The Moontrane

by Woody Shaw

The Moontrane cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1975
  • Label: Muse
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:18
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a stellar ensemble that includes trombonist Steve Turre and keyboardist Larry Young, 'The Moontrane' acts as a definitive statement of Woody Shaw's technical brilliance. The album updates the classic mid-60s post-bop sound with subtle modal and fusion influences, highlighting Shaw's incredibly sophisticated harmonic approach and wide-intervallic trumpet style.

Genres

Descriptors: technical

Tracklist

  1. The Moontrane (6:52)
  2. Are They Only Dreams (9:44)
  3. Tapscott麓s Blues (6:37)
  4. Sanyas (12:30)
  5. Katrina Ballerina (7:35)

Credits

  • Woody Shaw - primary artist, trumpet, composed by
  • Buster Williams - bass
  • Cecil McBee - bass
  • Tony Waters - congas
  • Victor Lewis - drums
  • Guilherme Franco - percussion
  • Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano, electric piano, composed by
  • Azar Lawrence - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, composed by

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