A Fond Farewell: Woody Shaw - "Imagination"

A Fond Farewell: Woody Shaw - "Imagination"

Imagination is a 1988 release on Muse Records which would be Shaw’s ninth and final recording for a label he had worked with over a period of nearly fifteen years. It would, sadly, also be his final studio recording before he passed away the following year, but no need to listen to the record with any sadness though, instead it’s a time to relish in the sound of an elder master of his craft revisiting some well known standards with the sublime genius he had spent a lifetime perfecting.

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Doing His Thing: Woody Shaw - "United"

Doing His Thing: Woody Shaw - "United"

Woody Shaw's last album for Columbia is a wonderful straight-ahead jazz session, with his quintet of talented players being joined by Gary Bartz on two tracks. As usual, Shaw was forging ahead with inventive ideas at a time when very few others in the commercial jazz world were following his lead.

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