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The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage

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Released
  
1977

Artist
  
Woody Shaw

Producer
  
Michael Cuscuna

Genre
  
Jazz

The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976)
  
The Iron Men (1977)

Release date
  
1977

Label
  
Muse Records

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Recorded
  
November 6, 1976 Berlin Jazz Days, Berlin

Similar
  
The Iron Men, Love Dance, Setting Standards, Little Red's Fantasy, Woody Shaw: The Complete

The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage is a live album led by trumpter Woody Shaw which was recorded at the JazzFest Berlin in 1976 and released on the Muse label. The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it a "frequently exciting and often quite advanced Berlin concert".

Track listing

  1. "Hello to the Wind" (Joe Chambers, Gene McDaniels) - 17:27
  2. "Obsequioius" (Larry Young) - 9:10
  3. "Jean Marie" (Ronnie Mathews) - 9:20
  4. "In The Land of the Blacks (Bilad as Sudan)" (René McLean) - 12:24

Personnel

  • Woody Shaw - trumpet, percussion
  • RenĂ© McLean - alto saxophone, flute, percussion
  • Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
  • Slide Hampton - trombone, percussion
  • Ronnie Mathews - piano
  • Stafford James - bass
  • Louis Hayes - drums

    • References

    The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage Wikipedia
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