Boxset / Compilation · 2013
Tracklist
CD1
01. The Moontrane
02. Are They Only Dreams
Personnel: 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
03. Tapscott’s Blues
04. Sanyas
05. Katrina Ballerina
06. Tapscott’s Blues (alt tk)
07. Katrina Ballerina (alt tk)
Personnel: Cecil McBee replaces Buster Williams, b; add Tony Waters, cgas; Guilherme Franco, perc.
Blue Rock Studios, NYC, December 18, 1974
CD 2
01. Love Dance
02. Obsequious
03. Sun Bath
04. Zoltan )
05. Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love)
Personnel: 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
CD 3
01. Hello To The Wind
02. Obsequious
03. Sanyas
04. Jean Marie
05. Bilad As Sudan (Land Of The Blacks)
Personnel: 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
CD 4
01. Cassandranite
02. Obsequious
Personnel: Woody Shaw, tp; Joe Henderson, ts; Larry Young, p; Ron Carter, b; Joe Chambers, d.
Van Gelder Studio, December 1965
03. Baloo, Baloo
04. Three Muses
05. Tetragon
Personnel: Woody Shaw, tp; Joe Henderson, ts; Herbie Hancock, p; Paul Chambers, b;
Joe Chambers, d. Van Gelder Studio, December 1965
06. Jean Marie
07. Sashianova
Personnel: Woody Shaw, tp; Frank Strozier, as; Ronnie Mathews, p; Stafford James, b
Eddie Moore, d. Blue Rock Studios, NYC, June 29, 1976.
CD 5
01. In Case You Haven’t Heard
02. Little Red’s Fantasy
03. Tomorrow’s Destiny
Personnel: Woody Shaw, tp; Frank Strozier, as; Ronnie Mathews, p; Stafford James, b
Eddie Moore, d. Blue Rock Studios, NYC, June 29, 1976
04. Iron Man
Personnel: 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
05. Jitterbug Waltz
Personnel: 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
06. Symmetry
Personnel: 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
07. Diversion One
08. Song Of Songs
09. Diversion Two
Personnel: 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
CD 6
01. There Is No Greater Love
02. All The Way
03. Spiderman Blues
04. The Touch Of Your Lips
05. What’s New
06. When Love Is New
Personnel: Woody Shaw, flgh -1, tp-2; Cedar Walton, p; Buster Williams, b; Victor Jones, d.
Van Gelder Studio, December 1, 1983
07. There Will Never Be Another You
08. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
09. Speak Low
10. Solid
Personnel: 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
CD 7
01. It Might As Well Be Spring
02. The Woody Woodpecker Song
Personnel: 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
03. If I Were A Bell
04. Imagination
05. Dat Dere
06. You And The Night And The Music
07. Stormy Weather
08. Steve’s Blues
Personnel: Woody Shaw, tp; Steve Turre, tb; Kirk Lightsey, p; Ray Drummond, b; Carl Allen, d.
Van Gelder Studio, June 24, 1987
Line-up/Musicians
About this release
Mosaic 255
Includes:
- The Moontrane (1974)
- Love Dance (1975)
- Live at the Berliner Jazztage (1976) (w/bonus track, “Sanyas”)
- Little Red’s Fantasy (1976)
- Iron Men (1977)
- Cassandranite (1965)
- Setting Standards (1985)
- Solid (1986)
- Imagination (1987)
Thanks to snobb for the addition