Woody Shaw - The Complete Muse Sessions (2013) [7CD Box Set] [EAC-FLAC]

Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (#255)

MOSAIC MD7-255
WOODY SHAW – THE COMPLETE MUSE SESSIONS

Disc I:
1. The Moontrane (C1) 6:54
(Woody Shaw)
2. Are They Only Dreams (C1) 9:12
(Onaje Allan Gumbs)
3. Tapscott’s Blues (C2) 6:41
(Azar Lawrence)
4. Sanyas (C2) 13:05
(Steve Turre)
5. Katrina Ballerina (C2) 7:36
(Woody Shaw)
6. Tapscott’s Blues (alt tk) (C2) 6:50
(Azar Lawrence)
7. Katrina Ballerina (alt tk) (C2) 8:01
(Woody Shaw)

Disc II:
1. Love Dance (D) 12:36
(Joe Bonner)
2. Obsequious (D) 9:28
(Larry Young)
3. Sun Bath (D) 6:33
(Peggy Stern)
4. Zoltan (D) 6:45
(Woody Shaw)
5. Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love) (D) 8:13
(Billy Harper)

Disc III:
1. Hello To The Wind (F) 16:36
(Joe Chambers)
2. Obsequious (F) 9:29
(Larry Young)
3. Sanyas (F) 9:55
(Steve Turre)
4. Jean Marie (F) 9:34
(Ronnie Mathews)
5. Bilad As Sudan (Land Of The Blacks) (F) 12:34
(Rene McLean)

Disc IV:
1. Cassandranite (A) 6:47
(Woody Shaw)
2. Obsequious (A) 7:39
(Larry Young)
3. Baloo, Baloo (B) 6:00
(Hank Johnson)
4. Three Muses (B) 6:22
(Woody Shaw)
5. Tetragon (B) 6:37
(Joe Henderson)
6. Jean Marie (E) 7:39
(Ronnie Mathews)
7. Sashianova (E) 9:58
(Stafford James)

Disc V:
1. In Case You Haven’t Heard (E) 6:25
(Woody Shaw)
2. Little Red’s Fantasy (E) 7:05
(Woody Shaw)
3. Tomorrow’s Destiny (E) 7:45
(Woody Shaw)
4. Iron Man (G1) 6:20
(Eric Dolphy)
5. Jitterbug Waltz (G2) 8:26
(Fats Waller)
6. Symmetry (G1) 8:17
(Andrew Hill)
7. Diversion One (G2) 2:55
(Woody Shaw)
8. Song Of Songs (G2) 12:45
(Woody Shaw)
9. Diversion Two (G2) 2:52
(Woody Shaw)

Disc VI:
1. There Is No Greater Love (H) 6:58
(I. Jones-M. Symes)
2. All The Way (H) 7:50
(S. Cahn-J. Van Heusen)
3. Spiderman Blues (H) 4:45
(Woody Shaw)
4. The Touch Of Your Lips (H) 6:44
(Ray Noble)
5. What’s New (H) 7:43
(B. Haggart-J. Burke)
6. When Love Is New (H) 4:30
(Cedar Walton)
7. There Will Never Be Another You (I) 6:55
(M. Gordon-H. Warren)
8. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (I) 5:29
(N. Brown-G. Kahn)
9. Speak Low (I) 8:55
(K. Weill-O. Nash)
10. Solid (I) 4:38
(Sonny Rollins)

Disc VII:
1. It Might As Well Be Spring (I) 10:00
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
2. The Woody Woodpecker Song (I) 3:42
(R. Idriss-G. Tibbles)
3. If I Were A Bell (J) 5:21
(Frank Loesser)
4. Imagination (J) 7:24
(J. Burke-J. Van Heusen)
5. Dat Dere (J) 8:08
(Bobby Timmons)
6. You And The Night And The Music (J) 5:59
(H. Dietz-A. Schwartz)
7. Stormy Weather (J) 7:55
(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)
8. Steve’s Blues (J) 4:46
(Steve Turre)

DISCOGRAPHY
Only the original LP issues are indicated in this discography.

(A) Woody Shaw, tp; Joe Henderson, ts; Larry Young, p; Ron Carter, b; Joe Chambers, d.
Van Gelder Studio, December 1965

Cassandranite Muse MR 5298
Obsequious -

(B) Woody Shaw, tp; Joe Henderson, ts; Herbie Hancock, p; Paul Chambers, b; Joe Chambers, d.
Van Gelder Studio, December 1965

Baloo, Baloo Muse MR 5298
Three Muses -
Tetragon -

(C1) Woody Shaw, tp; Steve Turre, tb; Azar Lawrence, ts, ss; Onaje Allan Gumbs, p; Buster Williams, b; Victor Lewis, d.
Blue Rock Studios, NYC, December 11, 1974

The Moontrane Muse MR 5058
Are They Only Dreams -

(C2) Cecil McBee replaces Buster Williams, b; add Tony Waters, cgas; Guilherme Franco, perc.

Blue Rock Studios, NYC, December 18, 1974

Tapscott’s Blues Muse MR 5058
Sanyas -
Katrina Ballerina -
Tapscott’s Blues (alt tk) Muse MCD 5472
Katrina Ballerina (alt tk) -
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(D) Woody Shaw, tp; Steve Turre, tb, bass tb; Rene McLean, as, ss; Billy Harper, ts; Joe Bonner, p; Cecil McBee, b; Victor Lewis, d; Tony Waters, cgas; Guilherme Franco, perc.

Blue Rock Studios, NYC, November 1975

Love Dance Muse MR 5074
Obsequious -
Sun Bath -
Zoltan -
Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love) -

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(E) Woody Shaw, tp; Frank Strozier, as; Ronnie Mathews, p; Stafford James, b; Eddie Moore, d.
Blue Rock Studios, NYC, June 29, 1976

Jean Marie Muse MR 5103
Sashianova -
In Case You Haven’t Heard -
Little Red’s Fantasy -
Tomorrow’s Destiny -
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(F) Woody Shaw, tp, perc; Slide Hampton, tb, perc; Rene McLean, as, fl, perc; Frank Foster, ts, perc; Ronnie Mathews, p; Stafford James, b; Louis Hayes, d.

Berlin Jazz Festival, November 6, 1976

Hello To The Wind Muse MR 5139
Obsequious -
Sanyas previously unissued
Jean Marie Muse MR 5139
Bilad As Sudan (Land Of The Blacks) -

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(G1) Woody Shaw, tp; Arthur Blythe -1, Anthony Braxton -2, as; Muhal Richard Abrams, p; Cecil McBee, b; Joe Chambers, d.

Blue Rock Studios, NYC, April 6, 1977

Iron Man -1 Muse MR 5160
Symmetry -2 ` -

(G2) Woody Shaw, cor-1, tp-2; Anthony Braxton, cl-1, ss-2, Arthur Blythe -2, as; Muhal Richard Abrams, p; Cecil McBee, b; Victor Lewis, d.

Blue Rock Studios, NYC, April 13, 1977

Jitterbug Waltz -1 Muse MR 5160
Song Of Songs -2 -

Same session: Woody Shaw, flgh; Muhal Richard Abrams, p; Cecil McBee, b.

Diversion One Muse MR 5160
Diversion Two -
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(H) Woody Shaw, flgh -1, tp-2; Cedar Walton, p; Buster Williams, b; Victor Jones, d.
Van Gelder Studio, December 1, 1983

There Is No Greater Love -1 Muse MR 5318
All The Way -1 -
Spiderman Blues -2 -
The Touch Of Your Lips -1 -
What’s New -2 -
When Love Is New -1 -

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(I) Woody Shaw, tp; Kenny Garrett -1, as; Peter Leitch -2, g; Kenny Barron, p; Neil Swanson, b; Victor Jones, d.
Van Gelder Studio, March 24, 1986

There Will Never Be Another You -1 Muse MR 5329
You Stepped Out Of A Dream -
Speak Low -1 -
Solid -1, -2 -
It Might As Well Be Spring -
The Woody Woodpecker Song -

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(J) Woody Shaw, tp; Steve Turre, tb; Kirk Lightsey, p; Ray Drummond, b; Carl Allen, d.
Van Gelder Studio, June 24, 1987

If I Were A Bell Muse MR 5338
Imagination -
Dat Dere -
You And The Night And The Music -
Stormy Weather -
Steve’s Blues -
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Album index

Muse MR 5058 The Moontrane
Muse MCD 5472 CD reissue of above
Muse MR 5074 Love Dance
Muse MR 5103 Little Red’s Fantasy
Muse MR 5139 Concert Ensemble At The Berliner Jazztage
Muse MR 5160 The Iron Men
Muse MR 5298 In The Beginning…
Muse MR 5318 Setting Standards
Muse MR 5329 Solid
Muse MR 5338 Imagination

Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna and Woody Shaw III
Original sessions produced by Michael Cuscuna (C-I) and Don Sickler (J)

Recording engineers: Eddie Korvin (C, D, G) Jan Rathburn (C, E), Michael Ewasko (E) Carlos Albrecht (F), Rudy Van Gelder (A-B, H-J).

Remix engineers if different from the original recording engineer: Malcolm Addey (C), Eddie Korvin (E, F), Elvin Campbell (G).

Note: On the session F, the first three tunes are derived from the German Radio Broadcast
of the event. The final two performances were recorded by Carlos Albrecht in Berlin and mixed
by Eddie Korvin in New York City

Remastered by Malcolm Addey at the Malcolm Addey Studio, New York City.

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