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During his tragically short career, trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-89) won praise across the jazz spectrum, from Eric Dolphy and Miles Davis to Wynton Marsalis, for his brilliant technique and story-telling power. Geoffrey Smith celebrates a master who died all too young.

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Sun 28 Jul 201900:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Eric Dolphy

    Jitterbug Waltz

    • Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions.
    • Resonance.
    • 1.

  • Horace Silver

    Mexican Hip Dance

    • Horace Silver - Retrospective.
    • Blue Note.
    • 6.

  • Woody Shaw

    Diversion Two

    • The Iron Men.
    • Muse.
    • 3.

  • Woody Shaw

    Rosewood

    • Rosewood.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Woody Shaw

    Rahsaan's Run

    • Lotus Flower.
    • ENJA.
    • 1.

  • Woody Shaw

    Just A Ballad For Woody

    • Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw Double Take.
    • Blue Note.
    • 6.

  • Woody Shaw

    Stormy Weather

    • Imagination.
    • Muse.
    • 5.

  • Woody Shaw & Freddie Hubbard

    The Moontrane

    • The Eternal Triangle.
    • Blue Note.
    • 3.

Woody Shaw

Artists: Eric Dolphy

Composers: Fats Waller

Album Title: Eric Dolphy ‎– Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions

Label: Resonance HCD-2035. D1, Tr. 1

Performers: Eric Dolphy (flute), Woody Shaw (trumpet), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Eddie Kahn (bass), J.C. Moses (drums)

TITLE Mexican Hip Dance

Artists: Horace Silver

Composers: Horace Silver

Album Title: Horace Silver - Retrospective

Label: Blue Note 7243 95576 2 BB, Tr. 6;

Performers: Woody Shaw (trumpet) Horace Silver (piano), Tyrone Washington (tenor sax) Larry Ridley (bass) Roger Humphries (drums)

TITLE Diversion Two

Artists: Woody Shaw

Composers: Woody Shaw

Album Title: The Iron Men

Label: Muse MR 5160, Tr. 3

Performers: Woody Shaw (flugelhorn), Cecil McBee (bass), Muhal Richard Abrams (piano)

TITLE Rosewood

Artists: Woody Shaw

Composers: Woody Shaw

Album Title: Rosewood

Label: Columbia CK65519, Tr 1

Performers: Woody Shaw (flugelhorn), Joe Henderson (tenor), Carter Jefferson (tenor sax)

TITLE Rahsaan’s Run

Artists: Woody Shaw

Composers: Woody Shaw

Album Title: Lotus Flower

Label: ENJA 4018

Performers: Woody Shaw (trumpet), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Stafford James (bass) Tony Reedus (drums), Steve Turre (trombone)

TITLE Just a Ballad for Woody

Artists: Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw

Composers: T. Trainello, Woody Shaw

Album Title: Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw Double Take

Label: Blue Note CDP7462942, Tr. 6

Performers: Woody Shaw (trumpet), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Kenny Garrett (flute) Mulgrew Miller (piano), Cecil McBee (bass) Carl Allen (drums)

TITLE Stormy Weather

Artists: Woody Shaw

Composers: H. Arlen, T. Koehler

Album Title: Imagination

Label: Muse 600603

Performers: Woody Shaw (trumpet), Steve Turre (trombone) Kirk Lightsey (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) Carl Allen (drums)

TITLE The Moontrane

Artists: Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw

Composers: Woody Shaw

Album Title: The Eternal Triangle

Label: Blue Note CDP7480172 (1). Tr.3

Performers: Woody Shaw (trumpet), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)

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  • Sun 28 Jul 201900:00
    BBC Radio 3

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