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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.
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Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) (United States) was a stunningly brilliant jazz trumpeter and composer, one of the last contributors to the language of modern jazz - who fiercely and yet successfully broadened the technical and harmonic capacity of his instrument.
Sep 9, 2013 · The past couple years have been banner ones for reviving the legacy of Woody Shaw, a trumpeter and composer who—emerging in the early '60s on albums by extant jazz stars like Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner and Horace Silver, and contributing to on-the-rise names including Larry Young and Chick Corea —has all-too-often been overlooked.
Aug 14, 2013 · Woody Shaw, who made his first recordings 50 years ago this summer, might be the jazz trumpet's least appreciated giant. Not among musicians, mind you; they recognize his genius whether...
Jun 29, 2005 · Live Volume Four continues to provide evidence that Shaw's importance, sixteen years after his untimely death, is still being felt. Visit Woody Shaw on the web.
Woody Herman Shaw Jr was a trumpeter, flugelhorn and cornet player, composer, arranger, band leader and educator. One of the most gifted and innovative musicians of his generation, his work in the 1970s and 1980s extended his influence beyond his tragic death aged only 44.
