View basket “Out Front” 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 Danish String Quartet Last Leaf Jazz | ECM New Series | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 15th June 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Danish String Quartet Last Leaf £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM New Series SKU: 4816497 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th June 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack Jazz | Universal/Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 25th June 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Universal/Blue Note SKU: 3579051 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 25th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis We Want Miles Jazz | Get On Down | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 16th September 2022 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis We Want Miles £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Get On Down SKU: GET51470LP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tigran Hamasyan The Bird of a Thousand Voices Jazz | Believe Recordings | 2LP Released 30th August 2024 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tigran Hamasyan The Bird of a Thousand Voices £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Believe Recordings SKU: BLV8490 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 30th August 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Carol Kidd Both Sides Now Jazz | Impex Records | 180g, 1LP Released 28th October 2022 £59.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Carol Kidd Both Sides Now £59.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impex Records SKU: AIMX6040 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th October 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Weather Report Live In Tokyo Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 15th February 2019 £59.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Weather Report Live In Tokyo £59.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: SOPJ1213 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 15th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Emma-Jean Thackray UM YANG 음 양 Jazz | Night Dreamer | 1LP Released 22nd July 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Emma-Jean Thackray UM YANG 음 양 £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Night Dreamer SKU: ND6 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dave Brubeck Trio & Gerry Mulligan Blues Roots Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 10th May 2016 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dave Brubeck Trio & Gerry Mulligan Blues Roots £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPAN CS9749 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe A Spirit Speaks Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd September 2017 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe A Spirit Speaks £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: SES-19744 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Jazz At The Pawnshop Jazz | First Impression Music | 3LP, Includes DVD Released 23rd September 2013 £120.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Jazz At The Pawnshop £120.00 Genre: Jazz Label: First Impression Music SKU: FIM006 Formats: 3LP, Includes DVD Released Date: 23rd September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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