This CD serves as a perfect introduction to the memorable but always underrated trumpeter Woody Shaw, who tragically had only three years left to live. Sticking to jazz standards (including "There Will Never Be Another You," a ten-minute rendition of "It Might as Well Be Spring," and a surprisingly effective up-tempo romp through "The Woody Woodpecker Song"), Shaw is heard in a quartet with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Neil Swainson, and drummer Victor Jones, leading a quintet on two numbers with the up-and-coming altoist Kenny Garrett, and welcoming guest guitarist Peter Leitch to a sextet rendition of Sonny Rollins' "Solid." A gem. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 There Will Never Be Another You 6:55
2 You Stepped Out Of A Dream 5:29
3 Speak Low 8:55
4 Solid 4:39
5 It Might As Well Be Spring 10:00
6 The Woody Woodpecker Song 3:42
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Kenny Garrett (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Bass – Neil Swainson
Drums – Victor Jones
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar – Peter Leitch (tracks: 4)
Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Kenny Barron
Trumpet – Woody Shaw
