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During his tragically short career, trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-89) won praise across the jazz spectrum, from Eric Dolphy and Miles Davis to Wynton Marsalis, for his brilliant technique and story-telling power. Geoffrey Smith celebrates a master who died all too young.

1 hour

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Sun 28 Jul 2019 00:00

Music Played

  • Eric Dolphy

    Jitterbug Waltz

    • Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions.
    • Resonance.
    • 1.
  • Horace Silver

    Mexican Hip Dance

    • Horace Silver - Retrospective.
    • Blue Note.
    • 6.
  • Woody Shaw

    Diversion Two

    • The Iron Men.
    • Muse.
    • 3.
  • Woody Shaw

    Rosewood

    • Rosewood.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Woody Shaw

    Rahsaan's Run

    • Lotus Flower.
    • ENJA.
    • 1.
  • Woody Shaw

    Just A Ballad For Woody

    • Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw Double Take.
    • Blue Note.
    • 6.
  • Woody Shaw

    Stormy Weather

    • Imagination.
    • Muse.
    • 5.
  • Woody Shaw & Freddie Hubbard

    The Moontrane

    • The Eternal Triangle.
    • Blue Note.
    • 3.

Woody Shaw

Artists:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Eric Dolphy

Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Fats Waller

Album Title:ÌýÌýÌý Eric Dolphy ‎– Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New ÌýÌý York Studio Sessions

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Resonance HCD-2035. D1, Tr. 1

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Eric Dolphy (flute), Woody Shaw (trumpet), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Eddie Kahn (bass), J.C. Moses (drums)

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TITLE Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Mexican Hip Dance

Artists:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Horace Silver

Composers: Ìý Horace Silver

Album Title:ÌýÌýÌý Horace Silver - Retrospective

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Blue Note 7243 95576 2 BB, Tr. 6;ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw (trumpet) Horace Silver (piano), Tyrone Washington (tenor sax) Larry Ridley (bass) Roger Humphries (drums)

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TITLEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Diversion Two

Artists: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Woody Shaw

Composers: Ìý Ìý Woody Shaw

Album Title:ÌýÌýÌý The Iron Men

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Muse MR 5160, Tr. 3ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw (flugelhorn), Cecil McBee (bass), Muhal Richard Abrams (piano)

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TITLE Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Rosewood

Artists: Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Woody Shaw

Composers: Ìý Woody Shaw

Album Title:ÌýÌýÌý Rosewood

Label: Ìý Ìý Ìý Columbia CK65519, Tr 1ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Performers: Ìý Ìý Woody Shaw (flugelhorn), Joe Henderson (tenor), Carter Jefferson (tenor sax)

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TITLE Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Rahsaan’s Run

Artists:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw

Composers:ÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw

Album Title:ÌýÌýÌý Lotus Flower

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ENJA 4018

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw (trumpet), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Stafford James (bass) Tony Reedus (drums), Steve Turre (trombone)

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TITLEÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Just a Ballad for Woody

Artists:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw

Composers:ÌýÌý T. Trainello, Woody Shaw

Album Title:ÌýÌý Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw Double Take

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Blue Note CDP7462942, Tr. 6

Performers:ÌýÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw (trumpet), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Kenny Garrett (flute) Mulgrew Miller (piano), Cecil McBee (bass) Carl Allen (drums)

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TITLEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stormy Weather

Artists:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw

Composers:ÌýÌýÌý H. Arlen, T. Koehler

Album Title:ÌýÌýÌý Imagination

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Muse 600603

Performers:ÌýÌýÌý Woody Shaw (trumpet), Steve Turre (trombone) Kirk Lightsey (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) Carl Allen (drums)

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TITLEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Moontrane

Artists:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw

Composers:ÌýÌý Woody Shaw

Album Title:ÌýÌý The Eternal Triangle

Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Blue Note CDP7480172 (1). Tr.3

Performers:ÌýÌý Woody Shaw (trumpet), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)

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