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Anthony Braxton on Woody Shaw: “He was a brilliant man and he was fighting for his music…”

Anthony Braxton on Woody Shaw Transcript: “First, I would say, how wonderful for Woody Shaw to give me an opportunity to play with him. Woody would do his work on the East Coast; I grew up in Chicago. There was a big separation between both movements of musicians. And, in many ways, when I came [...]

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McCoy Tyner Interview with Ben Sidran (1972): “Each performance should be an adventure…”

Pianist, historian, and writer Ben Sidran interviews the Great McCoy Tyner and writer-director Conrad Rooks. A rare interview that captures McCoy’s beautiful perspective and philosophy on music and the creative process, as well as Rooks’ and Tyner’s recollections of John Coltrane’s connection with the late master Ravi Shankar. Check out Woody Shaw on Ben Sidran’s rendition of [...]

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Randy Brecker: “Woody Shaw was indispensable in my development as a trumpet player and musician…”

”A true mentor to me, he was. It was so kind of Woody to recommend me for some pivotal gigs in my own career (Horace Silver and Art Blakey) and his musical and technical suggestions had a lasting influence on me. He was indispensable in my development as a trumpet player and musician. I am [...]

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Kenny Garrett: “In the back of my mind, I am always thinking of Woody Shaw.”

“I have a lot of tunes for Woody. I have a tune on Black Hope which is called ‘Run Run Shaw.’ There is a tune on Happy People called ‘A Hole in One,’ written for Tiger Woods, but in the back of my mind, I am always thinking of Woody Shaw. His influence and his [...]

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37th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell - Terence Blanchard - April 29, 2006

Terence Blanchard: “Woody Shaw took the trumpet into a whole new direction.”

Well, the thing that’s best said about Woody, which is what a lot of us always say, is that he was probably the last great innovator in jazz. One of the things that’s interesting to me is that he was a student of the history of the trumpet, but at the same time he didn’t [...]

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@ Keystone Korner, San Francisco CA 11/10/1979

What made Woody Shaw so great?…..

by Dr. Paul Brewer One of my former students asked me what made Woody Shaw so great. Here’s my answer to him. Listen to Woody by beginning with the fundamentals. His sound was focused, warm, resonant, dark, wide, and deep. His articulations were clear and sensitively controlled. His intonation was great. His range from the [...]

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Woody Shaw Interview (WRVR 1980)

Check out this extended interview with Woody Shaw for WRVR F.M. in NYC (1980). Woody discusses his background, experiences, influences, and ideas in music. For convenience, only Woody’s commentary is provided. The interview is 54 minutes, broken into 28 segments. For other interviews, click here. Click here for more interviews.

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Chick Corea: “Woody never hesitated – he was always ready to jump into the unknown and explore…”

“I first met Woody at our clandestine jam sessions at Juilliard School when it was up on 120 something street. We’d hide in some empty classroom with a piano, sneak the drums in (Wilson Morman) and have some fun while our teachers weren’t looking. I remember us jamming with Hubert Laws, Pete Yellin, Lyle Atkinson [...]

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Woody was so unique that he made you look into yourself… He always did something above what you expected. — Buster Williams

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