Setting Standards

Woody Shaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• Label: 32 Jazz Records
• ASIN: B00003OP7I
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,716,007 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. There Is No Greater Love

2. All The Way

3. Spiderman Blues

4. The Touch Of Your Lips

5. What's New?

6. When Love Is New

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Woody Shaw was one of the great trumpeters, combining saxophone-like fluency with a sound that was capable of the subtlest expressive nuance. This set dates from 1983, and finds Shaw backed by a superb rhythm section of Cedar Walton on piano, Buster Williams on bass, and Victor Jones on drums. It's an empathetic group, and the absence of other horns puts the emphasis clearly on Shaw's trumpet and flügelhorn. His conception of each tune flows naturally from theme to variations. His lyric gift shines on "There Is No Greater Love" and Walton's "When Love Is New," while there are real fireworks on his own "Spiderman Blues." --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Woody At His Best, August 6, 2009

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I can't let this superb CD get only one complementary review. It is Woody, the candidate for the most underappreciated trumpeter in jazz, playing straight ahead jazz at it's best. In the 70's' Woody made many albums with a decided modal emphasis. He then played a lot of originals. Here, Woody returns to standards and a more conventional approach. Of course, modalism is still present in his improvisations. His unique tone, rhythmic sense and vibrato, etc. make for lovely playing of standards. He is supported by the best rhythm section you could wish for: the great Cedar Walton on piano, Buster Williams on bass and Victor Jones on drums. I have come to regard Buster as one of my favorite bassists, and am hoping to hear more of Victor Jones. His drumming is excellent to me. Get this CD.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Setting the Standards, September 10, 2002

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This review is from: Setting Standards (Audio CD)

Woody Shaw had his up and downs in his recording career, but this album is one of his finest displays. He carves out beautiful lines through the various standards on this recording, epitomizing how he comes from the same vibe as Freddie, but is so much more thoughtful and relies on his technical prowess less than his more famous peer.

This album needs studying - its true worth only surfaces to the listener after several plays, but when it does it never fails to bring something new to your ears. A master class in how to use pentatonics and fourths in a subtle, uncliched way.