The engineering in terms of refreshing the analog to digital was also first class. As i wrote a few weeks ago woody shaw was in my opinion one the top ten trumpet players of all time. Music notes for leadsheet melodychords only sheet music by woody shaw. The process of transcription is common practice for jazz musicians and it enables them to. Tracks 16 originally issued as rosewood columbia jc 35309. Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos sheet music by dale carley. Scott yanow of allmusic stated, woody shaws first album for a major label, rosewood features the trumpeter with a sextet. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon.
The disjointed trumpet style of woody shaw 1944 was due to a deliberate strategy of employing between pentatonic scalesmodes to mold solos and melodies. Woody will definitely be remembered in the hearts and souls of all aspiring young and old trumpet players. Perhaps the trumpeter of the 1970s, shaw was an icon for the generation that followed. Woody shaws cohort, trombonist steve turre, contributed to the album. Heres woody shaws most familiar composition that was recorded on larry youngs classic unity in 1965. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. The official website of late iconic trumpeter, composer, and innovator woody shaw 19441989. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The woody shaw concert ensemble at the berliner jazztage muse mr 59 1977. The woody shaw institute of global arts home facebook. Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos paperback may 1, 1989. The legend of cheops is by victor lewis and for the most part has a samba feel to it.
A blog supreme the jazz trumpeter who made his first recordings 50 years ago this summer might be. The original score from woody shaws two time grammynominated album rosewood 1978. Shaw spent the best years of his life gracing the recordings of horace silver 1965 and max roach 1968. Woody shaw there will never be another you 1 trumpet in bb 6 tpt. Bennie maupin, right channel tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute.
The past couple years have been banner ones for reviving the legacy of woody shaw, a trumpeter and composer whoemerging in the early 60s on albums by extant jazz stars like eric dolphy, andrew hill, mccoy tyner and horace silver, and contributing to ontherise names including larry young and chick corea has alltoooften been overlooked. Trumpeter woody shaw didnt cut quite as high a profile as his contemporaries lee morgan and freddie hubbard, but his chops were equally devastating. Woody shaw rosewood from rosewood 1977 transcribed by nick walters trumpet in bb a7 g7 a7 g7 d7 c7 ab 5. Woody shaw woody and friends at monterey jazz festival 1979 concord jazz cj170 1982. Both tunes have long forms with several different sections, and woody only takes one chorus on each tune. Transcriptions the moontrane by woody shaw submitted. Born with a photographic memory and perfect pitch, shaw is credited with advancing the technical and harmonic conventions of modern jazz trumpet playing. The album resulted in shaw receiving many accolades including nominations as talent deserving wider recognition in down beats international jazz critics poll.
Solos thatll make your fellow musicians shake their heads in disbelief and leave the audience speechless. The albums a beautiful summation of all that shaw had done in the years before his soaring, searing lines that first came to play as a sidemen for others, then took new shape on the muse label as a leader all really hitting home here in an immaculately puttogether set. Hello all, this is a blog about jazz, my thoughts on it, and some transcriptions that id like to share with everyone, i hope you enjoy. Freddie hubbard and woody shaw, are examined in regard to two aspects which seem. E very musician wants to sound hip and modernto play complex lines that move outside of the harmony and above the time. Imho, these are absolutely essential listening, for woody shaw. December 24, 1944 may 10, 1989 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Woody shaw set the bar for every jazz trumpet player since dizzy gillespie, clarke terry, freddie hubbard, and wynton marsalis.
The only problem is that few players actually get to this point, and even less sound authentic, unique, or even innovative in their efforts. Posted by jskomal in transcriptions, woody shaw on may, 2011 hey everyone, its a 2forone deal today, adding one more to the collection, woody shaw on. Here are two transcriptions from the 1979 album rosewood. That sounds more pejorative than it is in fact, rosewood was and remains shaws most. Woody shaw takes on round midnight, the trumpeters. The albums a beautiful summation of all that shaw had done in the years before his soaring, searing lines that first came to play as a sidemen for others, then took new. Listen to your favorite songs from rosewood by woody shaw now. The woody shaw concert ensemble at the berliner jazztage muse a slightly larger ensemble couple extra horns augmenting his working quintet, with absolutely stunning arrangements, and some of the best playing you could ask for from everyone but especially woody. Like hubbard, he could play just as comfortably on rootsy hard bop melodies, old standards, and raucous avant garde blowing sessions. Woody shaw with anthony braxton the iron men muse mr 5160 woody shaw rosewood columbia jc 35309 1979. I guess the c7 chord at 5th bar of letter a ought to have sus4, due to the f note in the melody.
Tracks 79 originally issued on for sure columbia pc 36383. See more of the woody shaw institute of global arts on facebook. Woody shaw joined the group a week before this engagement. Capping off this decade of intense creative output, shaw signed to columbia records and released several more highly acclaimed albums with rosewood 1977, woody iii 1978 named after his son woody louis armstrong shaw iii, who was born that year for sure. For bflat instruments transcribed exactly from artist recorded solos. Find woody shaw discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Sheet music professional transcriptions of classic woody shaw compositions. Ill start off with one of my favorite solos, this ones the great woody shaw soloing on his tune the moontrane. With a raft of latintinged numbers, shaw showed why he was the trumpets leading.
Woody herman shaw ii december 24, 1944 may 10, 1989 united states was a stunningly brilliant jazz trumpeter and composer, one of the last contributors to the language of modern jazz who fiercely and yet successfully broadened the technical and harmonic capacity of his instrument. Rosewood was a consensus jazz album of the year in 1977. In his time he was viewed as a leading innovator on his instrument. When transcribing, the program allows a text editor, such as ms word, to remain active. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon irabagon. Rosewood by woody shaw digital sheet music for leadsheet. Welcome to the official woody shaw website woodyshaw. Woody shaw takes on round midnight, the trumpeters supreme challenge. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Rosewood, an album by woody shaw on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. But trumpeter woody shaw, whod by then done stints with eric dolphy, bud powell, horace silver, art blakey, dexter gordon, and others, breezed onto the columbia jazz roster with this powerhouse recording. Woody shaw biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Woody shaw biography, birth date, birth place and pictures.
Transcription buddy provides a complete range of playback controls for transcribing audio on a pc. Transcribed directly from the recording with chord changes for trumpet and concert key as well as woodys articulations. Includes scores, instrumental parts, and lead sheets. Woody shaw made his first recordings 50 years ago at age 18. The year was 1977, and pluggedin jazz fusion was the local tongue in the mainstream jazz world.