View basket “Crescent (Acoustic Sounds Series)” 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 Various Artists Nagra: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album Jazz | Fidelio Audio | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 26th August 2022 £79.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Nagra: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album £79.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Fidelio Audio SKU: 2HDLP1223-45 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 26th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Piero Umiliani Intrigo a Los Angeles OST Jazz | Contempo | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 15th June 2015 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Piero Umiliani Intrigo a Los Angeles OST £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Contempo SKU: C02008LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 15th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marion Rampal Oizel Jazz | AUTRE DISTRIBUTION | 1LP Released 24th May 2024 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marion Rampal Oizel £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: AUTRE DISTRIBUTION SKU: RIV356LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 15th July 2022 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AIPJ 54 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 15th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Grachan Moncur III Evolution Jazz | Heavenly Sweetness | 180g, 1LP Released 19th April 2023 £60.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Grachan Moncur III Evolution £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Heavenly Sweetness SKU: nn261971 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine Sing The Best Of Irving Berlin Jazz | Vinyl Passion | 180g, 1LP Released 16th June 2016 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine Sing The Best Of Irving Berlin £12.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vinyl Passion SKU: VP80045 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billie Holiday Lady Love Jazz | Cornbread | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th December 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billie Holiday Lady Love £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Cornbread SKU: CRNBR16016 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bud Shank Barefoot Adventure Jazz | Impex Records | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd December 2023 £51.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bud Shank Barefoot Adventure £51.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impex Records SKU: IMXLP6048 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Tolliver Music Inc Compassion Jazz | Strata East | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2022 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Charles Tolliver Music Inc Compassion £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Strata East SKU: SES-8001 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Elvin Jones Genesis Jazz | Third Man Records / Blue Note | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd September 2023 £42.00 - £46.00 Select options Elvin Jones Genesis £42.00 - £46.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Third Man Records / Blue Note Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Select options See more in Jazz Start again
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