The Moontrane

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Released 1975 The Moontrane(1974) Love Dance(1975) Release date 1975 Label Muse Records		Length 58:19 Artist Woody Shaw Producer Michael Cuscuna Genre Jazz

Recorded December 11 & 18, 1974 at Blue Rock Studios, New York City Similar Woody Shaw albums, Jazz albums

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The Moontrane is the third album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label. The Moontrane was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.

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Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "the adventurous music still sounds stimulating more than two decades later. Recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"The Moontrane" – 6:54
"Sanyas" (Steve Turre) – 13:05
"Tapscott's Blues" (Azar Lawrence) – 6:41
"Katrina Ballerina" – 7:36
"Are They Only Dreams?" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) – 9:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Tapscott's Blues" [Alternate Take] (Lawrence) – 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Katrina Ballerina" [Alternate Take] – 8:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Woody Shaw – trumpet

Steve Turre – trombone

Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone

Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, electric piano

Cecil McBee (tracks 2–4 & 6–7), Buster Williams (tracks 1 & 5) – bass

Victor Lewis – drums

Guilherme Franco – percussion (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7), Tony Waters (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7) – percussion

Songs

1The Moontrane6:58
2Sanyas13:09
3Tapscott's Blues6:44

References

The Moontrane Wikipedia

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