View basket “A Tribute To Jack Johnson (SuperVinyl)” 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 Engelbert Humperdinck A Man Without Love Jazz | Decca (UMO) [GB] | Other | Decca Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th July 2024 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Engelbert Humperdinck A Man Without Love £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) [GB] | Other | Decca Records SKU: 6519837 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th July 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Corrie Dick Sun Swells Jazz | Ubuntu Music | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Corrie Dick Sun Swells £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Ubuntu Music SKU: UBU0108LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herb Alpert Christmas Album Jazz | Herb Alpert Presents | 180g, 1LP Released 20th November 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herb Alpert Christmas Album £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Herb Alpert Presents SKU: 70201 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cassandra Wilson Blue Light ‘Til Dawn Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP Released 6th October 2011 £47.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Cassandra Wilson Blue Light ‘Til Dawn £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANBST81357 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 6th October 2011 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Mingus At Antibes Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 2LP Released 18th October 2019 £59.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Charles Mingus Mingus At Antibes £59.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: SD2-3001 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 18th October 2019 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Duke Pearson The Phantom Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 30th October 2020 £33.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Duke Pearson The Phantom £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 881136 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 30th October 2020 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie Five Years Later Jazz | ECM | 180g, 1LP Released 27th January 2014 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie Five Years Later £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 3743513 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th January 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hugh Masekela Hope Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 26th January 2018 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hugh Masekela Hope £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ117 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 26th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band Egyptian Jazz Jazz | Strut | 1LP Released 12th November 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band Egyptian Jazz £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Strut SKU: STRUT263LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th November 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams Motor City Scene Jazz | BMG Rights Management | 1LP Released 14th January 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams Motor City Scene £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538681673 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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