View basket “You’re Under Arrest” 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 Mette Henriette Mette Henriette Jazz | ECM | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd August 2019 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mette Henriette Mette Henriette £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 7763995 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Caixa Cubo Angela Jazz | Heavenly | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 12th March 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Caixa Cubo Angela £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Heavenly SKU: HVNLP185C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 12th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella & Louis (Acoustic Sounds Series) Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 15th July 2022 £43.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella & Louis (Acoustic Sounds Series) £43.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 3597233 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 15th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 1LP Released 31st May 2024 £47.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ 12-226 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 31st May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sun Ra Heliocentric Worlds Vol 2 180g Jazz | ESP | Miscellaneous Released 23rd March 2010 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sun Ra Heliocentric Worlds Vol 2 180g £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ESP SKU: LPESP1017 Formats: Miscellaneous Released Date: 23rd March 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Freddie Hubbard First Light Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 29th September 2017 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Freddie Hubbard First Light £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANCTI6013 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 29th September 2017 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Diana Krall Live in Paris Jazz | Verve | 180g, 2LP Released 8th August 2016 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Diana Krall Live in Paris £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 4737695 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 8th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chet Baker Ballads Jazz | Le Chant Du Monde | 2LP Released 16th November 2018 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chet Baker Ballads £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Le Chant Du Monde SKU: CM74283435 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 16th November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Horace Silver Quintet Doin’ The Thing Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 15th November 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Horace Silver Quintet Doin’ The Thing £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 807383 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Preservation Hall Jazz Band So It Is Jazz | Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 28th June 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Preservation Hall Jazz Band So It Is £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1263 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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