View basket “Jazz Giant” 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 Ray Charles The Genius After Hours – Mono (Atlantic 75 Series) (SACD) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | SACD Released 25th December 2025 £45.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Ray Charles The Genius After Hours – Mono (Atlantic 75 Series) (SACD) £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: CAPA 067 SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 25th December 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eddie Fisher The Third Cup (Verve By Request) Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 29th March 2024 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eddie Fisher The Third Cup (Verve By Request) £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5849225 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Quest Ensemble The Other Side Jazz | Phantom Limb | 1LP Released 20th November 2020 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Quest Ensemble The Other Side £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Phantom Limb SKU: PFT20001LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Weather Report 8:30 Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd February 2015 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Weather Report 8:30 £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1233 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd February 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nat King Cole A Sentimental Christmas with Nat King Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined Jazz | Capitol | 1LP Released 29th October 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nat King Cole A Sentimental Christmas with Nat King Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Capitol SKU: 3816916 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Carmen McRae The Great American Songbook Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 6th December 2016 £47.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Carmen McRae The Great American Songbook £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANSD2904 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 6th December 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Various Artists The Jazz Album Jazz | UMC | 2LP Released 3rd June 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists The Jazz Album £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: UMC SKU: 5396142 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 3rd June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Keith Jarrett The Melody At Night, With You Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 7th June 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Keith Jarrett The Melody At Night, With You £18.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 7742659 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bobbi Humphrey Blacks And Blues Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 12th July 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bobbi Humphrey Blacks And Blues £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7752697 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th July 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Mambo Man OST Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP Released 18th February 2022 £39.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Artists Mambo Man OST £39.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: TUMI023 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 18th February 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Jazz Start again
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