited as a sideman

1963 Conversations — Eric Dolphy trumpet
1965 The Cape Verdean Blues — The Horace Silver Quintet plus J.J. Johnson trumpet
1965 Unity — Larry Young trumpet
1968 Tones for Joan's Bones — Chick Corea trumpet
1968 Iron Man — Eric Dolphy trumpet
1968 Reach Out! — Hank Mobley flugelhorn, trumpet
1968 ’Bout Soul — Jackie McLean trumpet
1969 Is — Chick Corea trumpet
1969 Expansions — McCoy Tyner trumpet
1970 For Losers — Archie Shepp trumpet
1970 Deaf, Dumb, Blind: Summun, Bukmun, Umyun — Pharoah Sanders maracas, percussion, trumpet
1970 Lift Every Voice — Andrew Hill trumpet
1970 Demon’s Dance — Jackie McLean flugelhorn, trumpet
1970 Jazz Patterns — Joe Henderson & Woody Shaw brass
1971 Zawinul — Joe Zawinul trumpet
1971 In Pursuit of Blackness — Joe Henderson trumpet
1972 Child's Dance — Art Blakey trumpet
1972 Brilliant Circles — Stanley Cowell trumpet
1972 The Free Slave — Roy Brooks trumpet
1973 Live at Montreux — Bobby Hutcherson trumpet
1974 Kwanza — Archie Shepp trumpet
1974 Cirrus — Bobby Hutcherson trumpet
1976 Ichi-Ban — Louis Hayes, Junior Cook, Woody Shaw, Ronnie Mathews, Stafford James, Guilherme Franco trumpet
1977 Sophisticated Giant — Dexter Gordon flugelhorn, trumpet
1977 Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard — Dexter Gordon brass
1980 Thinking of Home — Hank Mobley trumpet
1981 Gotham City — Dexter Gordon trumpet
1983 Time Speaks — Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Kenny Barron, Cecil McBee, Ben Riley trumpet
1985 Double Take — Freddie Hubbard / Woody Shaw trumpet
1988 Chick Corea featuring Lionel Hampton — Chick Corea trumpet

Standards written by Woody Shaw

TitleKeyFormGroove
The Moontrane D major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Katrina Ballerina G minor AABA · 48 Jazz waltz
Zoltan C major AABA · 32 Latin
Blues For Wood F minor A · 12 Up-tempo swing

Analysed solos by Woody Shaw

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Woody Shaw play?

Woody Shaw is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Woody Shaw born?

Woody Shaw was born 24 December 1944 in Laurinburg.

What are Woody Shaw's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Blackstone Legacy (1971), The Moontrane (1975), Love Dance (1976), Little Red’s Fantasy (1978) and Rosewood (1978).

External links

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