View basket “A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music & Poetry” 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 Ralph Towner with Glen Moore Trios Solos Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 31st October 2013 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ralph Towner with Glen Moore Trios Solos £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: ECM1025 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yusef Lateef Live at Ronnie Scott’s – 15th January 1966 Jazz | Gearbox | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd April 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yusef Lateef Live at Ronnie Scott’s – 15th January 1966 £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gearbox SKU: RSGB1008OBI Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie The Gifted Ones (Analogue Productions/Pablo) Jazz | Analogue Productions/Pablo | 180g, 1LP Released 25th October 2024 £47.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie The Gifted Ones (Analogue Productions/Pablo) £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions/Pablo SKU: AAPJ 161 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 25th October 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mammal Hands Gift from the Trees Jazz | Gondwana | 2LP Released 31st March 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mammal Hands Gift from the Trees £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gondwana SKU: GONDLP061 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard Jazz | ORG | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 19th December 2009 £53.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard £53.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ORG SKU: ORG011 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 19th December 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eric Dolphy Outward Bound Jazz | OJC | 1LP Released 14th January 2022 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric Dolphy Outward Bound £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: OJC SKU: OJC022 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Phil Upchurch Tell the Truth Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP Released 11th August 2023 £48.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phil Upchurch Tell the Truth £48.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: EVD22222 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sarathy Korwar & UPAJ Collective Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions Jazz | Night Dreamer | 2LP Released 22nd July 2022 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sarathy Korwar & UPAJ Collective Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Night Dreamer SKU: ND4 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 22nd July 2022 Read More Back 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 Agorà 2 Agorà 2 Jazz | Vinyl Magic | 1LP Released 16th December 2013 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Agorà 2 Agorà 2 £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vinyl Magic SKU: VM087LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th December 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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