United (Woody Shaw album)

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Released 1981 United (1981) Lotus Flower (1982) Release date 1981 Label Columbia Records		Length 40:29 Artist Woody Shaw Producer Michael Cuscuna Genre Jazz

Recorded March 7, 9 & 17, 1981 Right Track Studios, New York City Similar Woody Shaw albums, Jazz albums

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United is an album led by trumpter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1981 and released on the Columbia label.

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Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Of Woody Shaw's five Columbia albums, United is the one that sounds most like a blowing session... this fairly straight-ahead and accessible yet adventurous date. Worth searching for".

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"United" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:20
"The Greene Street Caper" - 5:29
"What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 9:40
"Pressing the Issue" (Mulgrew Miller) - 7:04
"Katrina Ballerina" - 5:39
"Blues for Wood" (Ronnie Mathews, Woody Shaw) - 7:17

Recorded at Right Track Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 1, 4 & 5), March 9 (track 2) and March 17 (tracks 3 & 6), 1981

United was reissued on Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection in 2011.

Personnel

Woody Shaw - trumpet, flugelhorn

Steve Turre - trombone

Mulgrew Miller - piano

Stafford James - bass

Tony Reedus - drums

Gary Bartz - alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 6)

References

United (Woody Shaw album) Wikipedia

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