Search - Woody Shaw :: Imagination

Woody Shaw's Last Album.

J. Rich | 02/03/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Woody Shaw for those who don't know is a hardbop trumpeter who came to prominence through his association with pianist Horace Silver in the 60s. During the 70s, he continued making great hardbop albums that eschewed the fusion movemovent. The unfortunate thing about Shaw was he was overshadowed by trumpeters like Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, and later Wynton Marsalis.



"Imagination" was recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 24, 1987 and will mark the last album he would record before his death in 1989. The music herein is classic Woody fare with a stellar group of musicians: Steve Turre on trombone, Kirk Lightsey on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Carl Allen on drums.



There are alot of standards on this album, but this doesn't and will never constitue a bad record. Woody treats each standard with speacial attention and detail.



I highly recommend this album to aspiring trumpeters and to all fans of jazz."