The Moontrane
1975 studio album by Woody Shaw
The Mooontrane | ||||
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Studio album by Woody Shaw | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | December 11 & 18, 1974 | |||
Studio | Blue Rock Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 58:19 | |||
Label | Muse | |||
Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
Woody Shaw chronology | ||||
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The Moontrane is the third album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.[1][2] The Moontrane was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "the adventurous music still sounds stimulating more than two decades later. Recommended".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated
- "The Moontrane" – 6:54
- "Sanyas" (Steve Turre) – 13:05
- "Tapscott's Blues" (Azar Lawrence) – 6:41
- "Katrina Ballerina" – 7:36
- "Are They Only Dreams?" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) – 9:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Tapscott's Blues" [Alternate Take] (Lawrence) – 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Katrina Ballerina" [Alternate Take] – 8:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Steve Turre – trombone
- Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, electric piano
- Cecil McBee (tracks 2–4 & 6–7), Buster Williams (tracks 1 & 5) – bass
- Victor Lewis – drums
- Guilherme Franco – percussion (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7), Tony Waters (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7) – percussion
References
- ^ Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 19, 2013
- ^ Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- In the Beginning (1965)
- Blackstone Legacy (1970)
- Song of Songs (1972)
- The Moontrane (1974)
- San Francisco Express – Getting It Together (1975)
- Love Dance (1975)
- Little Red's Fantasy (1976)
- Woody Plays Woody (1976–77)
- The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976)
- Rosewood (1977)
- The Iron Men (with Anthony Braxton, 1977)
- Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978)
- Woody III (1978–79)
- For Sure! (1979)
- United (1981)
- Lotus Flower (1982)
- Master of the Art (1982)
- Night Music (1982)
- Setting Standards (1983)
- The Time Is Right (1983)
- Double Take (and Freddie Hubbard, 1985)
- Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet (1985)
- Dr. Chi (1986)
- Bemsha Swing (1986)
- Solid (1986)
- Imagination (1987)
- In My Own Sweet Way (1987)
- The Eternal Triangle (with Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
- Home! (Gary Bartz, 1969)
- Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr., 1971)
- Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1972)
- Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
- Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
- The Free Slave (Roy Brooks, 1970)
- Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983)
- The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971)
- Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea, 1966)
- The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969)
- Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell, 1969)
- Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
- Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
- Tex Book Tenor/Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin, 1968)
- Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook, 1976)
- The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977)
- If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson, 1970)
- Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970)
- Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968)
- Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70)
- Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
- Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson, 1974)
- Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence, 1974)
- 'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean, 1967)
- Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967)
- Reach Out! (Hank Mobley, 1968)
- Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970)
- Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders, 1970)
- The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965)
- The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966)
- Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967)
- Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
- Expansions (McCoy Tyner, 1968)
- The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986)
- Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967)
- Unity (Larry Young, 1965)
- Zawinul (Joe Zawinul, 1970)