shawoody Posted January 13, 2006 Report Posted January 13, 2006 Check it out..... The Almost-Complete Discography of Woody Shaw Quote
Trumpet Guy Posted January 14, 2006 Report Posted January 14, 2006 Yeah Fantastic! I realize its not complete, but I have a record from the SF Bay Area--"Gettin' Together" that Woody's on from the mid 70's. I will have to check that title when I get back to SF next week... I've never heard/seen that Carlos Ward-Lito from late 80's! Would love to hear/see those Mt. Fuji dates from 86'! Never crossed my path...DVD too? Thank you! Quote
johnagrandy Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 Yeah Fantastic! I realize its not complete, but I have a record from the SF Bay Area--"Gettin' Together" that Woody's on from the mid 70's. I will have to check that title when I get back to SF next week... I've never heard/seen that Carlos Ward-Lito from late 80's! Would love to hear/see those Mt. Fuji dates from 86'! Never crossed my path...DVD too? Thank you! Let us know about that LP ! Woody in SF in the 70s was a mysterious period for him. Quote
relyles Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 I've never heard/seen that Carlos Ward-Lito from late 80's! That is a pretty strong live performance. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 Yeah, it looks really good. I've seen the LP on a couple of lists for around $25, which just might be the right price at this point... Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 That is a nice-looking and very user-friendly discography. Woody Shaw was in Prince Lasha's band intermittently during the mid- to late-80s, as they toured Europe together for a time. I'll try to get the details on exact dates and personnel from Prince, but here are some interview snippets (from my interview with Prince at AAJ) - Last Train to Yugoslavia is a proposed release, not out. "One of the main festivals I did was ‘Prince Meets The Shaw,’ and that will be on Last Train to Yugoslavia. “It’s here, it’s here, Prince meets the Shaw and it’s new.” I did “Nuttin’ Out Jones,” “Oriental Flower” by McCoy Tyner, “Music Matador,” “Church House Blues” by myself, “You Stepped Out of a Dream,” “The Gypsy,” “What’s New,” “Last Trane to Yugoslavia,” and “Two Colors of Bird.” I had Walter Smuggles on bass, Robert De Jarno on piano, Woody Shaw trumpet, my son Prince Lasha on drums and myself on alto and baritone sax. This was in Novosard, Yugoslavia. There was an article called “Seeing Coltrane and Dolphy – Prince Lasha and the Firebirds” about it." and... "When I took Woody Shaw with me on some gigs in Eastern Europe back in ‘88, we played quite a bit with baritone, alto and trumpet, and I had my son on drums, and it was just beautiful. Woody called me ‘Uncle Prince’ all the time, and he thought we should go back to New York with this [band] and see if it went over. Woody had his first gigs with me and Eric [Woody Shaw appears on both Iron Man and Conversations]. I have a CD of this band that I’m going to release as Last Train to Yugoslavia. I played a lot of my own tunes, some standards that Woody called, and “Oriental Flower” by McCoy Tyner [originally recorded on Illumination!]. We played “Gypsy” and “Stardust” and just some beautiful music! I was listening back to it, and I thought ‘is this me or is this Miles and Bird?’ I was listening to it over and over, it sounds so incredible, and it took me way back in time. It’s kind of mystic, because he played his first gig with me, and he passed away when we came back from this tour. But the concert was videotaped as well, and I also videotaped the gig with Odean and I where I got the standing ovation at Yoshi’s. It seems like any time Odean and I get together, something mystical and magical happens!" Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 I've never heard/seen that Carlos Ward-Lito from late 80's! That is a pretty strong live performance. And one of the very few (only?) piano-less dates Woody ever played on (at least that got released). Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 Wow I am lovin' that web site. Thanks for posting it. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 27, 2006 Report Posted January 27, 2006 I've never heard/seen that Carlos Ward-Lito from late 80's! That is a pretty strong live performance. And one of the very few (only?) piano-less dates Woody ever played on (at least that got released). Check yr Dolphy collection and re-think that last statement, brah! Quote
johnagrandy Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 Clifford, what is the link to the interview on AAJ ? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 29, 2006 Report Posted January 29, 2006 Prince Lasha on AAJ Enjoy! I think there is more Woody-related info there, but it would take some sifting. Quote
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