Woody Shaw

Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
	Shaw, c. 1978
Background information
Birth name	Woody Herman Shaw Jr.
Born	December 24, 1944; Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States
Origin	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died	May 10, 1989 (aged 44); Manhattan, New York City, United States
Genres	Jazz, bebop, hard bop, post-bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, bandleader, composer, educator
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
Years active	1963–1989
Labels	Columbia, Muse, Elektra, Blue Note, Fantasy, Contemporary, Concord Music Group
Website	woodyshaw.com

Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989)^[1] was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the 20th century's most important and influential jazz trumpeters and composers. He is often credited with revolutionizing the technical and harmonic language of modern jazz trumpet playing, and is regarded by many as one of the major innovators of the instrument. He was an acclaimed virtuoso, mentor, and spokesperson for jazz and worked and recorded alongside many of the leading musicians of his time.^[2]^[3]

^ "Woody Shaw | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ Ramsey, Doug. "Recent Listening: Woody Shaw". Retrieved August 20, 2013. Shaw reached a level of expressiveness, headlong linear development and freedom from post-bop conventions that was not only ahead of his time; this music from three and four decades ago is ahead of much of the rote, formulaic jazz of our time. The Mosaic box set makes it clear to what an extent Shaw was at once a liberator of the music and a preserver of tradition.
^ West, Michael J. (August 14, 2013). "Woody Shaw: The Last Great Trumpet Innovator". NPR. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

[AMG-1] "Woody Shaw | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

[Arts_Journal-2] Ramsey, Doug. "Recent Listening: Woody Shaw". Retrieved August 20, 2013. Shaw reached a level of expressiveness, headlong linear development and freedom from post-bop conventions that was not only ahead of his time; this music from three and four decades ago is ahead of much of the rote, formulaic jazz of our time. The Mosaic box set makes it clear to what an extent Shaw was at once a liberator of the music and a preserver of tradition.

[NPR_Article-3] West, Michael J. (August 14, 2013). "Woody Shaw: The Last Great Trumpet Innovator". NPR. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

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