Woody Shaw



GenreHard Bop
Post-Bop
Modal Jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Genre LinksJazz
OriginLaurinburg, NC; Newark, NJ; U.S.
Music StyleNeo-Bop, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Music MoodSophisticated, Earthy, Passionate, Fiery, Wry, Earnest, Literate, Visceral, Exuberant, Aggressive, Confident, Witty, Provocative, Rousing, Playful, Boisterous, Street-Smart, Freewheeling, Rambunctious, Reflective, Energetic
Musical InstrumentTrumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranger, Composer, Leader
LabelsColumbia
Muse
Elektra
Blue Note
Fantasy
Contemporary
Concord Music Group
Official WebsiteWoodyShaw.com
Associated ActsArt Blakey
McCoy Tyner
Freddie Hubbard
Eric Dolphy
Joe Henderson
Bobby Hutcherson
Horace Silver
Max Roach
Andrew Hill
  • Woody Shaw
  • Woody Shaw

Woody Shaw (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) (United States) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage. Shaw is credited with revolutionizing the technical and harmonic vocabulary of the instrument and is considered one of the great jazz composers and band leaders of the twentieth century. Born with a photographic memory and perfect pitch, Woody Shaw is looked upon as one of the major conceptualists and important musical geniuses in the history of jazz, thought to have been generations ahead of his time. He died at age 44.







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