Woody Shaw • Song Of Songs

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
This LP would be recommended if only for trumpeter Woody Shaw's autobiographical liner notes which definitively sum up both this recording and his career up to 1972. Four of Shaw's originals are interpreted by a sextet also including Emanuel Boyd on flute and tenor, keyboardist George Cables, bassist Henry Franklin, drummer Woodrow Theus II, tenorman Ramon Morris (on two songs) and Bennie Maupin on tenor for "The Goat And The Archer." The music falls between hard bop, modal musings and the avant-garde. Although possessing a tone similar to Freddie Hubbard's, Woody Shaw was a more advanced player and his solos throughout the date are both original and consistently exciting.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-of-songs-mw0000263445

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Este LP sería recomendable aunque sólo fuera por las notas autobiográficas del trompetista Woody Shaw, que resumen definitivamente tanto esta grabación como su carrera hasta 1972. Cuatro de los originales de Shaw son interpretados por un sexteto que también incluye a Emanuel Boyd a la flauta y al tenor, al teclista George Cables, al bajista Henry Franklin, al batería Woodrow Theus II, al tenor Ramon Morris (en dos canciones) y a Bennie Maupin al tenor para "The Goat And The Archer". La música se mueve entre el hard bop, las reflexiones modales y la vanguardia. Aunque poseía un tono similar al de Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw era un intérprete más avanzado y sus solos a lo largo de la fecha son originales y siempre emocionantes.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-of-songs-mw0000263445


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Tracks:
1 - Song Of Songs - 11:37
2 - The Goat And The Archer - 7:33
3 - Love: For The One You Can`t Have - 10:03
4 - The Awakening - 8:44


Credits:
    Bass – Henry Franklin
    Composed By – Woody Shaw
    Design [Cover] – George Kershaw (2)
    Drums, Percussion – Woodrow Theus II*
    Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Emanuel Boyd
    Liner Notes – Woody Shaw
    Mixed By – John Koenig
    Photography By [Cover] – Brent Lopez
    Piano, Electric Piano – George Cables
    Producer – John Koenig, Lester Koenig
    Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – Michael Denecke*
    Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
    Tenor Saxophone – Bennie Maupin (tracks: 2), Ramon Morris (tracks: 1, 3)
    Trumpet – Woody Shaw

Note:
Recorded at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles; September 15 and 18, 1972.

Label:    Original Jazz Classics – OJCCD-1893-2, Contemporary Records – S-7632
Series:    Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series
Country:    US
Released:    1997
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Post Bop, Free Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/4413053-Woody-Shaw-Song-Of-Songs

 

 

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