Woody Shaw – Tokyo’81 – Limited Edition 180 Gram Gatefold LP & Deluxe CD

01 Dec Woody Shaw – Tokyo’81 – Limited Edition 180 Gram Gatefold LP & Deluxe CD

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Elemental Music presents a complete previously unissued quintet performance in Japan by the great Woody Shaw. This remarkable concert features Shaw’s classic group with trombonist Steve Turre, pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Stafford James, and drummer Tony Reedus. The album includes a 16-page booklet containing special essays by famed jazz producer Michael Cuscuna & by Shaw’s son Woody Shaw III, and is presented simultaneously on vinyl and CD (the CD version contains an extra track from the Tokyo concert and a bonus track, both also previously unreleased).

LP TRACKLIST:

SIDE A:

01. ROSEWOOD
02. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT

SIDE B:

01. APEX
02. SONG OF SONGS
03. THEME FOR MAXINE

CD TRACKLIST:

01. ROSEWOOD
02. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
03. APEX
04. FROM MOMENT TO MOMENT
05. SONG OF SONGS
06. THEME FOR MAZINE
07. SWEET LOVE OF MINE

WOODY SHAW QUINTET:

WOODY SHAW, trumpet, flugelhorn
STEVE TURRE, trombone, percussion
MULGREW MILLER, piano
STAFFORD JAMES, bass
TONY REEDUS, drums

Live in Tokyio, Japan, December 7, 1981.