View basket “Easy Living” 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 Lester Young Jazz At The Philharmonic: Lester Young Carnegie Blues Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 20th April 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lester Young Jazz At The Philharmonic: Lester Young Carnegie Blues £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 6725023 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stan Getz Sweet Rain (Acousitc Sounds) Jazz | Decca | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 30th August 2024 £35.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Stan Getz Sweet Rain (Acousitc Sounds) £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca SKU: 6512469 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 30th August 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Baden Powell Baden Powell A Vontade Jazz | Soul Jazz | 1LP Released 22nd October 2012 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Baden Powell Baden Powell A Vontade £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Soul Jazz SKU: USLP44 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd October 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kurt Rosenwinkel & Geri Allen A Lovesome Thing Jazz | Motema | 1LP Released 24th November 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kurt Rosenwinkel & Geri Allen A Lovesome Thing £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Motema SKU: MTM0430 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Comet Is Coming, The Prophecy Jazz | Leaf | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 11th June 2021 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Comet Is Coming, The Prophecy £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Leaf SKU: DOCK61 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 11th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson Temporary Kings Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 5th October 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson Temporary Kings £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 6767580 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jacques Loussier Play Bach (Decca) Jazz | Speakers Corner / Decca | 180g, 1LP Released 12th January 2001 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jacques Loussier Play Bach (Decca) £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner / Decca SKU: SSL40500 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th January 2001 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 Charles Tolliver Music Inc Compassion Jazz | Strata East | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2022 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Charles Tolliver Music Inc Compassion £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Strata East SKU: SES-8001 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Louis Armstrong The Platinum Collection Jazz | Not Now Music | 3LP Released 5th June 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Louis Armstrong The Platinum Collection £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Not Now Music SKU: NOT3LP244 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 5th June 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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