Rosewood (album)

Rosewood
Rosewood
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1978
Recorded	December 15–19, 1977 ; CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre	Hard bop, modal jazz, post-bop
Length	61:07
Label	Columbia; JC 35309
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology

Rosewood is an album led by trumpter Woody Shaw, recorded in 1977 and released on the Columbia label in 1978.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Woody Shaw's first album for a major label, Rosewood features the trumpeter with a sextet... Rosewood was a consensus Jazz Album Of The Year in 1977. This modal music ranks with his best work".^[3]

The album resulted in Shaw receiving many accolades including nominations as Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in DownBeat's International Jazz Critics Poll (1977), as well as Jazz Album of the Year and Best Trumpeter in DownBeat's Readers Poll (1978). Rosewood also received two Grammy Award Nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Soloist) and Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Group) (1979).

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"Rosewood" - 7:11
"Everytime I See You" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) - 7:14
"The Legend of the Cheops" (Victor Lewis) - 6:03
"Rahsaan's Run" - 5:10
"Sunshowers" (Clint Houston) - 7:48
"Theme for Maxine" - 7:15
"Isabel, the Liberator" (Larry Willis) - 8:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Joshua C." - 7:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Why?" (Lewis) - 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Rosewood was reissued on Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection in 2011.

Personnel

Woody Shaw - trumpet (track 1–5 & 7–9) Flugelhorn (track 6)
Carter Jefferson - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 1–5 & 7–9)
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5–6)
Frank Wess - flute, piccolo flute (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Art Webb - flute (tracks 1–3 & 5)
James Vass - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Steve Turre - trombone, bass trombone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Janice Robinson - trombone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano, electric piano
Clint Houston - bass
Victor Lewis - drums
Sammy Figueroa - congas (tracks 1 & 3)
Armen Halburian - percussion (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Lois Colin - harp (track 1 & 3)

References

^ Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 21, 2013
^ Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed August 21, 2013
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 21, 2013

[2] Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed August 21, 2013

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	In the Beginning (1965) Blackstone Legacy (1970) Song of Songs (1972) The Moontrane (1974) San Francisco Express – Getting It Together (1975) Love Dance (1975) Little Red's Fantasy (1976) Woody Plays Woody (1976–77) The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976) Rosewood (1977) The Iron Men (with Anthony Braxton, 1977) Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978) Woody III (1978–79) For Sure! (1979) United (1981) Lotus Flower (1982) Master of the Art (1982) Night Music (1982) Setting Standards (1983) The Time Is Right (1983) Double Take (and Freddie Hubbard, 1985) Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet (1985) Dr. Chi (1986) Bemsha Swing (1986) Solid (1986) Imagination (1987) In My Own Sweet Way (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
With others	Home! (Gary Bartz, 1969) Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr., 1971) Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1972) Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973) Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973) The Free Slave (Roy Brooks, 1970) Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983) The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971) Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea, 1966) The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969) Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell, 1969) Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963) Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963) Tex Book Tenor/Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin, 1968) Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook, 1976) The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977) If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson, 1970) Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70) Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969) Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973) Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson, 1974) Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence, 1974) 'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean, 1967) Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967) Reach Out! (Hank Mobley, 1968) Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970) Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders, 1970) The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965) The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966) Natural Soul (Buddy Terry, 1967) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972) Expansions (McCoy Tyner, 1968) The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron, 1986) The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967) Unity (Larry Young, 1965) Zawinul (Joe Zawinul, 1970)
Box sets	Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia, 1978–81 [2011]) Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic, 1965–87 [2013])