MOSAIC RECORDS CELEBRATES WOODY SHAW WITH
THE COMPLETE MUSE SESSIONS
7-CD Limited Edition Collection, Available June 4
"There's a great trumpet player...he can play different
from all of them." - Miles Davis
"The thing about Woods is that he's done his homework. He's hip to
Louis Armstrong, plays intervals, and runs backwards so to speak. He breaks it down, plays atonal, and then comes back and plays real trumpet.
Woods covers the whole spectrum!" - Dexter Gordon
Mosaic Records is set to release Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions on June 4, 2013.
Through a wide variety of styles, personnel, repertoire, and forms of
instrumentation, this 7-CD limited edition box set presents a complete
narrative of iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw's musical and artistic growth
over a 13-year period with Muse Records, from 1974 to 1987, after having
moved from San Francisco to New York.
Shaw's arrival at Muse
marks a significant turning point in his career, showing early growth
from a composer and trumpeter into a bandleader and artistic director.
This era also serves as an awakening in his sense of leadership both
within the broader scope of jazz and concerning the presentation of his
original music.
"This was the era when
Woody stepped up and became a leader," states Michael Cuscuna, Mosaic
Records founder and producer. "The core of these sessions is the Woody
Shaw Concert Ensemble, an expanded group with four horns and one or two
percussionists. I loved this setting because it brought out Woody's
incredible talents as a composer and arranger with a distinctive
harmonic sense."
The box set, which
includes nine albums over seven discs, is divided into three parts, each
relaying an important segment during this era of Shaw's career. The
first set (The Moontrane, 1974; Love Dance, 1975; The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble Live at the Berliner Jazztage,
1976) groups Shaw's concert ensemble, which features multiple horns
and, in some cases, percussion. The second group of recordings (Cassandranite, 1965; Little Red's Fantasy, 1976; Iron Men, 1977) feature the trumpeter's chosen collaborators as a quintet. The third group (Setting Standards, 1985; Solid, 1986; Imagination,
1987) includes recordings done for Muse Records following his tenure
with Columbia. This final group in particular exhibits great maturity
and refinement from Shaw, exhibiting his innovative approach to the
standard repertoire and to more traditional elements of the music.
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Update on Mosaic's John Coltrane Quartet: The Complete Sun Ship Session
Please note "John Coltrane Quartet: The Complete Sun Ship Session"
has been delayed until July 2013. Stay tuned.
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Woody Shaw · The Complete Muse Sessions
Mosaic Records · Release Date: June 4, 2013
For more information on Woody Shaw, please visit WoodyShaw.com
This limited edition set is available exclusively from Mosaic Records.
Please visit www.mosaicrecords.com for ordering information,
complete track listing and discography.
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DL Media· 610-667-0501
Don Lucoff · don@dlmediamusic.com
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