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Shaw III, the primary inspiration for Shaw's third Columbia album, Woody III (dedicated to Shaw's father and newborn son), is the sole heir to the Shaw family legacy. Today, Shaw III preserves the Shaw legacy through the production, management, archiving and preservation of his father's life's work.
Woody III is an album by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1979 (with one live track from 1978) and released on the Columbia label. [1] Woody III is Shaw's third Columbia album and is named for his newborn son at the time, Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III.
Capping off this decade of intense creative output, Shaw signed to Columbia Records and released several more highly acclaimed albums with Rosewood (1977), Woody III (1978) — named after his son Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III, who was born that year — For Sure! (1980), and United (1981).
Aug 14, 2013 · Often described as the instrument's last great innovator, Shaw was a virtuoso who restructured the way trumpet players move between long intervals, and wrote his own harmonic and...
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Mar 19, 2021 · Shaw III was the primary inspiration for his father’s third Columbia album, “Woody III,” which Shaw dedicated to his father and newborn son. He is the sole heir to the Shaw family legacy.
Aug 12, 2017 · Fact is Woody Shaw was our last great and true trumpet stylist. Since his father’s passing Woody III has been busy with his father’s legacy, which recently has included plans to produce a Woody Shaw documentary. Clearly some questions were in order for Woody Shaw III.
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Jun 14, 2014 · On the first half of this superb program ("Woody I," "Woody II," and "Woody III"), Shaw, one of the finest trumpeters of the '70s and '80s, heads a 12-piece ...
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