Woody Shaw

Rosewood

Woody Shaw · 1978

Stepping Stones

Woody Shaw · 1978

Woody ShawWoody Shawウディ・ショウ extended the post-bop trumpet vocabulary through the 1970s on Blue Note, absorbing free elements while remaining grounded in the tradition. Around 1980 he brought a young Mulgrew MillerMulgrew Millerマルグリュー・ミラー into his band. Shaw died in 1989 at 44.

Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane

Kenny Garrett · 1996

Wingspan

Mulgrew Miller · 1987

Double Take

Freddie Hubbard / Woody Shaw · 1985

Simply Said

Kenny Garrett · 1999

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).

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Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

In the Beginning

Woody Shaw · 1965

Ron Carter is remembered as the bass of Miles Davis's classic quintet. But shortly before he took that chair, he recalls, he filled in for one night at the Half Note when Paul Chambers fell ill — the man about to inherit the seat quietly covering the one leaving it.

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Mode for Joe

Joe Henderson · 1966

Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

Life Time

Tony Williams · 1964

Night Music

Woody Shaw · 1983

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson died in 2016, yet his name is credited on the 2021 album Deciphering the Message. The record layers archival tape of his old Blue Note-era performances under new rhythm tracks, so a musician already gone five years still 'plays' on it.