View basket “The Phantom” 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 Kai Winding Modern Country (Verve By Request) Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 13th October 2023 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kai Winding Modern Country (Verve By Request) £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5574126 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 13th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Django Deluxe & NDR Bigband Driving Jazz | MPS | 1LP Released 1st April 2016 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Django Deluxe & NDR Bigband Driving £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: MPS SKU: 0210186MS1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Esbjorn Svensson Trio Live in Hamburg Jazz | ACT | 4LP Released 23rd October 2013 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Esbjorn Svensson Trio Live in Hamburg £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACT60021 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 23rd October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Louis Sclavis Benjamin Moussay Unfolding Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 8th November 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Louis Sclavis Benjamin Moussay Unfolding £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 6579577 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th November 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bebel Gilberto João Jazz | PIAS | 1LP Released 25th August 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bebel Gilberto João £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: PIAS SKU: PIASR5165LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Erroll Garner Penthouse Serenade Jazz | Savoy | 180g, 1LP Released 17th August 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Erroll Garner Penthouse Serenade £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Savoy SKU: ASAV16063 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stanley Turrentine Rough & Tumble Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP Released 4th February 2022 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stanley Turrentine Rough & Tumble £40.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 3538218 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 4th February 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thomas Stronen & Time Is A Blind Guide Lucus Jazz | ECM | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 19th January 2018 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thomas Stronen & Time Is A Blind Guide Lucus £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 5798928 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 19th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leo Wright Blues Shout Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 17th December 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leo Wright Blues Shout £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANSD1358 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Meshell Ndegeocello No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 2LP Released 2nd August 2024 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Meshell Ndegeocello No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 6521505 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 2nd August 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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