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In the Beginning (Woody Shaw album)

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Released
  
1983

Artist
  
Woody Shaw

Label
  
Muse Records

Length
  
32:57

Release date
  
1983

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 1965 New York City

In the Beginning (1965)
  
Blackstone Legacy (1970)

Similar
  
Woody Shaw albums, Jazz albums

In the Beginning (also released as Cassandranite) is an album featuring the demo tapes recorded in 1965 by trumpeter Woody Shaw in his original quest for a recording contract which was eventually released on the Muse label in 1983. Cassandranite was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.

Contents

Reception

Ron Wynn of Allmusic stated, "Some interesting, uneven, but worthwhile '65 material from trumpeter Woody Shaw... His potential certainly emerges, as does the fact he was a tentative, unsure soloist at this juncture".

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

  1. "Cassandranite" - 7:00
  2. "Obsequious" (Larry Young) - 8:00
  3. "Baloo Baloo" (Hank Johnson) - 6:00
  4. "Three Muses"- 6:22
  5. "Tetragon" (Joe Henderson) 6:35

Personnel

  • Woody Shaw - trumpet
  • Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock (tracks 3-5), Larry Young (tracks 1 & 2) - piano
  • Paul Chambers (tracks 3-5), Ron Carter (tracks 1 & 2) - bass
  • Joe Chambers - drums

    • Songs

    1Cassandranite6:49
    2Obsequious7:57
    3Baloo Baloo6:03

    References

    In the Beginning (Woody Shaw album) Wikipedia
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