Woody Plays Woody (2012) is a compilation of live performances by trumpeter-composer Woody Shaw taken from the Woody Shaw Live Vol. 1-4 series originally released by HighNote Records between 2000 and 2005. Four of the six tracks are dedicated to influences and fellow musicians and it is the first and only CD to ever include Woody Shaw's original compositions exclusively.
Woody Plays Woody was produced by Shaw's son and musical heir, Woody Shaw III, who details the background and history of the music in his extended liner notes.
Reception
Jeff Krow of Audiophile Audition said of the CD: "What stands out in listening to this CD approximately 35 years after these songs were recorded is the vibrancy of Shaw’s imagination, and his intensity in playing his horn."[1]
Track listing
- "Little Red's Fantasy" (Shaw) - 10:44
- "Rahsaan's Run" (Shaw) - 11:50
- "Stepping Stone" (Shaw) - 11:03
- "Organ Grinder" (Shaw) - 10:04
- "OPEC" (Shaw) - 11:44
- "Ginseng People" (Shaw) - 11:40
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. |
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With others |
- 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)
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