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Woody Shaw
Trumpet / Cornet / Flugelhorn
Woody Shaw
(1944–1989)
Woody Shaw (1944–1989) — Trumpet, Cornet. Led In the Beginning, Rosewood, Stepping Stones. Worked with Steve Turre, Carter Jefferson, Joe Henderson.
A trumpeter positioned somewhere between Clifford Brown and Miles Davis. His technique is high and his harmonic language complex, but his sound stays warm throughout. He is more underrated than he should be — he lost his eyesight early and died at 44. What he accomplished under those circumstances is remarkable.
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Mulgrew Miller
— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2001
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Kenny Garrett didn't audition his way into Woody Shaw's band — his roommates let him in. His flatmates, drummer Tony Reedus and pianist Mulgrew Miller, were already in Shaw's group, and on Sunday nights Shaw would open up a set and let the still-unknown Garrett blow. The three would later share a record on Double Take (1985).
— Statement stmt-kenny-garrett-on-woody-shaw-2
About Woody Shaw
I learned a lot from Woody harmonically. Woody and I were closer in age, and I would pick him up and we would drive around and talk about books, life and music.
Asked what he took from Woody Shaw, citing both harmonic learning and their personal closeness.
About Woody Shaw
Plus, my roommates at that time, Tony Reedus and Mulgrew Miller were playing with Woody, and he would sometimes open up his set or bandstand on a Sunday night and let me sit in and play.
On how he got into Woody Shaw's band, sitting in via his roommates Tony Reedus and Mulgrew Miller.