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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

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Recorded
  
March 7, 9 & 17, 1981Right Track Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Woody Shaw albums, Jazz albums

Woody shaw united 1981 full album


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

Contents

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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

  1. "United" (Wayne Shorter) - 5:20
  2. "The Greene Street Caper" - 5:29
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 9:40
  4. "Pressing the Issue" (Mulgrew Miller) - 7:04
  5. "Katrina Ballerina" - 5:39
  6. "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
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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