Woody Shaw
- Type: Legacy Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: December 24, 1944 in Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States
- Died: May 10, 1989 in New York, New York, United States
Biography
Woody Shaw was a virtuosic and highly influential American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer of the post-bop era. Known for his advanced harmonic vocabulary, which often incorporated wide, intervallic leaps, and his powerful, innovative voice on the trumpet, he is regarded as a major innovator of the instrument. After cutting his teeth with artists like *Horace Silver* and *Larry Young* on #Blue Note# Records, he embarked on a prolific career as a leader. His 1977 album for #Columbia# Records, 'Rosewood', earned a Grammy nomination and cemented his status as a leading figure in jazz, bridging the traditions of hard bop with modal and avant-garde explorations.
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Woody Shaw Discography
- Blackstone Legacy (1971) - Album - rated 4.55/5
- Song of Songs (1973) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- The Moontrane (1975) - Album - rated 4.03/5
- Little Red's Fantasy (1978) - Album - rated 3.98/5
- Rosewood (1978) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978) - Album - rated 4.19/5
- United (1981) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Imagination (1987) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- Live Volume Two (2001) - Album - rated 3.96/5