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Song of Songs (Woody Shaw album)

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Released
  
1973

Song of Songs (1972)
  
The Moontrane (1974)

Release date
  
1973

Label
  
Original Jazz Classics

Length
  
37:57

Artist
  
Woody Shaw

Producer
  
Lester Koenig

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 15 & 18, 1972 Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles

Similar
  
Woody Shaw albums, Jazz albums

Song of songs


Song of Songs is the second album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Contemporary label.

Contents

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Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "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".

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw

  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

Personnel

  • Woody Shaw - trumpet
  • Bennie Maupin (track 2), Ramon Morris (tracks 1 & 3) - tenor saxophone
  • Emanuel Boyd - flute, tenor saxophone
  • George Cables - piano, electric piano
  • Henry Franklin - bass
  • Woody Theus - drums
  • Songs

    1Song of Songs11:39
    2The Goat and the Archer7:35
    3Love: For the One You Can't Have10:04

    References

    Song of Songs (Woody Shaw album) Wikipedia


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