Woody Shaw Discography
1965 (age 21)
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Larry Young, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December, 1965
| Cassandranite | Muse MR 5117, MR 5298 | |
| Obsequious | - |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
| Baloo Baloo | - | |
| Three Muses | - | |
| Tetragon | - |
* Muse MR 5117 Woody Shaw - In The Beginning not released
* Muse MR 5298 Woody Shaw - In The Beginning 1983
= Muse MCD 6007 Woody Shaw - Cassandranite 1989
= 32 Jazz 32024 Woody Shaw - Last Of The Line - Cassandranite/Love Dance 1997
1970
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Gary Bartz, left channel alto, soprano sax; Bennie Maupin, right channel tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute; George Cables, piano, electric piano; Ron Carter, left channel bass #2-6; Clint Houston, right channel bass #1,2,4-6; Lenny White, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, December 8 and 9, 1970
| 1. | Blackstone Legacy | Contemporary S7627/8 |
| 2. | Think On Me | - |
| 3. | Lost And Found | - |
| 4. | New World | - |
| 5. | Boo-Ann's Grand | - |
| 6. | A Deed For Dolphy | - |
* Contemporary S7627/8 Woody Shaw - Blackstone Legacy 1971
= Contemporary CCD-7627/28-2 - 1999
1972
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Emanuel Boyd, left channel flute, tenor sax; Ramon Morris, right channel tenor sax #1,3; Bennie Maupin, right channel tenor sax #2; George Cables, piano, electric piano; Henry Franklin, bass; Woodrow Theus II, drums, percussion.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, September 15 and 18, 1972
| 1. | Song Of Songs | Contemporary S7632 |
| 2. | The Goat And The Archer | - |
| 3. | Love: For The One You Can't Have | - |
| 4. | The Awakening | - |
* Contemporary S7632 Woody Shaw - Song Of Songs 1973
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-180 - 1985
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1893-2 - 1997
1974 (age 30)
Woody Shaw Octet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Azar Lawrence, tenor, soprano sax; Onaje Allen Gumbs, piano, electric piano; Buster Williams, bass #1,2; Cecil McBee, bass #3-7; Victor Lewis, drums; Tony Waters, congas; Guilherme Franco, percussion.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, December 11 and 18, 1974
| 1. | The Moontrane | Muse MR 5058 |
| 2. | Are They Only Dreams | - |
| 3. | Tapscott's Blues | - |
| 4. | Sanyas | - |
| 5. | Katrina Ballerina | - |
| 6. | Tapscott's Blues (alternate take) | Muse MCD 5472; 32 Jazz 32019 |
| 7. | Katrina Ballerina (alternate take) | - |
* Muse MR 5058 Woody Shaw - The Moontrane 1975
= Muse MCD 5472 - 1993
= 32 Jazz 32019 - 1997
1975
Woody Shaw Nonet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone, bass trombone; Rene McLean, soprano, alto sax; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Tony Waters, congas; Guilherme Franco, percussion.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, November, 1975
| Love Dance | Muse MR 5074 | |
| Obsequious | - | |
| Sunbath | - | |
| Zoltan | - | |
| Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love) | - |
* Muse MR 5074 Woody Shaw - Love Dance 1976
= 32 Jazz 32024 Woody Shaw - Last Of The Line - Cassandranite/Love Dance 1997
1976
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Frank Strozier, alto sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Stafford James, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, June 29, 1976
| Jean Marie | Muse MR 5103 | |
| Sashianova | - | |
| In Case You Haven't Heard | - | |
| Little Red's Fantasy | - | |
| Tomorrow's Destiny | - |
* Muse MR 5103 Woody Shaw - Little Red's Fantasy 1978
= 32 Jazz 32126 - 1999
= Savoy Jazz SVY 17230 - 2003
The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble
Woody Shaw, trumpet, percussion; Slide Hampton, trombone, percussion; Rene McLean, alto sax, flute, percussion; Frank Foster, tenor, soprano sax, percussion; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Stafford James, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin, West Germany, November 6, 1976
| Hello To The Wind | Muse MR 5139 | |
| Obsequious | - | |
| Jean Marie | - | |
| In The Land Of The Blacks (Bilad As Sudan) | - |
* Muse MR 5139 The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble - At The Berliner Jazztage 1977
1977
Woody Shaw With Anthony Braxton
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Arthur Blythe, alto sax; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, April 6 and 13, 1977
| Iron Man | Muse MR 5160 |
Woody Shaw, cornet; Anthony Braxton, clarinet; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
| Jitterbug Waltz | - |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Anthony Braxton, alto sax; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
| Symmetry | - |
Woody Shaw, flugelhorn; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass.
| Diversion One | - |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Anthony Braxton, soprano sax; Arthur Blythe, alto sax; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
| Song Of Songs | - |
Woody Shaw, flugelhorn; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Cecil McBee, bass.
| Diversion Two | - |
* Muse MR 5160 Woody Shaw With Anthony Braxton - The Iron Men 1981
Woody Shaw Quintet With Orchestra
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Janice Robinson, trombone; Steve Turre, trombone, bass trombone; Art Webb, flute; Frank Wess, flute, piccolo; Jimmy Vass, alto, soprano sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Carter Jefferson, Rene McLean, tenor, soprano sax; Lois Colin, harp #2; Onaje Allan Gumbs, piano, electric piano; Clint Houston, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas; Armen Halburian, percussion.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, December 15, 1977
| 1. | Rosewood | Columbia JC 35309 |
| 2. | The Legend Of Cheops | - |
* Columbia JC 35309 Woody Shaw - Rosewood 1978
Woody Shaw Quintet With Orchestra
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Janice Robinson, trombone #1; Steve Turre, trombone, bass trombone; Art Webb, flute; Frank Wess, flute, piccolo #1; Jimmy Vass, alto, soprano sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #2; Carter Jefferson, Rene McLean, tenor, soprano sax; Onaje Allan Gumbs, piano, electric piano; Clint Houston, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Armen Halburian, percussion #2.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, December 17, 1977
| 1. | Everytime I See You | Columbia JC 35309 |
| 2. | Sun Showers | - |
* Columbia JC 35309 Woody Shaw - Rosewood 1978
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Carter Jefferson, tenor sax #1; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #2; Onaje Allan Gumbs, piano; Clint Houston, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, December 19, 1977
| 1. | Rahsaan's Run | Columbia JC 35309 |
| 2. | Theme For Maxine | - |
* Columbia JC 35309 Woody Shaw - Rosewood 1978
1979
Woody Shaw Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, trumpet; Tim Burke, Bill Byrne, Jim Powell, Kitt Reid, Ron Rodriguez, trumpet, flugelhorn; Slide Hampton, Nelson Hinds, Birch Johnson, trombone; Larry Shunk, bass trombone; Woody Herman, clarinet, alto, soprano sax; Bob Belden, Stan Getz, tenor sax; Dick Mitchell, tenor sax, flute, alto flute, oboe, piccolo; Frank Tiberi, tenor sax, flute, bassoon; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Dave Lalama, piano; Dave LaRocca, bass; Ed Soph, drums.
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, September 15, 1979
| Caravan | Concord Jazz CJ-170 | |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - | |
| Countdown | - | |
| Better Git Hit In Your Soul | - | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life | - | |
| Manteca | - |
* Concord Jazz CJ-170 Woody Shaw - Woody And Friends At Monterey Jazz Festival 1979 1981
= Concord Jazz CCD-4170 -
1980
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Carter Jefferson, tenor, soprano sax; Larry Willis, piano; Stafford James, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
Foyer Stadttheater, Basel, Switzerland, January 16, 1980
| Invitation | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990432 | |
| Seventh Avenue | - | |
| In Your Own Sweet Way | - | |
| Stepping Stone | - |
same session.
| Love Dance | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990432, 5990532 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Teotihuacan | - | |
| Theme For Maxine | - |
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990432 Woody Shaw Quintet - Basel 1980 2019
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990532 Woody Shaw Quintet - Basel 1980 2019
1981
Woody Shaw Quartet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Stafford James, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
live in Lustenau, Austria, June 20, 1981
| We'll Be Together Again | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990432 |
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990432 Woody Shaw Quintet - Basel 1980 2019
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steve Turre, trombone, percussion; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Stafford James, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
live in Tokyo, Japan, December 7, 1981
| Rosewood | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990429, 5990529 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Apex | - | |
| From Moment To Moment | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990429 | |
| Song Of Songs | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990429, 5990529 | |
| Theme For Maxine | - |
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990429 Woody Shaw - Tokyo '81 2018
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990529 Woody Shaw - Tokyo '81 2018
1982
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone, bass trombone; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Stafford James, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, January 7, 1982
| Eastern Joy Dance | Enja (G) 4018 | |
| Game | - | |
| Lotus Flower | - | |
| Rhasan's Run | - | |
| Songs Of Song | - |
* Enja (G) 4018, CD 4018-2 Woody Shaw - Lotus Flower
1983
Woody Shaw Quartet
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Stafford James, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Post Aula, Bremen, West Germany, January 18, 1983
| You And The Night And The Music | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990430, 5990530 | |
| Rahsaan's Run | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990430 | |
| Eastern Joy Dance | - | |
| Pressing The Issue | - | |
| The Organ Grinder | - |
same session.
| Katrina Ballerina | - | |
| Diane | Elemental Music (Eu) 5990430, 5990530 | |
| 400 Years Ago Tomorrow / The Theme | - | |
| Sweet Love Of Mine | - |
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990430 Woody Shaw Quartet - Live In Bremen 1983 2018
* Elemental Music (Eu) 5990530 Woody Shaw Quartet - Live In Bremen 1983 2018
Woody Shaw Quartet
Woody Shaw, flugelhorn #1,2,4,6, trumpet #3,5; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Victor Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 1, 1983
| 1. | There Is No Greater Love | Muse MR 5318 |
| 2. | All The Way | - |
| 3. | Spiderman Blues | - |
| 4. | The Touch Of Your Lips | - |
| 5. | What's New | - |
| 6. | When Love Is New | - |
* Muse MR 5318 Woody Shaw - Setting Standards 1985
= 32 Jazz 32174 - 1999
1985 (age 41)
Woody Shaw With Tone Jansa Quartet
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Tone Jansa, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Renato Chicco, piano; Peter Herbert, bass; Dragan Gajic, drums.
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, April 3, 1985
| Midi | Timeless (Du) SJP 221 | |
| Boland | - | |
| Call Mobility | - | |
| River | - | |
| Folk Song | - | |
| May | - |
* Timeless (Du) SJP 221 Woody Shaw With Tone Jansa Quartet 1985
1986
Woody Shaw Quartet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Geri Allen, piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit, MI, February 26, 1986
| Bemsha Swing | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29029 2 8 | |
| Nutty | - | |
| In A Capricornian Way | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| Theloniously Speaking | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29029 2 8 Woody Shaw - Bemsha Swing 1997
Woody Shaw Quartet
same personnel.
Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit, MI, February 27, 1986
| Ginseng People | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29029 2 8 | |
| Well You Needn't | - | |
| Eric | - | |
| United | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29029 2 8 Woody Shaw - Bemsha Swing 1997
Woody Shaw Sextet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Kenny Garrett, alto sax #1,3,4; Kenny Barron, piano; Peter Leitch, guitar #4; Neil Swainson, bass; Victor Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 24, 1986
| 1. | There Will Never Be Another You | Muse MR 5329 |
| 2. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - |
| 3. | Speak Low | - |
| 4. | Solid | - |
| 5. | It Might As Well Be Spring | - |
| 6. | The Woody Woodpecker Song | - |
* Muse MR 5329, MCD 5329 Woody Shaw - Solid 1987
= Muse MCD 5329 (later) - 1992
= 32 Jazz 32153 - 1999
= Savoy Jazz SVY 17298 - 2003
1987
Woody Shaw Quartet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Fred Henke, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Alex Deutsch, drums.
Bazillus, Zurich, Switzerland, February 7, 1987
| The Organ Grinder | IN+OUT Records (G) 7003-1 | |
| In Your Own Sweet Way | - | |
| The Dragon | - | |
| Just A Ballad For Woody | - | |
| Sippin' At Bells | - | |
| Joshua C. | IN+OUT Records (G) IOR CD 7003-2 |
* IN+OUT Records (G) 7003-1 Woody Shaw - In My Own Sweet Way 1987?
= IN+OUT Records (G) IOR CD 7003-2 - 2010
Woody Shaw Quartet
same personnel.
Muhle Hunziken, Bern, Switzerland, February 8, 1987
| Estate | IN+OUT Records (G) 7003-1 |
* IN+OUT Records (G) 7003-1 Woody Shaw - In My Own Sweet Way 1987?
= IN+OUT Records (G) IOR CD 7003-2 - 2010
Woody Shaw Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Kirk Lightsey, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 24, 1987
| If I Were A Bell | Muse MR 5338 | |
| Imagination | - | |
| Dat Dere | - | |
| You And The Night And The Music | - | |
| Stormy Weather | - | |
| Steve's Blues | - |
* Muse MR 5338, MCD 5338 Woody Shaw - Imagination 1988
= 32 Jazz 32090 - 1998
= Savoy Jazz SVY 17275 - 2003