View basket “Ballads By Cobb” has been added to your basket. Blackstone Legacy (Jazz Dispensary) Woody Shaw SKU: ACONC520 Barcode: 888072420786 52.00 £52.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings Released Date: 24th May 2024 Buying Format: 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Blackstone Legacy (Jazz Dispensary) quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Woody Shaw’s groundbreaking free jazz album reissued! Blackstone Legacy, 1971 debut from the influential jazz trumpeter! AAA mastered from the original tape by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio 180-gram LP pressed at RTI Gatefold tip-on jacket Includes Nat Hentoff’s original liner notes, which include commentary by Shaw This one’s bound to get you all very excited. Craft Recording’s Jazz Dispensary series is honored to announce a vinyl reissue of Blackstone Legacy, the 1971 debut from influential trumpeter Woody Shaw. An elusive grail for many cratediggers, this 2LP release marks the first reissue of the album in more than 50 years. Showcasing the musician’s virtuosic talents as a bandleader, composer and improviser, this politically charged, postmodern classic also boasts impeccable performances by Gary Bartz, Lenny White, Ron Carter, Bernie Maupin, Clint Houston and George Cables. A pioneering figure in modern jazz, Woody Shaw (1944-1989) was revered for his unique harmonic approach and innovative technical abilities on the trumpet. Raised in Newark, NJ, Shaw began performing as a teenager, gaining formative experience as a sideman for the legendary saxophonist Eric Dolphy and spending over a year in Paris, where he honed his craft in clubs across Europe. In the mid-’60s, Shaw returned to the US, where he worked alongside such greats as Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Andrew Hill, Max Roach and Art Blakey. By the turn of the decade, however, Shaw was eager to branch out on his own. Balancing the past with the future, Shaw sought to honor his bebop roots, while embracing the avant-garde. His debut as a leader, Blackstone Legacy, embodied that stylistic bridge. Recorded in December 1970 and released the following year on Contemporary Records, the album featured some of the era’s most exciting talents, including funk-jazz icon Gary Bartz (alto and soprano saxophone), veteran bassist Ron Carter and fusion pioneer Lenny White (drums), plus such innovators as Bernie Maupin (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet) and Clint Houston (electric bass), as well as the esteemed keyboardist George Cables, whose work as a composer is also highlighted on two of the LP’s tracks (“Think On Me” and “New World”). In the album’s liner notes, Shaw spoke to Hentoff about his intentions behind the record. “We’re trying to express what’s happening in the world today as we — a new breed of young musicians — feel it. I mean the different tensions in the world, the ridiculous war in Vietnam, the oppression of poor people in this, a country of such wealth. . . . We’re all also trying to reach a state of spiritual enlightenment in which we’re continually aware of what’s happening but react in a positive way. The music in this album, you see, expresses strength — confidence that we’ll overcome these things.” Shaw added that the album was dedicated to the era’s youth, as well as to “the freedom of Black people all over the world.” He continued, “The ‘stone’ in the title is the image of strength. I grew up in a ghetto . . . I’ve seen all of that, and I’ve seen people overcome all of that. This music is meant to be a light of hope, a sound of strength and of coming through.” Artist Woody Shaw Genre Jazz Label Craft Recordings Buying Options 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 2LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Disc 1 Blackstone Legacy Think On Me Lost and Found Disc 2 New World Boo-Ann's Grand A Deed for Dolphy Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Pharoah Sanders Live… Jazz | Theresa | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 18th August 2023 £47.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pharoah Sanders Live… £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Theresa SKU: TR 116 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 18th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paco de Lucia Paco de Lucia: The Montreux Years Jazz | BMG Rights Management | 180g, 2LP Released 24th February 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paco de Lucia Paco de Lucia: The Montreux Years £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538800364 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 24th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Grant Green The Final Come Down Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 1LP Released 29th October 2004 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Grant Green The Final Come Down £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: BST84415 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th October 2004 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Carroll Kirby Septet Jazz | Stones Throw | 2LP Released 25th June 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Carroll Kirby Septet £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Stones Throw SKU: STH2429LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anita ODay Anita O’Day and the Three Sounds Jazz | Verve/Universal | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 20th October 2014 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anita ODay Anita O’Day and the Three Sounds £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve/Universal SKU: 5352704 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Colin Vallon Trio Danse Jazz | ECM | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 13th January 2017 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Colin Vallon Trio Danse £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 5723589 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th January 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pokey LaFarge In The Blossom Of Their Shade Jazz | New West | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 10th June 2022 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pokey LaFarge In The Blossom Of Their Shade £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: New West SKU: LPNW5593LEC Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 10th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shamek Farrah First Impressions Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd March 2018 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Shamek Farrah First Impressions £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: SES7412 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd March 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ornette Coleman Love Call Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 12th August 2009 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ornette Coleman Love Call £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: BLUENOTE4356 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th August 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billie Holiday Classic Lady Day Jazz | Verve | 180g, 5LP, Box Set Released 22nd December 2017 £86.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billie Holiday Classic Lady Day £86.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 5378741 Formats: 180g, 5LP, Box Set Released Date: 22nd December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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