View basket “The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956)” 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 Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 Jazz | Concord | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 19th May 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord SKU: 7235113 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 19th May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Freddie Hubbard The Body And The Soul Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 2nd September 2010 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Freddie Hubbard The Body And The Soul £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AIPJ 38 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 2nd September 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr Mosaic Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 25th November 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr Mosaic £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9950-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jack DeJohnette Sorcery Jazz | Craft Recordings | 180g, 1LP Released 11th August 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jack DeJohnette Sorcery £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 7244082 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Buddy De Franco & Oscar Peterson The George Gershwin Songbook Jazz | Intermusic | 180g, 1LP Released 15th December 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Buddy De Franco & Oscar Peterson The George Gershwin Songbook £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Intermusic SKU: JWR4588 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Binker And Moses Journey To The Mountain Of Forever Jazz | Gearbox | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd June 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Binker And Moses Journey To The Mountain Of Forever £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gearbox SKU: GB1537 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Hodges Blues A Plenty Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 11th February 2014 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Hodges Blues A Plenty £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AVRJ612345 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 11th February 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Comet Is Coming, The Channel The Spirits Jazz | Leaf | 1LP, Includes CD Released 11th June 2021 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Comet Is Coming, The Channel The Spirits £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Leaf SKU: BAY104V Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 11th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Miles in The Sky Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 26th April 2019 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Miles in The Sky £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2385 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ahmad Jamal Live at Oil Can Harry’s Jazz | Good Time Records | 180g, 1LP Released 17th December 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ahmad Jamal Live at Oil Can Harry’s £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Good Time Records SKU: RMLP2201 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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