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Imagination (Woody Shaw album)

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Released
  
1988

Artist
  
Woody Shaw

Producer
  
Don Sickler

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
39:47

Release date
  
1988

Label
  
Savoy Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 24, 1987 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
Lotus Flower, The Iron Men, United, Love Dance, Woody Shaw with the Tone

Woody shaw imagination


Imagination is the final studio album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label. Imagination was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

Contents

Woody shaw if i were a bell


Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Trumpeter Woody Shaw's final album as a leader (cut less than two years before his passing) is surprisingly upbeat. Although his health became shaky, Shaw never declined as a player, as he shows throughout the spirited quintet outing... Recommended".

Track listing

  1. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 5:27
  2. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:28
  3. "Dat Dere" (Oscar Brown, Jr., Bobby Timmons) - 8:13
  4. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:06
  5. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 8:00
  6. "Steve's Blues" (Steve Turre) - 4:48

Personnel

  • Woody Shaw - trumpet
  • Steve Turre - trombone
  • Kirk Lightsey - piano
  • Ray Drummond - bass
  • Carl Allen - drums
  • Songs

    1If I Were a Bell5:28
    2Imagination7:28
    3Dat Dere8:13

    References

    Imagination (Woody Shaw album) Wikipedia